Kharis

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Kharis
The Mummy character
The changing face of Kharis: Lon Chaney's mask-like countenance in The Mummy's Ghost (1944) is considerably less gruesome than his previous appearance in The Mummy's Tomb (1942) and endures as the most familiar image of the character.
First appearance	The Mummy's Hand
Last appearance	The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories
Portrayed by	Tom Tyler (1940) Lon Chaney Jr. (1942–1944) Eddie Parker (1955) Christopher Lee (1959)
In-universe information
Species	Mummy
Gender	Male
Occupation	High priest
Nationality	Egyptian
Status	Deceased

Colorized publicity shots for The Mummy's Tomb (1942) and The Mummy's Ghost (1944). Lon Chaney Jr. played Kharis in three out of four follow-ups to the original film.

Kharis (/kɑːˈriːs/) is a character featured in Universal Studios's Mummy series in the 1940s, following their original 1932 film The Mummy, which starred Boris Karloff as a different mummy character, Imhotep, though their backstories are practically identical. Universal's Mummy films were inspired by worldwide interest in Egyptian archeology during the first half of the 20th century.