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Douglas Rain
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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…
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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 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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2019
LIFE BEYOND
TV show Self (voice)
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1995
No Price Too High
TV show Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
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1995
The Russian German War
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1992
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Movie Self - Narrator (voice)
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1985
Love & Larceny
Movie Ashton Fletcher
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1984
2010
Movie HAL 9000 (voice)
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1975
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Movie Narrator
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1973
Sleeper
Movie Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)
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1973
Tour en l'air
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
Movie HAL 9000 (voice)
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1967
Henry V
Movie King Henry V
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1966
Bird of Passage
Movie Narrator
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1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV show Stephano
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1963
A Cry of Angels
Movie
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1963
Fields of Sacrifice
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1962
Buddhism
Movie Narrator
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1961
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
Movie William Lyon Mackenzie
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1960
Festival
TV show Cassius
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1960
Universe
Movie Narrator
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1957
Oedipus Rex
Movie Messenger
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1955
Folio
TV show
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1954
The Stratford Adventure
Movie Self
