Lon Chaney filmography

Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor during the age of silent films. He is regarded as one of cinema's most versatile and powerful actors, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, sometimes grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup.^[1] Chaney is known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques that he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces."

Cast in films

Title	Role	Release date	Production and/or distribution companies	Notes
Poor Jake's Demise	Willy (The Dude) Mollycoddle	August 16, 1913^[2]	IMP - Universal^[2]	Incomplete film
The Sea Urchin	Barnacle Bill^[2]	August 22, 1913^[2]	Powers - Universal^[2]	Lost film
The Blood Red Tape of Charity	Jewish pawnbroker^[2]	September 26, 1913^[2]	Powers - Universal^[2]
Shon the Piper	Scottish clansman^[2]	September 30, 1913^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
The Trap		October 3, 1913^[2]^{[note 1]}	Powers - Universal^[2]
The Restless Spirit	dual role as a Russian count and a wild man	October 27, 1913^[2]	Victor - Universal^[2]
An Elephant on His Hands	Eddie^[2]	November 21, 1913^[2]	Nestor - Universal^[2]
Almost an Actress	The Cameraman^[2]	November 15, 1913^[2]	Joker - Universal^[2]
Back to Life	The Rival^[2]	November 24, 1913^[2]	Victor - Universal^[2]
Red Margaret, Moonshiner	Lon^[2]	December 9, 1913^[2]	Gold Seal - Universal^[2]
Bloodhounds of the North	Mountie^[2]	December 23, 1913^[2]	Gold Seal - Universal^[2]
The Lie	Young MacGregor^[2]	January 6, 1914^[2]	Gold Seal - Universal^[2]
The Honor of the Mounted	Jacques Laquox^[2]	February 17, 1914^[2]	Gold Seal - Universal^[2]
Remember Mary Magdalen	The Half-wit^[2]	February 23, 1914^[2]	Victor - Universal^[2]
Discord and Harmony	The Sculptor^[2]	March 17, 1914^[2]	Gold Seal - Universal^[2]
The Menace to Carlotta	Giovanni Bartholi^[2]	March 22, 1914^[2]	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Embezzler	J. Roger Dixon^[2]	March 31, 1914^[2]	Gold Seal - Universal^[2]
The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf	The Wolf^[2]	April 4, 1914^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
The End of the Feud	Wood Dawson^[2]	April 12, 1914^[2]	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Tragedy of Whispering Creek	The Greaser^[2]	May 2, 1914^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
The Unlawful Trade	The Half-Breed^[2]	May 14, 1914^[2]	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Forbidden Room	John Morris^[2]	June 20, 1914^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
The Old Cobbler	Wild Bill^[2]	June 27, 1914^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
The Hopes of Blind Alley	Vendor^[2]	July 4, 1914^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
A Ranch Romance	Raphael Praz^[2]	July 8, 1914^[2]	Nestor - Universal^[2]
Her Grave Mistake	Nunez^[2]	July 15, 1914^[2]	Nestor - Universal^[2]
By the Sun's Rays	Frank Lawler^[2]	July 22, 1914^[2]	Nestor - Universal^[2]
The Oubliette	Chevalier Bertrand De La Payne^[2]	August 15, 1914^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
A Miner's Romance	John Burns^[2]	August 26, 1914^[2]	Nestor - Universal^[2]
Her Bounty	Fred Howard^[2]	September 13, 1914^[2]	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Higher Law	Sir Stephen^[2]	September 19, 1914^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
Richelieu	Baradas^[2]	September 26, 1914^[2]	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
The Pipes o' Pan	Arthur Farrell^[2]	October 4, 1914^[2]	Rex - Universal^[2]
Virtue Is Its Own Reward	Duncan Bronson^[2]	October 11, 1914^[2]	Rex - Universal^[2]
Her Life's Story	Don Valasquez	October 15, 1914	Rex - Universal^[2]
A Small Town Girl	Procurer	November 7, 1914	101-Bison - Universal^[2]
Lights and Shadows	Bentley	November 29, 1914	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Lion, the Lamb, the Man	Fred	December 6, 1914	Rex - Universal^[2]
A Night of Thrills		December 13, 1914	Rex - Universal^[2]
Her Escape	Pete	December 13, 1914	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Sin of Olga Brandt	Stephen Leslie	January 3, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Star of the Sea	Tomasco	January 10, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Measure of a Man	Mountie Lt. Jim Stuart	January 28, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Threads of Fate	The Count	February 21, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
When the Gods Played a Badger Game	The Property Man	February 28, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
Such Is Life	Tod Wilkes	March 4, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
Where the Forest Ends	Paul Rouchelle	March 7, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
Outside the Gates	Perez	March 14, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
All for Peggy	The Stable Groom	March 18, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Desert Breed	Fred	March 28, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
Maid of the Mist	The Postmaster	April 1, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Girl of the Night		April 8, 1915	Rex - Universal^[2]
The Stool Pigeon	- Directed -	April 9, 1915	Victor - Universal^[2]
The Grind
An Idyll of the Hills
The Stronger Mind
The Oyster Dredger
Steady Company
The Violin Maker
The Trust
Bound on the Wheel
Mountain Justice
Quits
The Chimney's Secret
The Pine's Revenge
The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis
Alas and Alack
A Mother's Atonement
Lon of Lone Mountain
The Millionaire Paupers
Under a Shadow
Stronger Than Death
Father and the Boys
Dolly's Scoop
The Grip of Jealousy
Tangled Hearts
The Gilded Spider
Bobbie of the Ballet
The Grasp of Greed
The Mark of Cain
If My Country Should Call
Felix on the Job
The Place Beyond the Winds
Accusing Evidence
The Price of Silence
The Piper's Price
Hell Morgan's Girl
The Mask of Love
The Girl in the Checkered Coat
The Flashlight
A Doll's House
Fires of Rebellion
The Rescue
Triumph
Pay Me!	Joe Lawson	September 1, 1917
The Empty Gun
Anything Once
The Scarlet Car
Broadway Love
The Grand Passion
The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin
Fast Company
A Broadway Scandal
Riddle Gawne
That Devil, Bateese
The Talk of the Town
Danger, Go Slow
The Wicked Darling
Daredevil Jack
The False Faces	Karl Eckstrom	February 16, 1919	Thomas Ince - Paramount
A Man's Country			Winsome Stars Corporation - Robertson Cole
Paid in Advance	Bateese Le Blanc^[2]	November 30, 1919^[2]	Universal^[2]
The Miracle Man	The Frog	August 29, 1919	George Loane Tucker - Paramount
When Bearcat Went Dry
Victory			Maurice Tourneur - Paramount
Treasure Island			Maurice Tourneur - Paramount
The Gift Supreme
Nomads of the North	Raoul Challoner	October 11, 1920	Associated First National
The Penalty	Blizzard	July 20, 1920	Rex Beach and Sam Goldwyn - Goldwyn Pictures
Outside the Law	Black Mike Sylva/Ah Wing	December 26, 1920	Tod Browning - Universal
Bits of Life			Marshall Neilan - Associated First National
The Ace of Hearts			Wallace Worsley - Goldwyn Pictures
For Those We Love			Betty Compson - Goldwyn Pictures
The Trap	Gaspard the Good	May 9, 1922	Universal
Voices of the City			Goldwyn Pictures
Flesh and Blood
The Light in the Dark	Tony Pantelli	September 3, 1922	Associated First National
Shadows			B. P. Schulberg - Preferred Pictures
Oliver Twist	Fagin	October 30, 1922	Sol Lesser - Associated First National
Quincy Adams Sawyer			Metro Pictures
A Blind Bargain			Goldwyn Pictures
All the Brothers Were Valiant			Metro Pictures
While Paris Sleeps
The Shock	Wilse Dilling	July 10, 1923	Universal
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Quasimodo	September 2, 1923	Universal
The Next Corner			Famous Players–Lasky, Paramount
He Who Gets Slapped	Paul Beaumont	November 9, 1924	MGM
The Monster	Dr. Ziska	March 16, 1925	MGM
The Unholy Three	Prof. Echo/Mrs. O'Grady	August 16, 1925	MGM
The Phantom of the Opera	The Phantom of the Opera/Erik	November 25, 1925	Universal
The Tower of Lies			MGM
The Blackbird	Dan 'The Blackbird'/The Bishop	January 11, 1926	MGM
The Road to Mandalay			MGM
Tell It to the Marines	Sergeant O'Hara	December 23, 1926	MGM
Mr. Wu			MGM
The Unknown	Alonzo the Armless	June 4, 1927	MGM
Mockery			MGM
London After Midnight	Inspector Edward C. Burke	December 3, 1927	MGM	Lost film
The Big City			MGM
Laugh, Clown, Laugh	Tito	April 14, 1928	MGM
While the City Sleeps			MGM
West of Zanzibar	Phroso	November 24, 1928	MGM
Where East Is East			MGM
Thunder			MGM
The Unholy Three	Prof. Echo/Mrs. O'Grady	July 12, 1930	MGM

