Deceased
How Did Lon Chaney Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 47Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted, characters and for his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmMovie | The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage) | 131 |
| 2011 | Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsMovie | Himself (archive footage) | 128 |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of DraculaMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 2000 | Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 117 |
| 1998 | Universal HorrorMovie | (archive footage) | 115 |
| 1983 | The Horror of It AllMovie | The Phantom (archive footage) | 100 |
| 1979 | The Horror ShowMovie | (archive footage) | 96 |
| 1951 | Hollywood StoryMovie | The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited) | 68 |
| 1945 | Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversaryMovie | Self (archive footage) | 62 |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movie | Self (archive footage) | 59 |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows BuiltMovie | (archive footage) | 48 |
| 1930 | The Unholy ThreeMovie | Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady | 47 |
| 1928 | While the City SleepsMovie | Dan Coghlan | 45 |
| 1928 | Laugh, Clown, LaughMovie | Tito Beppi | 45 |
| 1926 | Vårt kronprinspar i HollywoodMovie | — | 43 |
| 1926 | Tell It to the MarinesMovie | Sergeant O'Hara | 43 |
| 1925 | The MonsterMovie | Dr. Ziska | 42 |
| 1925 | The Phantom of the OperaMovie | Erik, The Phantom | 42 |
| 1924 | The Next CornerMovie | Juan Serafin | 41 |
| 1924 | He Who Gets SlappedMovie | Paul Beaumont | 41 |
| 1923 | The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie | Quasimodo | 40 |
| 1921 | The Ace of HeartsMovie | Farallone | 38 |
| 1918 | Broadway LoveMovie | Elmer Watkins | 35 |
| 1918 | The Kaiser, the Beast of BerlinMovie | Bethmann-Hollweg | 35 |
| 1918 | Riddle GawneMovie | Hame Bozzam | 35 |
| 1917 | The Girl in the Checkered CoatMovie | Hector Maitland | 34 |
| 1917 | The RescueMovie | Thomas Holland | 34 |
| 1916 | If My Country Should CallMovie | Dr. George Ardrath | 33 |
| 1914 | The Higher LawMovie | Sir Stephen Fitz Allen | 31 |