Lon Chaney Biography

Lon Chaney biography

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NAME: Lon Chaney
OCCUPATION: Film Actor
BIRTH DATE: April 01, 1883
DEATH DATE: August 26, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH: Colorado Springs, Colorado

PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California

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Lon Chaney was an actor known for his use of makeup to great effect in such films as The Phantom of the Opera.

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Lon Chaney played supporting roles until The Miracle Man (1919) made him a star. Known as “the man of a thousand faces,” he was famous for his ability to transform himself through the use of makeup. He often played grotesque or dual characters in films directed by Tod Browning, including The Unholy Three. His other silent films include The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.