Acting
Lon Chaney
- Titles
- 131movies
- 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
- 80top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Unknown88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.6average 2.6
- Crime6.6average 3.7
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Uncanny4.2average 2.5
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Mystery5.4average 4.1
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Psychological6.8average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.4, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.2, average 2.9
- Family Dynamics3.0, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 9
- Early Cinema 8
- Historical Setting 7
- Social Commentary 7
- Silent Film 6
- Melodrama 6
- Silent Film Era 5
- Psychological Thriller 4
- Silent Era 4
- Classic Cinema 3
- Intrigue 3
- Silent Era Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joseph De GrasseActorThe Price of Silence, The Piper's Price, A Mother's Atonement, Bobbie of the Ballet, Virtue Its Own Reward, +25 more
Ida May ParkWriterThe Price of Silence, The Piper's Price, A Mother's Atonement, Bobbie of the Ballet, A Doll's House, +15 more
Dorothy PhillipsActorThe Talk of the Town, The Price of Silence, The Piper's Price, A Doll's House, The Mark of Cain, +12 more
Pauline BushActorVirtue Its Own Reward, The Lion, the Lamb and the Man, The Oubliette, The End of the Feud, Richelieu, +9 more- KKing D. GrayCinematographerThe Price of Silence, The Piper's Price, A Doll's House, The Mark of Cain, The Place Beyond the Winds, +9 more
William StowellActorThe Talk of the Town, The Piper's Price, A Doll's House, Hell Morgan's Girl, Triumph, +8 more
Tod BrowningDirectorWhere East Is East, The Unknown, The Unholy Three, The Road to Mandalay, London After Midnight, +5 more
Murdock MacQuarrieActorBy the Sun's Rays, The Oubliette, The End of the Feud, Richelieu, The Tragedy of Whispering Creek, +4 more- MMillard K. WilsonActorA Mother's Atonement, The Lion, the Lamb and the Man, When Bearcat Went Dry, The Oubliette, Dolly's Scoop, +4 more
William C. DowlanActorThe Lion, the Lamb and the Man, The End of the Feud, Richelieu, The Tragedy of Whispering Creek, The Measure of a Man, +3 more
Gretchen LedererActorRiddle Gawne, Bobbie of the Ballet, The Mark of Cain, The Grasp of Greed, If My Country Should Call, +2 more
Louise LovelyActorBobbie of the Ballet, The Grasp of Greed, Dolly's Scoop, The Grip of Jealousy, The Gilded Spider, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
119Great
Score 80 to 89
2 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
88
as Alonzo
80
as Tito Beppi
Good
Score 70 to 79
6 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Paul Beaumont
78
as The Frog
77
as Blizzard
73
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
73
as (archive footage)
73
as Erik, The Phantom
Decent
Score 60 to 69
17 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
as Professor Echo / Granny O'Grady
68
as Quasimodo
67
as Professor Edward C. Burke/The Man in the Beaver Hat
66
as Sergeant O'Hara
66
as Farallone
65
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
64
as Dan Coghlan
63
as Ah Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
63
as Singapore Joe
61
as Tiger Haynes
61
as Professor Echo / Grandma O'Grady
61
as Yen Sin
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
9 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Dr. Ziska
59
as Gaspard the Good
58
as Wilse Dilling
56
as Stoop Connors
55
as Sergei
54
as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
54
as Elmer Watkins
51
as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
48
as Raoul Challoner
Not rated yet
85 titles
Not rated yet
as Jan
as Tony Pantelli
as Paul Revere Forbes
as Hame Bozzam
as Royce Rivers
as O'Rourke
as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
as Karl Eckstrom
as Nils Krogstad
as Jerry Jo
as Dr. Arthur Lamb / The Ape Man
as Mark Shore