~Lon Chaney Sr.~

Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American stage and film actor, director and screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup.

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LIEKO-Studios

an old photo of a creepy man with teeth and fangs on his face, looking at the camera

Lon Chaney

The Phantom

black and white photos of clowns in various poses, including the man with the top hat

LON CHANEY. El hombre de las mil caras.

a man sitting on a bench holding an open box with pictures in it and another person standing next to him

On the Set with Lon Chaney Sr. – OLD HOLLYWOOD IN COLOR

Chaney Makeup_Last Final Final

an old trunk filled with lots of different types of luggage and other items on top of a table

Actor Lon Chaney's Makeup Box ~ Here's the material for a thousand faces. It is Lon Chaney Sr.'s makeup box from which came the strange disguises with which the MGM star has startled the world - "Tell It To The Marines", "The Blackbird", "Professor Neho", "The UNholy Three", "He Who Gets Slapped", "Phantom of the Opera" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".

an old photo of a man holding some photos in his hands and smiling at the camera

LON CHANEY "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" PRE & POST MAKEUP - (2) 8X10 PHOTOS (AZ138A/B)

an old photo with the caption that says, feast your eyes glut your soul on my acccused ugliness

Old Hollywood

a man sitting on the ground with chains around his ankles

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama, Horror, Romance

Lon Chaney as Quasimodo in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

Lon Chaney, his bag of tricks and just a few of his many faces - c. 1920s London After Midnight (1927), He Who Gets Slapped (1924), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), and The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) .