Claude Rains
Acting
Born: 1889-11-10 · Clapham, London, England, UK
Died: 1967-05-30
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Self (archive footage)
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
Erique Claudin (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
Self (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Maximus (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
The Wolfman
1966
Sir John Talbot
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
King Herod
Twilight of Honor
1963
Art Harper
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Mr. Dryden
Battle of the Worlds
1961
Professor Benson
The Lost World
1960
Prof. George Edward Challenger
This Earth Is Mine
1959
Philippe Rambeau
Judgment at Nuremberg
1959
Judge Dan Haywood
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
Mayor of Hamelin
On Borrowed Time
1957
Mr. Brink
Lisbon
1956
Aristides Mavros
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952
Kees Popinga
Sealed Cargo
1951
Capt. Henrik Skalder
Where Danger Lives
1950
Mr. Lannington
The White Tower
1950
Paul Delambre
Rope of Sand
1949
Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
The Passionate Friends
1949
Howard Justin
Song of Surrender
1949
Elisha Hunt
The Unsuspected
1947
Victor Grandison
Notorious
1946
Alexander Sebastian
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
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