Lon Chaney

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 characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted, characters and for his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques that he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lon Chaney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Lon Chaney, nascut Leonidas Frank Chaney (Colorado Springs, 1 d'abril de 1883 – Los Angeles, 26 d'agost de 1930), conegut com «l'home de les mil cares», va ser un actor de cinema estatunidenc del temps del mut. Va ser un dels actors més polivalents i més impressionants de l'alba del cinema. Hom el recorda sobretot per a les seves composicions de personatges torturats, sovint grotescos i afectats, així com per al seu talent innovador pel que fa al maquillatge. El fill de Chaney, Lon Chaney Jr es va convertir en actor de cinema després de la mort del seu pare, i va destacar sobretot en pel·lícules de terror.