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Overview
Date of Birth:
1 April
1883
,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Date of Death:
26 August
1930
, Hollywood, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
Although his parents were deaf-mutes, Leonidas Chaney became an actor...
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Wolfman producer explains delays, promises 'beautiful, gothic, tragic' epic
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Rest in Peace: Jacinto Molina Aka Paul Naschy
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Filmography
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Actor:
1930s
1920s
1910s
The Unholy Three
(1930) ....
Professor Echo
/ Mrs. 'Grandma' O'Grady
Thunder
(1929) ....
Grumpy Anderson
Where East Is East
(1929) .... Tiger Haynes
West of Zanzibar
(1928) .... Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
While the City Sleeps
(1928) ....
Dan Callahan
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
(1928) ....
Tito Beppi
The Big City
(1928) .... Chuck Collins
London After Midnight
(1927) ....
Professor Edward C. Burke
... aka The Hypnotist (UK)
Mockery
(1927) .... Sergei
The Unknown
(1927) ....
Alonzo the Armless
Mr. Wu
(1927) .... Mr. Mandarin Wu - Mr. Wu's Grandfather
Tell It to the Marines
(1926) .... Sgt. O'Hara
The Road to Mandalay
(1926) .... Singapore Joe
The Blackbird
(1926) .... The Blackbird/The Bishop
The Tower of Lies
(1925) .... Jan
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925) ....
Erik, The Phantom
The Unholy Three
(1925) ....
Professor Echo - The Ventriloquist
/ Mrs. 'Granny' O'Grady
The Monster
(1925) ....
Dr. Ziska
He Who Gets Slapped
(1924) .... Paul Beaumont/HE
The Next Corner
(1924) .... Juan Serafin
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1923/I) ....
Quasimodo
The Shock
(1923) ....
Wilse Dilling
While Paris Sleeps
(1923) .... Henri Santodos
All the Brothers Were Valiant
(1923) ....
Mark Shore
A Blind Bargain
(1922) .... Dr. Arthur Lamb/The Ape Man
... aka The Octave of Claudius (USA)
Quincy Adams Sawyer
(1922) .... Obadiah Strout
Shadows
(1922/I) .... Yen Sin - 'The Heathen'
Oliver Twist
(1922) ....
Fagin
The Light in the Dark
(1922) ....
Tony Pantelli
... aka The Light of Faith
Flesh and Blood
(1922) ....
David Webster
The Trap
(1922) .... Gaspard the Good
... aka Heart of a Wolf (UK)
Voices of the City
(1921) .... O'Rourke
... aka The Night Rose
The Ace of Hearts
(1921) ....
Mr. Farallone
Bits of Life
(1921) .... Chin Chow
For Those We Love
(1921) .... Trix Ulner
Outside the Law
(1920) .... Black Mike Sylva/Ah Wing
Nomads of the North
(1920) .... Raoul Challoner
The Penalty
(1920/I) ....
Blizzard
The Gift Supreme
(1920) .... Merney Stagg
Treasure Island
(1920) ....
Blind Pew
/ Merry
Daredevil Jack
(1920) .... Royce Rivers
Victory
(1919) .... Ricardo
When Bearcat Went Dry
(1919) .... Kindard Powers
Paid in Advance
(1919) .... Bateese Le Blanc
The Miracle Man
(1919) ....
The Frog
A Man's Country
(1919) .... 'Three Card' Duncan
The Wicked Darling
(1919) ....
Stoop Connors
The False Faces
(1919) .... Karl Eckstrom
Danger, Go Slow
(1918) .... Bud
The Talk of the Town
(1918) .... Jack Lanchome
That Devil, Bateese
(1918) .... Louis Courteau
Riddle Gawne
(1918) .... Hame Bozzam
A Broadway Scandal
(1918) .... 'Kink' Colby
Fast Company
(1918) .... Dan McCarty
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
(1918) .... Bethmann-Hollweg
... aka Beast of Berlin
... aka The Kaiser
... aka The Kaiser, Beast of Berlin
Broadway Love
(1918) .... Elmer Watkins
The Grand Passion
(1918) .... Paul Argos
The Scarlet Car
(1917) .... Paul Revere Forbes
Bondage
(1917) (uncredited) .... Seducer
Anything Once
(1917) .... Waught Moore
The Empty Gun
(1917) .... Frank
Triumph
(1917) .... Paul Neihoff
Pay Me!
