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Douglas Rain

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Douglas Rain (born 1928) is a Canadian actor and narrator. He is 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! Description above from the Wikipedia article Douglas Rain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Mar 13, 1928 In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie The Stratford Adventure 1954-08-02
Latest Project:
Series No Price Too High 1995-01-01
Known For
Poster of The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Poster of Fields of Sacrifice
Poster of Buddhism
Filmography
Series No Price Too High Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King 1995-01-01
Movie 2010 HAL 9000 (voice) 1984-12-06
Movie The Man Who Skied Down Everest Narrator 1975-09-19
Movie Sleeper Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice) 1973-12-17
Movie 2001: A Space Odyssey HAL 9000 (voice) 1968-04-02
Movie Fields of Sacrifice Narrator (voice) 1964-01-02
Movie A Cry of Angels 1963-12-15
Movie Buddhism Narrator 1962-01-01
Movie Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle William Lyon Mackenzie 1961-01-01
Movie Oedipus Rex Messenger 1957-01-06
Movie The Stratford Adventure Self 1954-08-02