Portrait of Lon Chaney

Acting

Lon Chaney

Career

Active from 1913 to 2014, with a break from 1931 to 2001, busiest in 1914 and 1917 with 12 main titles each.

Leading roles
80
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Unknown
The Unknown
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lon Chaney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 9
  • Early Cinema 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Melodrama 6
  • Silent Film Era 5
  • Silent Film 5
  • Silent Era 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Intrigue 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Silent Era Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
They Came from the Attic
They Came from the Attic (2022)

as The Phantom of the Opera (Archival Footage)

2010s

1 title
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)

as The Phantom / Quasimodo (archive footage)

2000s

2 titles Β· average score 67
Nadie inquietΓ³ mΓ‘s
Nadie inquietΓ³ mΓ‘s (2008)

as Various Roles (archive footage)

London After Midnight
London After Midnight (2002)
GoodWatch score 67

as Professor Edward C. Burke (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles Β· average score 73
Universal Horror
Universal Horror (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage)

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)

as (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All (1983)

as The Phantom (archive footage)

1970s

1 title
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)

1950s

2 titles Β· average score 61
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)

Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

1930s

2 titles Β· average score 62
The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as (archive footage)

The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady

1920s

41 titles Β· average score 66
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tito Beppi

West of Zanzibar
West of Zanzibar (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'

The Unknown
The Unknown (1927)
GoodWatch score 88

as Alonzo

London After Midnight
London After Midnight (1927)
GoodWatch score 66

as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Vampire

The Road to Mandalay
The Road to Mandalay (1926)
GoodWatch score 63

as Singapore Joe

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
GoodWatch score 73

as Erik, The Phantom

The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three (1925)
GoodWatch score 80

as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady

He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
GoodWatch score 79

as Paul Beaumont

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
GoodWatch score 68

as Quasimodo

The Trap
The Trap (1922)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gaspard the Good

Shadows
Shadows (1922)
GoodWatch score 61

as Yen Sin

The Penalty
The Penalty (1920)
GoodWatch score 77

as Blizzard

1910s

66 titles Β· average score 61
Victory
Victory (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ricardo

The Wicked Darling
The Wicked Darling (1919)
GoodWatch score 56

as Stoop Connors

The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man (1919)
GoodWatch score 78

as The Frog

The False Faces
The False Faces (1919)

as Karl Eckstrom

When Bearcat Went Dry
When Bearcat Went Dry (1919)

as Kindard Powers

Riddle Gawne
Riddle Gawne (1918)

as Hame Bozzam

The Scarlet Car
The Scarlet Car (1917)

as Paul Revere Forbes

A Doll's House
A Doll's House (1917)

as Nils Krogstad

A Mother's Atonement
A Mother's Atonement (1915)

as Ben

By the Sun's Rays
By the Sun's Rays (1914)
GoodWatch score 51

as Frank Lawler, the Clerk

The Oubliette
The Oubliette (1914)

as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

Poor Jake's Demise
Poor Jake's Demise (1913)

as The Dude