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Claude Rains

William Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) was a British actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in The Invisible Man (1933), he appeared in such highly regarded films as The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Wolf Man (1941), Casablanca and Kings Row (both 1942), Notorious (1946), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). He was a Tony Award-winning actor and was a four-time nominee for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Rains was considered to be "one of the screen's great character stars" who was, according to the All-Movie Guide, "at his best when playing cultured villains". During his lengthy career, he was greatly admired by many of his acting colleagues, such as Bette Davis, Vincent Sherman, Ronald Neame, Albert Dekker, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Charles Laughton and Richard Chamberlain. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1889, Clapham
Died: 1967, Laconia

Alternate Names: Rains, Claude, 1889-1967, Rains, Claude 1889-?, Rains, Claude, Rains, Claude (William Claude), 1889-1967, Rains, William Claude., Rains, William Claude, 1889-1967, William Claude Rainsn, William Claude Rains
Occupation(s): Performer, film actor, television actor, stage actor, character actor
Employer(s): Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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