(1917) .... Joe Lawson
... aka Pay Day
... aka The Vengeance of the West
The Rescue
(1917) .... Thomas Holland
Fires of Rebellion
(1917) .... Russell Hanlon
A Doll's House
(1917) ....
Nils Krogstad
The Flashlight
(1917) .... Henry Norton/Porter Brixton
... aka The Flashlight Girl (USA: alternative title)
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
(1917) .... Hector Maitland
The Mask of Love
(1917) .... Marino
Hell Morgan's Girl
(1917) .... Sleter Noble
The Piper's Price
(1917) .... Billy Kilmartin
The Price of Silence
(1916) .... Edmond Stafford
Accusing Evidence
(1916)
The Place Beyond the Winds
(1916) .... Jerry Jo
Felix on the Job
(1916) .... Tod
If My Country Should Call
(1916) .... Dr. George Ardrath
The Mark of Cain
(1916) .... Dick Temple
... aka By Fate's Degree
The Grasp of Greed
(1916) .... Jimmie
... aka Mr. Meeson's Will (UK)
Bobbie of the Ballet
(1916) .... Hook Hoover
The Gilded Spider
(1916) .... Giovanni
... aka The Full Cup (USA: alternative title)
Tangled Hearts
(1916/I) .... John Hammond
The Grip of Jealousy
(1916) .... Silas Lacey
Dolly's Scoop
(1916) .... Dan Fisher
Stronger Than Death
(1915) .... Attorney
Father and the Boys
(1915) .... Tuck Bartholomew
Under a Shadow
(1915) .... DeSerris
The Millionaire Paupers
(1915) .... Martin - landlord
Lon of Lone Mountain
(1915) .... Lon Moore
A Mother's Atonement
(1915) .... Ben Morrison
Alas and Alack
(1915) .... The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
(1915) .... Duke of Safoulrug
The Pine's Revenge
(1915) .... Black Scotty
The Chimney's Secret
(1915) .... Charles Harding
Quits
(1915/I) .... Frenchy
Mountain Justice
(1915) .... Jeffrey Kirke
Bound on the Wheel
(1915) .... Tom Coulahan
The Trust
(1915) .... Jim Mason
The Violin Maker
(1915) .... Pedro
Steady Company
(1915) .... Jimmy Ford
The Oyster Dredger
(1915)
The Stronger Mind
(1915) .... The Crook's Pal
An Idyll of the Hills
(1915) .... Lafe Jameson
The Stool Pigeon
(1915/I)
The Girl of the Night
(1915) .... Jerry
... aka Her Chance (USA: reissue title)
The Grind
(1915) .... Henry Leslie
... aka On the Verge of Sin
Maid of the Mist
(1915) .... Lin, Paulines father
The Desert Breed
(1915) .... Fred
All for Peggy
(1915) .... Seth Baldwin
Outside the Gates
(1915) .... Perez
Where the Forest Ends
(1915) .... Paul Rouchelle
Such Is Life
(1915) .... Tod Wilkes
When the Gods Played a Badger Game
(1915) .... Joe, the property man
... aka The Girl Who Couldn't Go Wrong
The Threads of Fate
(1915) .... The Count
The Measure of a Man
(1915) .... Lt. Jim Stuart
A Small Town Girl
(1915) .... The Procurer
The Star of the Sea
(1915) .... Tomasco
The Sin of Olga Brandt
(1915) .... Stephen Leslie
Her Escape
(1914) .... Pete
A Night of Thrills
(1914) .... Visitor
The Lion, the Lamb, the Man
(1914) .... Fred Brown
Lights and Shadows
(1914) .... Bentley
Damon and Pythias
(1914) (unconfirmed) .... Wild man
Her Life's Story
(1914) .... Don Valesquez
Virtue Is Its Own Reward
(1914) .... Duncan Bronson
The Pipes o' Pan
(1914) .... Arthur Farrell
Richelieu
(1914/I) .... Baradas
The Higher Law
(1914/I) .... Sir Stephen
Her Bounty
(1914) .... Fred Howard
A Miner's Romance
(1914) .... John Burns
The Oubliette
(1914) .... Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
By the Sun's Rays
(1914) .... Frank Lawler
Her Grave Mistake
(1914) .... Nunez
A Ranch Romance
(1914) .... Raphael Praz
The Hopes of Blind Alley
(1914) .... Vendor
The Old Cobbler
(1914) .... Wild Bill
The Forbidden Room
(1914) .... John Morris
Heart Strings
(1914) (unconfirmed)
The Unlawful Trade
(1914) .... The Cross Blood
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
(1914) .... The Greaser
The End of the Feud
(1914) .... Wood Dawson
The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf
(1914) .... The Wolf
The Embezzler
(1914/I) .... J. Roger Dixon
The Menace to Carlotta
(1914) .... Giovanni Bartholdi
... aka Carlotta, the Bead Stringer (USA: alternative title)
Discord and Harmony
(1914) .... The Sculptor
Remember Mary Magdalen
(1914) .... The Half-Wit
The Honor of the Mounted
(1914) .... Jacques Laquox
The Lie
(1914/I) .... Young MacGregor
Bloodhounds of the North
