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 3.7
- 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 5.3
- Pop Culture0.4, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.2, average 3.0
- 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
- Crime Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joseph De GrasseActorA Mother's Atonement, The Piper's Price, The Grasp of Greed, Bobbie of the Ballet, The Mark of Cain, +25 more
Ida May ParkDirectorA Mother's Atonement, The Piper's Price, The Grasp of Greed, Bobbie of the Ballet, A Doll's House, +15 more
Dorothy PhillipsActorThe Talk of the Town, The Piper's Price, The Mark of Cain, A Doll's House, The Price of Silence, +12 more
Pauline BushActorVirtue Its Own Reward, Richelieu, The Tragedy of Whispering Creek, The Measure of a Man, The Lion, the Lamb and the Man, +9 more- KKing D. GrayCinematographerThe Piper's Price, The Mark of Cain, A Doll's House, The Price of Silence, Hell Morgan's Girl, +9 more
William StowellActorThe Talk of the Town, The Piper's Price, A Doll's House, Hell Morgan's Girl, Paid in Advance, +8 more
Tod BrowningDirectorThe Unknown, Where East Is East, The Unholy Three, London After Midnight, The Road to Mandalay, +5 more- MMillard K. WilsonActorA Mother's Atonement, When Bearcat Went Dry, Dolly's Scoop, The Lion, the Lamb and the Man, The Fascination of the Fleur de Lis, +4 more
Murdock MacQuarrieActorBy the Sun's Rays, Richelieu, The Tragedy of Whispering Creek, The End of the Feud, The Oubliette, +4 more
William C. DowlanActorRichelieu, The Tragedy of Whispering Creek, The Measure of a Man, The Lion, the Lamb and the Man, The End of the Feud, +3 more
Gretchen LedererActorRiddle Gawne, The Grasp of Greed, Bobbie of the Ballet, The Mark of Cain, If My Country Should Call, +2 more
Louise LovelyActorThe Grasp of Greed, Bobbie of the Ballet, The Grip of Jealousy, Dolly's Scoop, The Gilded Spider, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
201920s
12 titles · average score 70
The Phantom of the Opera (1929)
as Erik, The Phantom
73
West of Zanzibar (1928)
as Phroso 'Dead-Legs'
88
The Unknown (1927)
as Alonzo
65
The Blackbird (1926)
as Dan - The Blackbird / The Bishop
73
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
as Erik, The Phantom
79
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
as Paul Beaumont
68
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
as Quasimodo
58
The Shock (1923)
as Wilse Dilling
59
The Trap (1922)
as Gaspard the Good
The Light in the Dark (1922)
as Tony Pantelli
65
Oliver Twist (1922)
as Fagin
77
The Penalty (1920)
as Blizzard
1910s
8 titles · average score 55
56
The Wicked Darling (1919)
as Stoop Connors
54
Broadway Love (1918)
as Elmer Watkins
The Gilded Spider (1916)
as Giovanni
The Price of Silence (1916)
as Edmond Stafford
The Grip of Jealousy (1916)
as Silas Lacey
Damon and Pythias (1914)
as Wild Man (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The End of the Feud (1914)
as Wood Dawson
Discord and Harmony (1914)
as Lon - the Sculptor