Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain
Born	1928 (1928) (age 83) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Spouse	Kate Reid Martha Henry

Douglas Rain (born 1928) is a Canadian actor and narrator. He is 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 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.^[1]

Rain was also nominated for Broadway's 1972 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for his performance in Vivat! Vivat Regina!

Filmography

• Oedipus Rex (1957)
• The Night They Killed Joe Howe (1960) (TV drama)
• Just Mary (1960) TV Series (voice)
• Universe (1960) (short film) uncredited narrator^[2]
• One Plus One (1961)
• William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country (1961)
• Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle (1961)
• The Other Man (1963) (TV mini series)
• Twelfth Night (1964) (TV)
• Fields of Sacrifice (1964) narrator
• Henry V (1966) (TV)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (HAL 9000 voice)
• Talking to a Stranger (1971) (TV mini series)
• Sleeper (1973) (voice)
• The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975) narrator
• One Canadian: The Political Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker (1976) (TV mini series) (voice)
• 2010 (1984) (HAL 9000 voice)
• Love & Larceny (1985) (TV)

References

1. ^ Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
2. ^ Ohayon, Albert. "The 1960s: An Explosion of Creativity". NFB.ca. National Film Board of Canada. http://www.nfb.ca/playlists/albert_ohayon/1960s-explosion-creativity/. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 

External links

• Douglas Rain at the Internet Movie Database
• Douglas Rain at the Internet Broadway Database

Persondata
Name	Rain, Douglas
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1928
Place of birth	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date of death
Place of death