went on to become the enduring and iconic face of the on-screen monster in popular culture.Karloff, who was a struggling actor before that, liked to tell the story of the encounter that changed his life.
While waiting in the rain for a bus in Hollywood, he was offered a ride home by a fellow actor — Lon Chaney, celebrated for chilling performances in silent films like “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1923) and “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925).
Chaney offered a piece of advice: Find a role nobody wants to play, and do it better than anyone else could.Karloff, who went on to become a horror movie superstar, and died in 1969, took it to heart.
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