Douglas Rain

Actor

Born: March 13, 1928
Died: November 11, 2018 (age 90)
From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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.…

Filmography (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
Tour en l'air (1973)
Narrator (voice)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
HAL 9000 (voice)
Henry V (1967)
King Henry V
Bird of Passage
Bird of Passage (1966)
Narrator
A Cry of Angels (1963)
Fields of Sacrifice (1963)
Narrator (voice)
Buddhism
Buddhism (1962)
Narrator
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle (1961)
William Lyon Mackenzie
Universe (1960)
Narrator
Oedipus Rex (1957)
Messenger
The Stratford Adventure (1954)
Self