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Overview

Date of Death:
26 August 1930, Hollywood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Although his parents were deaf-mutes, Leonidas Chaney became an actor... more
Trivia:
For many years, the cause of the throat cancer that brought about his... more
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(42 articles)
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Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Unholy Three (1930) Professor Echo / Mrs. 'Grandma' O'Grady 1930 - 6.4 (407)
- 2. Thunder (1929) Grumpy Anderson 1929 - -
- 3. Where East Is East (1929) Tiger Haynes 1929 - 6.8 (71)
- 4. West of Zanzibar (1928) Phroso 'Dead-Legs' 1928 - 7.4 (517)
- 5. While the City Sleeps (1928) Dan Callahan 1928 - 6.9 (62)
- 6. Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) Tito Beppi 1928 - 7.9 (595)
- 7. The Big City (1928) Chuck Collins 1928 - -
- 8. London After Midnight (1927)   Professor Edward C. Burke 1927 - 7.0 (366)
AKAs:
  • The Hypnotist (UK)
- 9. Mockery (1927) Sergei 1927 - 6.6 (104)
- 10. The Unknown (1927) Alonzo the Armless 1927 - 7.9 (2,235)
- 11. Mr. Wu (1927) Mr. Mandarin Wu - Mr. Wu's Grandfather 1927 - 6.7 (204)
- 12. Tell It to the Marines (1926) Sgt. O'Hara 1926 - 8.3 (797)
- 13. The Road to Mandalay (1926) Singapore Joe 1926 - 6.6 (77)
- 14. The Blackbird (1926) The Blackbird/The Bishop 1926 - 6.9 (220)
- 15. The Tower of Lies (1925) Jan 1925 - 6.0 (33)
- 16. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Erik, The Phantom 1925 - 7.8 (5,096)
- 17. The Unholy Three (1925) Professor Echo - The Ventriloquist / Mrs. 'Granny' O'Grady 1925 - 7.2 (485)
- 18. The Monster (1925) Dr. Ziska 1925 - 6.3 (257)
- 19. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Paul Beaumont/HE 1924 - 7.9 (800)
- 20. The Next Corner (1924) Juan Serafin 1924 - -
- 21. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923/I) Quasimodo 1923 - 7.4 (1,398)
- 22. The Shock (1923) Wilse Dilling 1923 - 7.2 (119)
- 23. While Paris Sleeps (1923) Henri Santodos 1923 - 8.0 (5)
- 24. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923) Mark Shore 1923 - -
- 25. A Blind Bargain (1922)   Dr. Arthur Lamb/The Ape Man 1922 - -
AKAs:
  • The Octave of Claudius (USA)
- 26. Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922) Obadiah Strout 1922 - -
- 27. Shadows (1922/I) Yen Sin - 'The Heathen' 1922 - 6.3 (155)
- 28. Oliver Twist (1922) Fagin 1922 - 6.8 (185)
- 29. The Light in the Dark (1922)   Tony Pantelli 1922 - 6.6 (49)
AKAs:
  • The Light of Faith
- 30. Flesh and Blood (1922) David Webster 1922 - 7.3 (36)
- 31. The Trap (1922)   Gaspard the Good 1922 - 7.1 (37)
AKAs:
  • Heart of a Wolf (UK)
- 32. Voices of the City (1921)   O'Rourke 1921 - -
AKAs:
  • The Night Rose
- 33. The Ace of Hearts (1921) Mr. Farallone 1921 - 7.0 (395)
- 34. Bits of Life (1921) Chin Chow 1921 - -
- 35. For Those We Love (1921) Trix Ulner 1921 - -
- 36. Outside the Law (1920) Black Mike Sylva/Ah Wing 1920 - 6.7 (151)
- 37. Nomads of the North (1920) Raoul Challoner 1920 - 6.2 (72)
- 38. The Penalty (1920/I) Blizzard 1920 - 7.6 (448)
- 39. The Gift Supreme (1920) Merney Stagg 1920 - -
- 40. Treasure Island (1920) Blind Pew / Merry 1920 - 7.3 (7)
- 41. Daredevil Jack (1920) Royce Rivers 1920 - -
- 42. Victory (1919) Ricardo 1919 - 6.5 (130)
- 43. When Bearcat Went Dry (1919) Kindard Powers 1919 - -
- 44. Paid in Advance (1919) Bateese Le Blanc 1919 - -
- 45. The Miracle Man (1919) The Frog 1919 - 4.2 (73)
