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!
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Sleeper
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Oedipus Rex
as MessengerThe story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his...
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Universe
as NarratorA triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as...
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The Man Who Skied Down Everest
as NarratorThis Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970...
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The Stratford Adventure
as SelfThis short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river...
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Fields of Sacrifice
as Narrator (voice)This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost...
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A Cry of Angels
as uncreditedHallmark presents the story of how the greatest oratorio, George Frederic Handel's "The...
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The Russian German War
as Narrator (voice)This is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare....
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Folio
as uncreditedFolio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in...
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Folio
as Jacob SchunkFolio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in...
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Folio
as MalcomFolio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in...
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No Price Too High
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