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Creighton Tull Chaney (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in Son of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in many ...
Lon Chaney. Actor: He Who Gets Slapped. Although his parents were deaf, Leonidas Chaney became an actor and also owner of a theatre company (together with his brother John). He made his debut at the movies in 1912, and his filmography is vast. Lon Chaney was especially famous for his horror parts in movies like e.g. Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). Due to his special make-up ...
Oct 30, 2002 · American Masters – Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces premiered on PBS in 2000.. When we think of the silent film era, we think of actors like Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, or Clara Bow, stars who ...
Oct 24, 2022 · Actor Lon Chaney tested the boundaries of on-screen performance, pushing the limitations of his body and innovating with prosthetics.. While German expressionist classics like “Nosferatu ...
1. He Acted Out. Leonidas “Lon” Chaney was born on April 1, 1883, to Frank and Emma Chaney, both of whom were deaf. They met at a school for the deaf founded by Emma’s father.
Lon Chaney Jr.. Actor: The Wolf Man. American character actor whose career was influenced (and often overshadowed) by that of his father, silent film star Lon Chaney. The younger Chaney was born while his parents were on a theatrical tour, and he joined them onstage for the first time at the age of six months. However, as a young man, even during the time of his father's growing fame, Creighton...
Feb 19, 2006 · Lon Chaney's power to terrify is timeless. Just ask Kenneth Turan, who takes the horror personally.