- 46. A Man's Country (1919) 'Three Card' Duncan 1919 - -
- 47. The Wicked Darling (1919) Stoop Connors 1919 - 6.1 (116)
- 48. The False Faces (1919) Karl Eckstrom 1919 - 5.4 (12)
- 49. Danger, Go Slow (1918) Bud 1918 - -
- 50. The Talk of the Town (1918) Jack Lanchome 1918 - -
- 51. That Devil, Bateese (1918) Louis Courteau 1918 - -
- 52. Riddle Gawne (1918) Hame Bozzam 1918 - 6.3 (8)
- 53. A Broadway Scandal (1918) 'Kink' Colby 1918 - -
- 54. Fast Company (1918) Dan McCarty 1918 - -
- 55. The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918)   Bethmann-Hollweg 1918 - 8.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • Beast of Berlin
  • The Kaiser
  • The Kaiser, Beast of Berlin
- 56. Broadway Love (1918) Elmer Watkins 1918 - -
- 57. The Grand Passion (1918) Paul Argos 1918 - -
- 58. The Scarlet Car (1917) Paul Revere Forbes 1917 - 5.0 (11)
- 59. Bondage (1917) (uncredited) Seducer 1917 - -
- 60. Anything Once (1917) Waught Moore 1917 - -
- 61. The Empty Gun (1917) Frank 1917 - -
- 62. Triumph (1917) Paul Neihoff 1917 - -
- 63. Pay Me! (1917)   Joe Lawson 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • Pay Day
  • The Vengeance of the West
- 64. The Rescue (1917) Thomas Holland 1917 - -
- 65. Fires of Rebellion (1917) Russell Hanlon 1917 - -
- 66. A Doll's House (1917) Nils Krogstad 1917 - 6.5 (9)
- 67. The Flashlight (1917)   Henry Norton/Porter Brixton 1917 - -
AKAs:
  • The Flashlight Girl (USA: alternative title)
- 68. The Girl in the Checkered Coat (1917) Hector Maitland 1917 - -
- 69. The Mask of Love (1917) Marino 1917 - -
- 70. Hell Morgan's Girl (1917) Sleter Noble 1917 - -
- 71. The Piper's Price (1917) Billy Kilmartin 1917 - -
- 72. The Price of Silence (1916) Edmond Stafford 1916 - -
- 73. Accusing Evidence (1916) 1916 - -
- 74. The Place Beyond the Winds (1916) Jerry Jo 1916 - -
- 75. Felix on the Job (1916) Tod 1916 - -
- 76. If My Country Should Call (1916) Dr. George Ardrath 1916 - -
- 77. The Mark of Cain (1916)   Dick Temple 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • By Fate's Degree
- 78. The Grasp of Greed (1916)   Jimmie 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • Mr. Meeson's Will (UK)
- 79. Bobbie of the Ballet (1916) Hook Hoover 1916 - -
- 80. The Gilded Spider (1916)   Giovanni 1916 - -
AKAs:
  • The Full Cup (USA: alternative title)
- 81. Tangled Hearts (1916/I) John Hammond 1916 - -
- 82. The Grip of Jealousy (1916) Silas Lacey 1916 - -
- 83. Dolly's Scoop (1916) Dan Fisher 1916 - -
- 84. Stronger Than Death (1915) Attorney 1915 - -
- 85. Father and the Boys (1915) Tuck Bartholomew 1915 - -
- 86. Under a Shadow (1915) DeSerris 1915 - -
- 87. The Millionaire Paupers (1915) Martin - landlord 1915 - -
- 88. Lon of Lone Mountain (1915) Lon Moore 1915 - -
- 89. A Mother's Atonement (1915) Ben Morrison 1915 - -
- 90. Alas and Alack (1915) The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate 1915 - 5.4 (12)
- 91. The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis (1915) Duke of Safoulrug 1915 - -
- 92. The Pine's Revenge (1915) Black Scotty 1915 - -
- 93. The Chimney's Secret (1915) Charles Harding 1915 - -
- 94. Quits (1915/I) Frenchy 1915 - -
- 95. Mountain Justice (1915) Jeffrey Kirke 1915 - -
- 96. Bound on the Wheel (1915) Tom Coulahan 1915 - -
- 97. The Trust (1915) Jim Mason 1915 - -
- 98. The Violin Maker (1915) Pedro 1915 - -
- 99. Steady Company (1915) Jimmy Ford 1915 - -
- 100. The Oyster Dredger (1915) 1915 - -
- 101. The Stronger Mind (1915) The Crook's Pal 1915 - -
- 102. An Idyll of the Hills (1915) Lafe Jameson 1915 - -
