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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | They Came from the AtticMovie | The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage) | 139 |
| 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 |
| 2007 | Bela Lugosi: The Fallen VampireMovie | Himself (archive footage) | 124 |
| 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 |
| 1995 | Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand FacesMovie | (archive footage) | 112 |
| 1983 | The Horror of It AllMovie | The Phantom (archive footage) | 100 |
| 1979 | The Horror ShowMovie | (archive footage) | 96 |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteMovie | Self (archive footage) | 91 |
| 1953 | Yesterday and TodayMovie | (archive footage) | 70 |
| 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 |
| 1929 | The Phantom of the OperaMovie | Erik, The Phantom | 46 |
| 1929 | Where East Is EastMovie | Tiger Haynes | 46 |
| 1929 | ThunderMovie | Grumpy Anderson | 46 |
| 1928 | While the City SleepsMovie | Dan Coghlan | 45 |
| 1928 | Laugh, Clown, LaughMovie | Tito Beppi | 45 |
| 1928 | The Big CityMovie | Chuck Collins | 45 |
| 1927 | Life in HollywoodMovie | Self | 44 |
| 1927 | MockeryMovie | Sergei | 44 |
| 1926 | Vårt kronprinspar i HollywoodMovie | — | 43 |
| 1926 | Tell It to the MarinesMovie | Sergeant O'Hara | 43 |
| 1926 | The Road to MandalayMovie | Singapore Joe | 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 |
| 1923 | While Paris SleepsMovie | Henri Santodos | 40 |
| 1922 | ShadowsMovie | Yen Sin | 39 |
| 1922 | The TrapMovie | Gaspard the Good | 39 |
| 1921 | The Ace of HeartsMovie | Farallone | 38 |
| 1920 | Nomads of the NorthMovie | Raoul Challoner | 37 |
| 1919 | A Man's CountryMovie | 'Three Card' Duncan | 36 |
| 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 |
| 1915 | Alas and AlackMovie | The Fisherman and Hunchback Fate | 32 |
| 1915 | A Mother's AtonementMovie | Ben | 32 |
| 1915 | The Millionaire PaupersMovie | Landlord | 32 |
| 1915 | Stronger Than DeathMovie | Attorney | 32 |
| 1915 | The Fascination of the Fleur de LisMovie | The Duke of Safoulrug | 32 |
| 1915 | The Measure of a ManMovie | Donald MacDermott | 32 |
| 1915 | The Sin of Olga BrandtMovie | Stephen Leslie | 32 |
| 1914 | The Higher LawMovie | Sir Stephen Fitz Allen | 31 |
| 1914 | The End of the FeudMovie | Wood Dawson | 31 |
| 1914 | The Forbidden RoomMovie | John Morris | 31 |
| 1914 | The Tragedy of Whispering CreekMovie | The Greaser | 31 |
| 1914 | A Night of ThrillsMovie | The Visitor | 31 |
| 1914 | The Lion, the Lamb and the ManMovie | Fred Brown, the Lion | 31 |
| 1914 | Discord and HarmonyMovie | Lon - the Sculptor | 31 |
| 1913 | The Restless SpiritMovie | The Russian Count (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1913 | Back to LifeMovie | The Rival | 30 |