Douglas Rain

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-03-13 (90 years old)

Deathday

2018-11-11

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Douglas Rain

Biography

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...

Acting

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey

as HAL 9000 (voice)

1961

Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle

as William Lyon Mackenzie

1964

Fields of Sacrifice

as Narrator (voice)

1984

2010

as HAL 9000 (voice)

1962

Buddhism

as Narrator

1957

Oedipus Rex

as Messenger

1995

The Russian German War

as Narrator (voice)

1960

Universe

as Narrator

1973

Sleeper

as Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)

1966

Bird of Passage

as Narrator

1967

Henry V

as King Henry V

1985

Love and Larceny

as Ashton Fletcher

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