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| Erik | |
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| The Phantom of the Opera character | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:ChaneyPhantomoftheOpera.jpg) Lon Chaney as Erik, The Phantom, in Universal's 1925 silent film version of The Phantom of the Opera | |
| First appearance | The Phantom of the Opera (1909) |
| Created by | Gaston Leroux |
| Portrayed by | Lon Chaney Claude Rains Herbert Lom Colm Wilkinson Michael Crawford Dave Willetts Timothy Nolen Steve Barton Robert Englund Julian Sands Gerard Butler Charles Dance Robert Guillaume Paul Stanley Anthony Warlow Ramin Karimloo Ben Lewis John Owen-Jones Earl Carpenter Howard McGillin Anthony Crivello Brad Little Davis Gaines Norm Lewis Hugh Panaro Ben Crawford Aiden Grennell Laird Mackintosh |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | The Phantom of the Opera Opera Ghost The Angel of Music |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Musician, Composer. |
| Nationality | French |
Erik (also known as the Phantom of the Opera, commonly referred to as the Phantom) is the titular antagonist of Gaston Leroux's novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, best known to English speakers as The Phantom of the Opera. The character has been adapted to alternative media several times, including in the 1925 film adaptation starring Lon Chaney, the 1943 remake starring Claude Rains, the 1962 remake starring Herbert Lom and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical.