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Douglas Rain
Canadian actor and narrator (1928-2018) · Canada · On the map · Actors · Died at 90
Douglas James Rain was a Canadian actor. Although primarily a stage actor, he is best known for voicing HAL 9000, the supercomputer in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984).
Douglas Rain is read about 216 times a day, in 21 languages.
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No Price Too HighSeries, William Lyon Mackenzie King
The Russian German WarFilm, 1995Narrator (voice)1992
Donald Brittain: FilmmakerFilm1985
Love & LarcenyFilm, Ashton Fletcher1984
2010Film, HAL 9000 (voice)1975
The Man Who Skied Down EverestFilm, Narrator1973
SleeperFilm, Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)1968
2001: A Space OdysseyFilm, HAL 9000 (voice)1966Bird of PassageFilm, Narrator1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Stephano1963
A Cry of AngelsFilm1962BuddhismFilm, Narrator1961Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of PrincipleFilm, William Lyon Mackenzie1960
FestivalSeries, Cassius
UniverseFilm, 1960Narrator1957
Oedipus RexFilm, Messenger1955
FolioSeries, Jacob Schunk1954
The Stratford AdventureFilm1928Born13 March 1928People around Douglas
Arthur C. Clarke Wrote 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Keir Dullea Also in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Peter Hyams Produced 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Stanley Kubrick Directed 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Helen Mirren Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Candice Bergen Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
John Lithgow Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Roy Scheider Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Bob Balaban Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010- Savely Kramarov Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
- Dana Elcar Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Elya Baskin Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Jan Tříska Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Madolyn Smith Osborne Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Natasha Shneider Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Mary Jo Deschanel Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Taliesin Jaffe Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010- Herta Ware Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
Tyrone Guthrie Directed Oedipus Rex (1957)
Robert Lesser Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
William Hutt Also in Oedipus Rex and Henry V
James McEachin Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact and 2010
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2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
Sleeper 1973
2010 1984
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 17
25 credits on file
Television 5
Awards
About this person
He co-founded the Stratford Festival, and was nominated for a Tony Award for the Broadway play Vivat! Vivat Regina!.
