- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 10, 1889
- Place of Birth
- Clapham, London, England, UK
- Died
- May 30, 1967
Claude Rains
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 British stage actor Frederick Rains, and the young Rains made his stage debut at 11 in Nell of Old Drury. His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tree paid for the elocution lessons Rains needed in order to succeed as an actor. Later, Rains taught at the institution, tea…
Filmography
movieClassic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000 · Erique Claudin (archive footage)
movieMonster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieIngrid Bergman Remembered
1996 · Self (archive footage)
movie100 Years at the Movies
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieHalloween Monster Bash
1991 · Maximus (archive footage)
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)
movieThe Wolfman
1966 · Sir John Talbot
movieThe Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · King Herod
movieTwilight of Honor
1963 · Art Harper
movieLawrence of Arabia
1962 · Mr. Dryden
tvSam Benedict
1962
movieBattle of the Worlds
1961 · Professor Benson
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Edward Fredericks
movieThe Lost World
1960 · Prof. George Edward Challenger
movieThis Earth Is Mine
1959 · Philippe Rambeau
movieJudgment at Nuremberg
1959 · Judge Dan Haywood
tvRawhide
1959 · Alexander Longford
tvNaked City
1958 · John Winfield Weston
movieThe Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957 · Mayor of Hamelin
On Borrowed Time
movieOn Borrowed Time
1957 · Mr. Brink
tvPlayhouse 90
1956 · Judge Dan Haywood
movieLisbon
1956 · Aristides Mavros
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · John Fabian, Charles Gresham, Andrew Thurgood, Father Amion, Leonard Eldridge
movieThe Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952 · Kees Popinga
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Mr. Brink, The High Lama
movieSealed Cargo
1951 · Capt. Henrik Skalder
movieWhere Danger Lives
1950 · Mr. Lannington
movieThe White Tower
1950 · Paul Delambre
movieSong of Surrender
1949 · Elisha Hunt
movieRope of Sand
1949 · Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
movieThe Passionate Friends
1949 · Howard Justin
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieThe Unsuspected
1947 · Victor Grandison
movieBlow-Ups of 1946
1946 · Self
movieDeception
1946 · Alexander Hollenius
movieAngel on My Shoulder
1946 · "Nick"
movieNotorious
1946 · Alexander Sebastian
movieCaesar and Cleopatra
1945 · Julius Caesar
movieThis Love of Ours
1945 · Joseph Targel
movieStrange Holiday
1945 · John Stevenson
movieMr. Skeffington
1944 · Job Skeffington
moviePassage to Marseille
1944 · Captain Freycinet
moviePhantom of the Opera
1943 · Erique Claudin
movieForever and a Day
1943 · Ambrose Pomfret
movieCasablanca
1943 · Captain Louis Renault
movieBreakdowns of 1942
1942 · Self
movieNow, Voyager
1942 · Dr. Jaquith
movieMoontide
1942 · Nutsy
movieKings Row
1942 · Alexander Tower
movieThe Wolf Man
1941 · Sir John Talbot
movieBreakdowns of 1941
1941 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHere Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · Mr. Jordan
movieFour Mothers
1941 · Adam Lemp
movieLady with Red Hair
1940 · David Belasco
movieThe Sea Hawk
1940 · Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
movieSaturday's Children
1940 · Mr. Henry Halevy
movieFour Wives
1939 · Adam Lemp
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Joseph Paine
movieDaughters Courageous
1939 · Jim Masters
movieJuarez
1939 · Emperor Louis Napoleon III
movieSons of Liberty
1939 · Haym Salomon
movieThey Made Me a Criminal
1939 · Det. Monty Phelan
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Claude Rains (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieFour Daughters
1938 · Adam Lemp
movieWhite Banners
1938 · Paul Ward
movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · Prince John
movieGold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Colonel Ferris
movieBreakdowns of 1937
1937 · Self
movieThey Won't Forget
1937 · District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin
movieThe Prince and the Pauper
1937 · Earl of Hertford
movieStolen Holiday
1937 · Stefan Orloff
movieBreakdowns of 1936
1936 · Self
movieAnthony Adverse
1936 · Marquis Don Luis
movieHearts Divided
1936 · Napoleon Bonaparte
movieThe Making of a Great Motion Picture
1936
movieScrooge
1935 · Jacob Marley (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Last Outpost
1935 · John Stevenson
movieThe Clairvoyant
1935 · Maximus
movieThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935 · John Jasper
movieThe Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 · Paul Verin
movieCrime Without Passion
1934 · Lee Gentry
movieThe Invisible Man
1933 · Dr. Jack Griffin
movieBuild Thy House
1920 · Clarkis