(1883-1930) American motion picture actor whose artful
use of
makeup and portrayals of deformed or
disfigured characters earned him the
nickname "
Man of a Thousand Faces." Chaney starred in more than 150 silent films, with some of his most memorable roles being Quasimodo, the hunchback in The Hunchback of
Notre Dame (1923), and the
acid-scarred musician who haunted the
underground passages of the
Paris Opera in The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
(1883@1930)
American motion-
picture actor known especially for his
ability, by means of make-up and otherwise, to distort his face and
body.