Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his ...

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” defined early ...

Over the years, a long list of stars have assisted in bringing Universal's biggest monsters to life. Some have even played more than one. But only Lon Chaney, Jr. has all four of its horror icons in ...

Kenneth Turan is a Times film critic and the author of "Never Coming to a Theater Near You." He is writing a biography of Lon Chaney. Feast your eyes, glut your soul on my accursed ugliness. --”The ...

Quick pop quiz: What do Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, The Wolf Man, and The Mummy all have in common? If you said "Universal Studios," that is indeed one of the things they have in common, as the ...

The rumor in Canal Winchester, Ohio, is that actor Lon Chaney, is related to the O.P. Chaney Grain Elevator family. Lon Chaney was best known for his horror film roles in the 1920s, including The ...

A sign at the village limits of Carroll, Ohio, says, "Birthplace of Lon Chaney Sr., World Famous Movie Star." I want this to be true. Carroll wants it to be true. Alas, the rest of the world favors ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lon Chaney, Jr. (February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973), born Creighton Tull Chaney, was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles in monster ...