- 103. The Stool Pigeon (1915/I) 1915 - -
- 104. The Girl of the Night (1915)   Jerry 1915 - -
AKAs:
  • Her Chance (USA: reissue title)
- 105. The Grind (1915)   Henry Leslie 1915 - -
AKAs:
  • On the Verge of Sin
- 106. Maid of the Mist (1915) Lin, Paulines father 1915 - -
- 107. The Desert Breed (1915) Fred 1915 - -
- 108. All for Peggy (1915) Seth Baldwin 1915 - -
- 109. Outside the Gates (1915) Perez 1915 - -
- 110. Where the Forest Ends (1915) Paul Rouchelle 1915 - -
- 111. Such Is Life (1915) Tod Wilkes 1915 - -
- 112. When the Gods Played a Badger Game (1915)   Joe, the property man 1915 - -
AKAs:
  • The Girl Who Couldn't Go Wrong
- 113. The Threads of Fate (1915) The Count 1915 - -
- 114. The Measure of a Man (1915) Lt. Jim Stuart 1915 - -
- 115. A Small Town Girl (1915) The Procurer 1915 - -
- 116. The Star of the Sea (1915) Tomasco 1915 - -
- 117. The Sin of Olga Brandt (1915) Stephen Leslie 1915 - -
- 118. Her Escape (1914) Pete 1914 - -
- 119. A Night of Thrills (1914) Visitor 1914 - -
- 120. The Lion, the Lamb, the Man (1914) Fred Brown 1914 - -
- 121. Lights and Shadows (1914) Bentley 1914 - -
- 122. Damon and Pythias (1914) (unconfirmed) Wild man 1914 - -
- 123. Her Life's Story (1914) Don Valesquez 1914 - -
- 124. Virtue Is Its Own Reward (1914) Duncan Bronson 1914 - -
- 125. The Pipes o' Pan (1914) Arthur Farrell 1914 - -
- 126. Richelieu (1914/I) Baradas 1914 - -
- 127. The Higher Law (1914/I) Sir Stephen 1914 - -
- 128. Her Bounty (1914) Fred Howard 1914 - -
- 129. A Miner's Romance (1914) John Burns 1914 - -
- 130. The Oubliette (1914) Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne 1914 - 7.0 (6)
- 131. By the Sun's Rays (1914) Frank Lawler 1914 - 5.4 (64)
- 132. Her Grave Mistake (1914) Nunez 1914 - -
- 133. A Ranch Romance (1914) Raphael Praz 1914 - -
- 134. The Hopes of Blind Alley (1914) Vendor 1914 - -
- 135. The Old Cobbler (1914) Wild Bill 1914 - -
- 136. The Forbidden Room (1914) John Morris 1914 - -
- 137. Heart Strings (1914) (unconfirmed) 1914 - -
- 138. The Unlawful Trade (1914) The Cross Blood 1914 - -
- 139. The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) The Greaser 1914 - -
- 140. The End of the Feud (1914) Wood Dawson 1914 - -
- 141. The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf (1914) The Wolf 1914 - -
- 142. The Embezzler (1914/I) J. Roger Dixon 1914 - -
- 143. The Menace to Carlotta (1914)   Giovanni Bartholdi 1914 - -
AKAs:
  • Carlotta, the Bead Stringer (USA: alternative title)
- 144. Discord and Harmony (1914) The Sculptor 1914 - -
- 145. Remember Mary Magdalen (1914) The Half-Wit 1914 - -
- 146. The Honor of the Mounted (1914) Jacques Laquox 1914 - -
- 147. The Lie (1914/I) Young MacGregor 1914 - -
- 148. Bloodhounds of the North (1913) Mountie 1913 - -
- 149. Red Margaret, Moonshiner (1913)   Lon 1913 - -
AKAs:
  • Moonshine Blood (USA: reissue title)
- 150. Back to Life (1913) The Rival 1913 - -
- 151. An Elephant on His Hands (1913) Eddie 1913 - -
- 152. Almost an Actress (1913) Cameraman 1913 - -
- 153. The Restless Spirit (1913) (uncredited) Russian Count 1913 - -
- 154. The Trap (1913/I) Lon 1913 - -
- 155. Shon the Piper (1913) Clansman 1913 - -
- 156. The Blood Red Tape of Charity (1913) Marx, a Gentleman Thief 1913 - -
- 157. The Sea Urchin (1913) Barnacle Bill 1913 - -
- 158. Poor Jake's Demise (1913) The Dude 1913 - 6.5 (8)
- 159. Suspense (1913) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) A Hobo 1913 - 7.6 (65)
- 160. The Ways of Fate (1913) 1913 - -
