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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 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.…
Known for
- LIFE BEYOND — Self (voice)2019
- The Russian German War — Narrator (voice)1995
- No Price Too High — Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King1995
- Donald Brittain: Filmmaker — Self - Narrator (voice)1992
- Love & Larceny — Ashton Fletcher1985
- 2010 — HAL 9000 (voice)1984
- The Man Who Skied Down Everest — Narrator1975
- Sleeper — Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)1973
- Tour en l'air — Narrator (voice)1973
- Sleeper — Evil Computer/Various Robot Butlers (voice) (uncredited)1973
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- 364
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Douglas Rain studied acting at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta, and at the Old Vic School in England. Most often seen on stage, he has long been associated with Ontario's Stratford Festival as well as The Shaw Festival. Usually remembered as the voice of the computer, HAL, in the classic 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Douglas+Rain">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Winnipeg
- Place of death
- St. Marys
- Spouse
- Martha Henry
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Number of children
- 3
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- date of birth
- 1928-03-13
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
- date of death
- 2018-11-11
- name in native language
- Douglas Rain
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