Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain (March 13, 1928 - November 11, 2018) was a Canadian actor and narrator. He was primarily a stage actor, but his best known film role was as the voice of the HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010 (1984). Rain was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He studied acting at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta as well as in London at the Old Vic School. As a stage actor, his long association with the Stratford Festival of Canada that spans more than four decades. He has performed in many diverse roles on stage, most notably recognized for his performance at Stratford, Ontario in Henry V which was made into a television production in 1966. Rain was also nominated for Broadway's 1972 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for his performance in Vivat! Vivat Regina!

  • Title: Douglas Rain
  • Popularity: 2.503
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1928-03-13
  • Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Douglas Rain Movies

  • 1964
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    Fields of Sacrifice

    Fields of Sacrifice

    7 1964 HD

    This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The film...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Douglas Rain

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  • 1962
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    Buddhism

    Buddhism

    1 1962 HD

    In this short documentary we learn the back story of the Buddha – the religion he founded and how it is manifested today. Travel through...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Douglas Rain

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  • 1995
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    The Russian German War

    The Russian German War

    5.5 1995 HD

    This is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare. This series features captured German and Russian film...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Douglas Rain

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  • 1960
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    Universe

    Universe

    7.3 1960 HD

    A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space, this film...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Douglas Rain

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  • 1966
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    Bird of Passage

    Bird of Passage

    1 1966 HD

    A young Japanese-Canadian businessman, now established in Montréal, recalls the time during World War II when the Japanese-Canadian community...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Douglas Rain

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  • 1975
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    The Man Who Skied Down Everest

    The Man Who Skied Down Everest

    6.6 1975 HD

    This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effort to ski down the world's tallest mountain.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Yūichirō Miura

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  • 1968
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    8.1 1968 HD

    Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Keir Dullea

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  • 1957
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    Oedipus Rex

    Oedipus Rex

    6.3 1957 HD

    The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Douglas Campbell

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  • 1984
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    2010

    2010

    6.6 1984 HD

    While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Roy Scheider

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  • 1963
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    A Cry of Angels

    A Cry of Angels

    1 1963 HD

    Hallmark presents the story of how the greatest oratorio, George Frederic Handel's "The Messiah," came to be written in the English language.

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    Cast: Norman Barrs

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  • 1961
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    Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle

    Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle

    1 1961 HD

    This film is a reconstruction of Robert Baldwin’s involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Though bound to the cause of...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Leo Ciceri

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  • 1954
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    The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

    6 1954 HD

    This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre....

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Drainie

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  • 1973
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    Sleeper

    Sleeper

    6.9 1973 HD

    Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Woody Allen

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  • 1959
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    Folio

    Folio

    1 1959 HD

    Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music...

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  • 1959
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    Folio

    Folio

    1 1959 HD

    Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music...

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  • 1959
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    Folio

    Folio

    1 1959 HD

    Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music...

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  • 1995
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    No Price Too High

    No Price Too High

    10 1995 HD

    The Canadian contribution to World War Two was extraordinary in scale and variety. More than one million people, out of nation of just eleven...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Arthur Kent

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