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Chaney, Lon
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Birth Date :
10/11/1883
Birth Place :
Colorado Springs, Colo
Death Date :
1930
[b]Chaney, Lon[/b] (chā'nē) [key], 1883–1930, American film actor, b. Colorado Springs, Colo. Chaney was the son of deaf-mute parents. He made more than 150 silent films. A master of the use of grotesque, distorting makeup, he is best remembered for his work in horror films such as The Phantom of the Opera (1925). His son, [b]Lon Chaney, Jr.,.[/b] 1907–73, made many horror films and westerns.