Directed films

Title	Release date	Production company	Notes
The Stool Pigeon	April 9, 1915	Universal	Cast and directed
For Cash	May 3, 1915	Universal	Only directed
The Oyster Dredger	June 14, 1915	Universal	Cast and directed
The Violin Maker	July 9, 1915	Universal	Directed and acted
The Trust	July 16, 1915	Universal	Directed and acted
The Chimney's Secret	August 25, 1915	Universal	Directed, wrote and acted
The Phantom of the Opera	November 25, 1925	Universal	Uncredited

References

^ "Lon Chaney Dies After Brave Fight. On Road to Recovery, Screen Actor Is Stricken by Hemorrhage of the Throat. Was a Master of Makeup. Son of Deaf and Dumb Parents, He Began Career as Property Boy. Excelled in Vivid Personations. Acted as Pike's Peak Guide. Made Stage Debut at 17. Appeared in Slap-Stick Comedy. Wore Straitjacket as "Hunchback." New Disguise for Each Film". New York Times. August 27, 1930. Although he was believed to be on the road to recovery, Lon Chaney, screen actor, who had been making a valiant fight against anemia and bronchial congestion, died at 12:55.
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Notes

^ The film was released on October 26, 1913 according to the Universal Code Book. This would seem to be in error.^[2]

[1] "Lon Chaney Dies After Brave Fight. On Road to Recovery, Screen Actor Is Stricken by Hemorrhage of the Throat. Was a Master of Makeup. Son of Deaf and Dumb Parents, He Began Career as Property Boy. Excelled in Vivid Personations. Acted as Pike's Peak Guide. Made Stage Debut at 17. Appeared in Slap-Stick Comedy. Wore Straitjacket as "Hunchback." New Disguise for Each Film". New York Times. August 27, 1930. Although he was believed to be on the road to recovery, Lon Chaney, screen actor, who had been making a valiant fight against anemia and bronchial congestion, died at 12:55.

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[3] The film was released on October 26, 1913 according to the Universal Code Book. This would seem to be in error.^[2]

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