Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 13, 1928
Died
Nov 11, 2018
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Credits
22 titles
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 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!
Known For
Filmography
LIFE BEYOND
Self (voice)
No Price Too High
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
The Russian German War
Narrator (voice)
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
Self - Narrator (voice)
Love & Larceny
Ashton Fletcher
2010
HAL 9000 (voice)
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Narrator
Sleeper
Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)
Tour en l'air
Narrator (voice)
2001: A Space Odyssey
HAL 9000 (voice)
Henry V
King Henry V
Bird of Passage
Narrator
BBC Play of the Month
Stephano
A Cry of Angels
Fields of Sacrifice
Narrator (voice)
Buddhism
Narrator
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
William Lyon Mackenzie
Festival
Cassius
Universe
Narrator
Oedipus Rex
Messenger
Folio
The Stratford Adventure
Self