Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-03-13 (90 years old)
Deathday
2018-11-11
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also known As
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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 mad...
1968
as HAL 9000 (voice)
1975
as Narrator
1961
as William Lyon Mackenzie
1954
as Self
1964
as Narrator (voice)
1984
as HAL 9000 (voice)
1962
as Narrator
1957
as Messenger
1963
1995
as Narrator (voice)
1960
as Narrator
1973
as Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)
1966
as Narrator
1967
as King Henry V
1985
as Ashton Fletcher
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