(1913) .... Mountie
Red Margaret, Moonshiner
(1913) .... Lon
... aka Moonshine Blood (USA: reissue title)
Back to Life
(1913) .... The Rival
An Elephant on His Hands
(1913) .... Eddie
Almost an Actress
(1913) .... Cameraman
The Restless Spirit
(1913) (uncredited) .... Russian Count
The Trap
(1913/I) .... Lon
Shon the Piper
(1913) .... Clansman
The Blood Red Tape of Charity
(1913) .... Marx, a Gentleman Thief
The Sea Urchin
(1913) .... Barnacle Bill
Poor Jake's Demise
(1913) .... The Dude
Suspense
(1913) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... A Hobo
The Ways of Fate
(1913)
The Honor of the Family
(1912/I) (unconfirmed)
Director:
1920s
1910s
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925) (uncredited)
The Chimney's Secret
(1915)
The Trust
(1915)
The Violin Maker
(1915)
The Oyster Dredger
(1915)
For Cash
(1915)
The Stool Pigeon
(1915/I)
Writer:
1920s
1910s
The Trap
(1922) (story)
... aka Heart of a Wolf (UK)
The Chimney's Secret
(1915) (writer)
The Oyster Dredger
(1915) (writer)
Her Escape
(1914) (writer)
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek
(1914) (writer)
The Menace to Carlotta
(1914) (writer)
... aka Carlotta, the Bead Stringer (USA: alternative title)
Make-Up Department:
1930s
1920s
The Unholy Three
(1930) (makeup artist) (uncredited)
London After Midnight
(1927) (makeup artist) (uncredited)
... aka The Hypnotist (UK)
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925) (makeup artist) (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1923/I) (makeup artist) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
The Unholy Three
(1930) ("Sweet Rosie O'Grady" (uncredited))
Miscellaneous Crew:
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925) (mask maker: his own mask) (uncredited)
Self:
1925 Studio Tour
(1925) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
"Close-up"
-
Bela Lugosi: Dracula's Dubbelganger
(2007)
TV episode
.... Himself
Le vampire déchu
(2007) (TV) .... Himself
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
(2007) .... Himself
Badness: Live and Not Plugged In
(2005) (V) .... Himself
London After Midnight
(2002) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies
(2001) (TV) .... Himself
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
(2000) (TV) .... Himself
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
(2000) (V)
Tod Browning and Lon Chaney
(2000) (TV) .... Himself
Lon Chaney: the Faces
(1997) (TV) .... Himself
100 Years of Horror
(1996) (V)
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask
(1996) .... Himself
"Biography"
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Lon Chaney Jr.: Son of a Thousand Faces
(1995)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Muppet Babies"
-
Sing a Song of Superheroes
(1990)
TV episode
.... The Phantom
-
Muppetland
(1987)
TV episode
.... The Phantom
Scream Greats, Vol. 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects
(1986) (V) (uncredited)
"Hollywood"
(1980)
The Horror Show
(1979)
"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
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The Monsters
(1965)
TV episode
.... Various
"Hollywood and the Stars"
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Monsters We've Known and Loved
(1964)
TV episode
.... Hunchback of Notre Dame segment
"Fractured Flickers"
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Episode #1.5
(1963)
TV episode
.... Dinky Dunstan
"The Whistler"
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Backfire
(1954)
TV episode
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars to Remember
(1954) .... Himself
Hollywood Story
(1951) (uncredited) .... The Phantom (clips from 'The Phantom of the Opera')
Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary
(1945) .... Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12
(1939) .... Himself
Personality Parade
(1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
Movie Memories
(1935)
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.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo
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