Lon Chaney
American actor (1883–1930)
0.71body-of-work score · ranked #1205 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- April 1, 1883 · Colorado Springs
- Died
- August 26, 1930 · Los Angeles
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- actor, film director, stage actor, screenwriter
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1925 · United States · horror, drama, silent
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1925 #6 · National Film Registry (inducted 1998) · Roger Ebert's Great Movies
0.713 citations
Complete filmography
All 7 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1915For Cash
- 1915The Chimney's Secret
- 1915The Oyster Dredger
- 1915The Stool Pigeon
- 1915The Trust
- 1915The Violin Maker
- 1925The Phantom of the Opera