Claude Rains
Born in Clapham, London, England, UK — Nov 10 1889• Died May 30 1967
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Claude Rains was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned 47 years; he later held American citizenship. He was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the title role in The Invisible Man (1933), a corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and, perhaps his most famous performance, Captain Renault in Casablanca (1942). Rains was born William Claude Rains in Camberwell, London on November 10, 1889. He grew up, according to his daughter, with "a very serious cockney accent and a speech impediment". His father was Bri…
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Naked City
John Winfield Weston
Dr. Kildare
Edward Fredericks
Rawhide
Alexander Longford
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
John Fabian
Sam Benedict
Playhouse 90
Judge Dan Haywood
Casablanca
Captain Louis Renault
Lawrence of Arabia
Mr. Dryden
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. Brink
The Greatest Story Ever Told
King Herod
Notorious
Alexander Sebastian
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Prince John
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Joseph Paine
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
The Wolf Man
Sir John Talbot
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Invisible Man
Dr. Jack Griffin
Now, Voyager
Dr. Jaquith
Phantom of the Opera
Erique Claudin
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Mr. Jordan
Mr. Skeffington
Job Skeffington
Passage to Marseille
Captain Freycinet
The Lost World
Prof. George Edward Challenger
Breakdowns of 1938
Claude Rains (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings Row
Alexander Tower
The Sea Hawk
Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
Forever and a Day
Ambrose Pomfret
Deception
Alexander Hollenius
The Wolfman
Sir John Talbot
Scrooge
Jacob Marley (voice) (uncredited)
The Unsuspected
Victor Grandison
Moontide
Nutsy
Angel on My Shoulder
"Nick"
Twilight of Honor
Art Harper
Lady with Red Hair
David Belasco
Rope of Sand
Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
Breakdowns of 1937
Self
Caesar and Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Juarez
Emperor Louis Napoleon III
Stolen Holiday
Stefan Orloff
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Lisbon
Aristides Mavros
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
White Banners
Paul Ward
Where Danger Lives
Mr. Lannington
They Made Me a Criminal
Det. Monty Phelan
Crime Without Passion
Lee Gentry
Four Daughters
Adam Lemp
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Mayor of Hamelin
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daughters Courageous
Jim Masters
The Last Outpost
John Stevenson
Sons of Liberty
Haym Salomon
The Prince and the Pauper
Earl of Hertford
Four Wives
Adam Lemp
Anthony Adverse
Marquis Don Luis
Sealed Cargo
Capt. Henrik Skalder
The Passionate Friends
Howard Justin
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
John Jasper
This Love of Ours
Joseph Targel
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judge Dan Haywood
This Earth Is Mine
Philippe Rambeau
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
Kees Popinga
Gold Is Where You Find It
Colonel Ferris
Four Mothers
Adam Lemp
On Borrowed Time
Mr. Brink
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The White Tower
Paul Delambre
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
They Won't Forget
District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Hearts Divided
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Clairvoyant
Maximus
Song of Surrender
Elisha Hunt
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Paul Verin
Saturday's Children
Mr. Henry Halevy
The Dark Universe
El hombre invisible (archivo de imagen)
Battle of the Worlds
Professor Benson
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Erique Claudin (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
Strange Holiday
John Stevenson
Build Thy House
Clarkis