# Which rock star dressed as Lon Chaney in "London After Midnight"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 11, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-star-dressed-as-lon-chaney-in-london-after-midnight/838514 "2019-08-11T20:45:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-star-dressed-as-lon-chaney-in-london-after-midnight/838514/1 "2019-08-11T20:45:50Z")
I think it was either Ozzy Osbourne or Alice Cooper, but I can’t find a cite either way. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-star-dressed-as-lon-chaney-in-london-after-midnight/838514/2 "2019-08-11T20:51:33Z")
Are you thinking Lon Chaney after Midnight? IMDB says: Jonathan Morrill Jonathan Morrill … Lon Chaney Vampire (as Lon Chaney) > **[Lon Chaney After Midnight (2010) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1662527/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast)** > > Lon Chaney After Midnight (2010) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-star-dressed-as-lon-chaney-in-london-after-midnight/838514/3 "2019-08-11T20:57:00Z")
No, I mean the now-lost silent film classic starring Lon Chaney. I seem to recall some rocker doing the top hat, bulging eyes, and scary teeth thing circa ~1970? But as I said, I can’t corroborate. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-star-dressed-as-lon-chaney-in-london-after-midnight/838514/4 "2019-08-12T05:55:39Z")
Well, Ozzy making a crazy grin would’ve been really close to Chaney’s character, even without make-up, so my bet is on him. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-star-dressed-as-lon-chaney-in-london-after-midnight/838514/5 "2019-08-12T15:21:43Z")
Alice Cooper has always been fond of top hats. I’ve rarely seen Ozzy wearing a hat of any kind. ---
**Author:** ![AwesomeJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AwesomeJim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwesomeJim)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-star-dressed-as-lon-chaney-in-london-after-midnight/838514/6 "2019-08-12T16:50:00Z")
Could you be thinking of Screaming Lord Sutch? He used to wear a top hat and cape, and sing horror themed songs (I think his biggest hit was Jack the Ripper) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-star-dressed-as-lon-chaney-in-london-after-midnight/838514/7 "2019-08-12T17:06:12Z")
A quick Google image search turns up pictures of Ozzy, Alice, and Screaming Lord Sutch all wearing top hats at some point in their careers. I don’t know if any of them were specifically referencing _London After Midnight_, but all of them could have been.