Douglas Rain
Acting
Born: 1928-03-13 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 2018-11-11
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 fou
🎬 Movies (17)
The Russian German War
1995
Narrator (voice)
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker
1992
Self - Narrator (voice)
Love & Larceny
1985
Ashton Fletcher
2010
1984
HAL 9000 (voice)
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
1975
Narrator
Sleeper
1973
Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)
Tour en l'air
1973
Narrator (voice)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
HAL 9000 (voice)
Henry V
1967
King Henry V
Bird of Passage
1966
Narrator
A Cry of Angels
1963
Fields of Sacrifice
1963
Narrator (voice)
Buddhism
1962
Narrator
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
1961
William Lyon Mackenzie
Universe
1960
Narrator
Oedipus Rex
1957
Messenger
The Stratford Adventure
1954
Self
