9.0
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Claude Rains
Also known as: William Claude Rains, William Rains, Claude William Rains
Nationality:United Kingdom
Height:5'7" (169 cm)
Education:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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William Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) was a British and American actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and is considered one of the screen's great character stars who played cultured villains during the Golden Age of Hollywood. The son of a stage actor, Rains began acting onstage in his native London in the 1900s. He became a leading thespian on the West End, and an acting teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He moved to the United States in the late 1920s and became a successful Broadway star, before making his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in The Invisible Man (1933). He went on to play prominent roles in such big-screen productions as The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Wolf Man (1941), Casablanca (1942), Kings Row (1942), Phantom of the Opera (1943) and Notorious (1946). In 1951, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Darkness at Noon. He continued to work as a prominent character actor in films, notably as Mr. Dryden in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and his final role in the Biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). In 1960, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry. Richard Chamberlain described him as "one of the finest actors of the 20th century," while Bette Davis considered him one of her favorite co-stars.
Filmography (68 movies)
8.1
8.1
Casablanca
1943
as Captain Louis Renault
8.0
8.0
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
as Erique Claudin (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Mr. Dryden
7.8
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Joseph Paine
7.7
7.7
Notorious
1946
as Alexander Sebastian
7.5
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933
as Dr. Jack Griffin
7.5
7.5
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Prince John
7.4
7.4
Forever and a Day
1943
as Ambrose Pomfret
7.3
7.3
Now, Voyager
1942
as Dr. Jaquith
7.2
7.2
Kings Row
1942
as Alexander Tower
7.1
7.1
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
7.0
7.0
The Wolf Man
1941
as Sir John Talbot
6.9
6.9
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Mr. Jordan
6.9
6.9
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Colonel Ferris
6.8
6.8
The Passionate Friends
1949
as Howard Justin
6.8
6.8
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as Earl of Hertford
6.7
6.7
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
6.7
6.7
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Job Skeffington
6.6
6.6
The Unsuspected
1947
as Victor Grandison
6.6
6.6
Four Daughters
1938
as Adam Lemp
6.6
6.6
Passage to Marseille
1944
as Captain Freycinet
6.5
6.5
Deception
1946
as Alexander Hollenius
6.5
6.5
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as David Belasco
6.5
6.5
Juarez
1939
as Emperor Louis Napoleon III
6.4
6.4
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Nick
6.4
6.4
Strange Holiday
1945
as John Stevenson
6.4
6.4
Saturday's Children
1940
as Mr. Henry Halevy
6.4
6.4
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Mr. Lannington
6.4
6.4
Lisbon
1956
as Aristides Mavros
6.4
6.4
Sealed Cargo
1951
as Capt. Henrik Skalder
6.3
6.3
Moontide
1942
as Nutsy
6.2
6.2
Sons of Liberty
1939
as Haym Salomon
6.2
6.2
Four Mothers
1941
as Adam Lemp
6.2
6.2
Daughters Courageous
1939
as Jim Masters
6.2
6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Julius Caesar
6.2
6.2
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Erique Claudin
6.1
6.1
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Det. Monty Phelan
6.1
6.1
The Last Outpost
1935
as John Stevenson
6.1
6.1
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Art Harper
6.1
6.1
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Stefan Orloff
6.1
6.1
This Earth Is Mine
1959
as Philippe Rambeau
6.0
6.0
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
6.0
6.0
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
as Paul Verin
6.0
6.0
The Clairvoyant
1935
as Maximus
5.8
5.8
White Banners
1938
as Paul Ward
5.8
5.8
Crime Without Passion
1934
as Lee Gentry
5.8
5.8
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952
as Kees Popinga
5.7
5.7
The Lost World
1960
as Prof. George Edward Challenger
5.7
5.7
This Love of Ours
1945
as Joseph Targel
5.7
5.7
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Marquis Don Luis
5.6
5.6
Rope of Sand
1949
as Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
5.6
5.6
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
as John Jasper
5.6
5.6
They Won't Forget
1937
as District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin
5.5
5.5
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
5.5
5.5
The White Tower
1950
as Paul Delambre
5.4
5.4
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Mayor of Hamelin
5.3
5.3
Four Wives
1939
as Adam Lemp
5.0
5.0
Hearts Divided
1936
as Napoleon Bonaparte
5.0
5.0
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1936
4.4
4.4
Battle of the Worlds
1961
as Professor Benson
Song of Surrender
1949
as Elisha Hunt
On Borrowed Time
1957
as Mr. Brink
Build Thy House
1920
as Clarkis
The Dark Universe
2023
as El hombre invisible (archivo de imagen)
Judgment at Nuremberg
1959
as Judge Dan Haywood
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