Leonidas Chaney was an incredibly successful actor and theatre owner despite his parents being deaf-mutes. He made his debut in the film industry in 1912 and had a vast filmography. Along with his brother John, he also owned a theatre company.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth
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Riddle Gawne (1918)
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$125 per week |
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The Miracle Man (1919)
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$150 /week |
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The Penalty (1920)
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$500 |
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The Unholy Three (1930)
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$3,750 Per Week |
Although his parents were deaf-mutes, 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 effects he carried the characterization to be "the man with the thousand faces." He only filmed one movie with sound: The remake of one of his earlier films The Unholy Three (1930). His son, Lon Chaney Jr., became a famous actor of the horror genre.