- 161. The Honor of the Family (1912/I) (unconfirmed) 1912 - -
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (uncredited) 1925 - 7.8 (5,096)
- 2. The Chimney's Secret (1915) 1915 - -
- 3. The Trust (1915) 1915 - -
- 4. The Violin Maker (1915) 1915 - -
- 5. The Oyster Dredger (1915) 1915 - -
- 6. For Cash (1915) 1915 - -
- 7. The Stool Pigeon (1915/I) 1915 - -
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Trap (1922)   (story) 1922 - 7.1 (37)
AKAs:
  • Heart of a Wolf (UK)
- 2. The Chimney's Secret (1915) (writer) 1915 - -
- 3. The Oyster Dredger (1915) (writer) 1915 - -
- 4. Her Escape (1914) (writer) 1914 - -
- 5. The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) (writer) 1914 - -
- 6. The Menace to Carlotta (1914)   (writer) 1914 - -
AKAs:
  • Carlotta, the Bead Stringer (USA: alternative title)
Make-Up Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Unholy Three (1930) (makeup artist) (uncredited) 1930 - 6.4 (407)
- 2. London After Midnight (1927)   (makeup artist) (uncredited) 1927 - 7.0 (366)
AKAs:
  • The Hypnotist (UK)
- 3. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (makeup artist) (uncredited) 1925 - 7.8 (5,096)
- 4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923/I) (makeup artist) (uncredited) 1923 - 7.4 (1,398)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Unholy Three (1930) ("Sweet Rosie O'Grady" (uncredited)) 1930 - 6.4 (407)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (mask maker: his own mask) (uncredited) 1925 - 7.8 (5,096)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) Himself 1925 - 7.3 (88)
- 1. "Close-up"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. Le vampire déchu (2007) (TV) Himself
- 3. Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) Himself
- 4. Badness: Live and Not Plugged In (2005) (V) Himself
- 5. London After Midnight (2002) (TV)
- 6. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) Himself
- 7. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) (TV) Himself
- 8. The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) (V)
- 9. Tod Browning and Lon Chaney (2000) (TV) Himself
- 10. Lon Chaney: the Faces (1997) (TV) Himself
- 11. Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask (1996) Himself
- 12. 100 Years of Horror (1996) (V)
- 13. "Biography"  
1 TV episode:
- 14. "Muppet Babies"  
2 TV episodes:
- 15. Scream Greats, Vol. 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects (1986) (V) (uncredited)
- 16. "Hollywood" (1980)
- 17. The Horror Show (1979)
- 18. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."  
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Hollywood and the Stars"  
1 TV episode:
- 20. "Fractured Flickers"  
1 TV episode:
- 21. "The Whistler"  
1 TV episode:
- 22. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars to Remember (1954) Himself
- 23. Hollywood Story (1951) (uncredited) The Phantom (clips from 'The Phantom of the Opera')
- 24. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945) Himself
- 25. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (1939) Himself
- 26. Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) Himself
- 27. Movie Memories (1935)
- 28. The House That Shadows Built (1931)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Wrote entry on motion picture make-up in the 1929 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. more
Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Drama | Short | Romance | Crime more

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