Lon Chaney in The Unknown
Lon Chaney's death in The Unknown
Lon Chaney (1883 - 1930)
Film Deaths[]
- The Penalty (1920) [Blizzard]: Shot by one of his former members. He dies in Ethel Grey Terry's arm
- The Ace of Hearts (1921) [Mr. Farallone]: Killed in an explosion, along with the rest of the conspirators, when he sets off a bomb at their headquarters. Lon's hand is shown lying in the rubble afterwards.
- Bits of Life (1921) [Chin Chow]: Accidentally stabbed in the head while sleeping in his bunk, when his neighbor nails a crucifix to the wall between them and the spike goes through the wall.
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) [Quasimodo]: Stabbed in the back in the bell tower; he dies when he manages to ring the bell as he dies.
- He Who Gets Slapped (1924) [Paul Beaumont, a.k.a. He]: Stabbed in the chest by Tully Marshall in the circus office; he survives long enough to get revenge (by releasing a lion into the office), stagger into the circus ring, and complete one final performance, then dies in Norma Shearer's arms.
- The Monster (1925) [Dr. Gustave Ziska]: Killed when Walter James activates Lon's soul-transference machine while Lon is strapped in, with nobody attached to the other side for Lon's consciousness to be transferred into. (Thanks to Anton)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) [Erik, the Phantom]: Drowned when a lynch mob throws him into the river (after beating him severely); we only see him disappear beneath the water.
- Mr. Wu (1927) [Mr. Wu/Mr. Wu's Grandfather]: Playing a dual role, "Grandfather" dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes; "Mr. Wu" is stabbed to death by Louise Dresser after he threatens to have her son (Ralph Forbes) killed.
- London After Midnight (1927) [The man in the beaver hat / Professer Edward Burke]: We believe that the man in the beaver hat he played may of got killed at the end but we are yet to confirm it. (The last known print was destroyed by a fire in 1965.)
- The Unknown (1927) [Alonzo the Armless]: Trampled to death by a horse on the stage, after he pushes Joan Crawford out of the horse's path.
- Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) [Tito Beppi, a.k.a. Flik]: Fatally injured in a (possibly suicidal) fall from a high-wire while rehearsing his act in an empty theatre; he dies in Bernard Siegel's arms shortly afterwards. There is also a Deleted scene in which he Jsut gets fatally injured by the fall; Although we are unable to see it as it is now a considered lost scenes.
- West of Zanzibar (1928) ['Dead-Legs' Phroso]: Burned to death (off-screen) by the natives; we only see the ceremonial fire afterwards.
Noteworthy Connections[]
- Ex-husband of Frances Chaney
- Father of Lon Chaney Jr.
Gallery[]
Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)