What role on film has been played by Lon Chaney, Claude Raines and Herbert Lom, amongst others?
Lon Chaney Faces", and was portrayed by James Cagney. The film is a largely fictionalized account, as Chaney was notoriously private and hated the Hollywood lifestyle. He never revealed personal details, about himself or his family, once stating "Between pictures, there is no Lon Chaney." Chaney's son Creighton, who later changed his name to Lon Chaney Jr., became a film actor after his father's death. Chaney Jr. is best remembered for roles in horror films, such as the title character in "The Wolf Man" (1941). In October 1997, both Chaneys appeared on commemorative US postage stamps as the Phantom of the Opera
Lon Chaney and the Wolf Man, with the set completed by Bela Lugosi as Dracula and Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster and the Mummy. Chaney and his son are mentioned in the Warren Zevon song "Werewolves of London". Chaney is also the subject of the 2000 documentary feature, "Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces". The film was produced by silent film historian Kevin Brownlow and narrated by Kenneth Branagh. Lon Chaney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located on Hollywood Boulevard. In 1994, Al Hirschfeld's caricature of Chaney was featured on a commemorative United States postage stamp. In 1929, Lon