Douglas Rain

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Douglas Rain (born March 13, 1928 in Winnipeg , Manitoba , † November 11, 2018 in St. Marys , Ontario ) was a Canadian theater and film actor .

life and career

Douglas Rain studied acting at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Banff , Alberta , and the Old Vic School in London , England . In the course of his acting career he was primarily active in the theater, only later and then only occasionally he was seen in film and television. Rain achieved fame as the voice of the computer HAL 9000 in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). Director Stanley Kubrick selected Rain because of his soft voice with a transatlantic accent.

He co-founded the Stratford Festival , for which he worked for over 45 years. His most famous stage role was the title role in Shakespeare's Henry V in a performance in Stratford , Ontario , which was subsequently taken over as a television production. For his performance in the Broadway -Stück Vivat! Vivat Regina! Rain was nominated for a Tony Award in 1972 .

His first marriage to Lois Shaw had two sons. In his second marriage he was married to the film and theater actress Martha Henry , with whom he has a daughter. He died in November 2018 at the age of 90.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1954: The Stratford Adventure (short film)
  • 1957: Oedipus Rex
  • 1960: Just Mary (TV series, voice)
  • 1960: The Sky Above Us ( Universe , Voice)
  • 1961: One Plus One
  • 1961: William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country
  • 1961: Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle
  • 1963: The Other Man (TV miniseries)
  • 1964: Twelfth Night (TV movie)
  • 1966: Henry V (TV movie)
  • 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey ( 2001: A Space Odyssey , voice for HAL 9000 )
  • 1971: Talking to a Stranger (TV miniseries)
  • 1973: The Sleeper ( Sleeper , voice)
  • 1975: Shot trip from Mount Everest ( The Man Who Skied Down Everest , narrator in the original)
  • 1976: One Canadian: The Political Memoirs of the Rt.Hon.John G. Diefenbaker (TV miniseries, voice)
  • 1984: 2010: The Year We Make Contact ( 2010: The Year We Make Contact , voice for HAL 9000 )
  • 1985: Love & Larceny (TV movie)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Erin Nyren: Douglas Rain, Voice of HAL 9000 in '2001: A Space Odyssey,' Dies at 90 . In: Variety of November 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Stratford Festival pioneer, Douglas Rain, dies at 90 . In: The Stratford Beacon Herald of November 11, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Rain, Douglas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnipeg , Manitoba
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 2018
Place of death St. Marys , Ontario