Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned 47 years; he later held American citizenship. He was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the title role in The Invisible Man (1933), a corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and, perhaps his most famous performance, Captain Renault in Casablanca (1942).
Rains was born William Claude Rains in Camberwell, London on November 10, 1889. He grew up, according to his daughter, with "a very serious cockney accent and a speech impediment". His father was British stage actor Frederick Rains, and the young Rains made his stage debut at 11 in Nell of Old Drury.
His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tree paid for the elocution lessons Rains needed in order to succeed as an actor. Later, Rains taught at the institution, teaching John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, among others.
Rains served in the First World War in the London Scottish Regiment, with fellow actors Basil Rathbone, Ronald Colman and Herbert Marshall. Rains was involved in a gas attack that left him nearly blind in one eye for the rest of his life. However, the war did aid his social advancement and, by its end, he had risen from the rank of Private to Captain.
Rains began his career in the London theatre, having a success in the title role of John Drinkwater's play Ulysses S. Grant, the follow-up to the playwright's major hit Abraham Lincoln, and traveled to Broadway in the late 1920s to act in leading roles in such plays as Shaw's The Apple Cart and in the dramatizations of The Constant Nymph, and Pearl S. Buck's novel The Good Earth, as a Chinese farmer.
Rains came relatively late to film acting and his first screen test was a failure, but his distinctive voice won him the title role in James Whale's The Invisible Man (1933) when someone accidentally overheard his screen test being played in the next room. Rains later credited director Michael Curtiz with teaching him the more understated requirements of film acting, or "what not to do in front of a camera".
Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
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2000 | El Espectro De La Opera: Un Fantasma Desenmascarado | Erique Claudin (archive footage) | ★★★★☆ |
1995 | Svengoolie | Dr. Jack Griffin/The Invisible Man | ★★★★☆ |
1979 | The Horror Show | (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
1966 | The Wolf Man | Sir John Talbot | ★★★★★ |
1965 | La historia más grande jamás contada | King Herod | ★★★☆☆ |
1963 | Acusación de asesinato (A cualquier precio) | Art Harper | ★★★☆☆ |
1962 | Lawrence de Arabia | Mr. Dryden | ★★★★☆ |
1962 | Sam Benedict | ★★★☆☆ | |
1961 | El planeta de los hombres verdes | Professor Benson | ★★☆☆☆ |
1961 | Dr. Kildare | Edward Fredericks | ★★★☆☆ |
1960 | El Mundo Perdido | Prof. George Edward Challenger | ★★★☆☆ |
1959 | Esta tierra es mia | Philippe Rambeau | ★★★☆☆ |
1959 | Rawhide | Alexander Longford | ★★★★☆ |
1958 | Naked City | John Winfield Weston | ★★★☆☆ |
1957 | El flautista de Hamelín | Mayor of Hamelin | ★★★☆☆ |
1957 | On Borrowed Time | Mr. Brink | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1956 | Lisboa | Aristides Mavros | ★★★☆☆ |
1956 | Playhouse 90 | Judge Dan Haywood | ★★★★☆ |
1955 | Alfred Hitchcock presenta | John Fabian | ★★★★☆ |
1955 | Alfred Hitchcock presenta | Alexander Sebastian (archive footage) (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
1955 | Alfred Hitchcock presenta | Charles Gresham | ★★★★☆ |
1955 | Alfred Hitchcock presenta | Andrew Thurgood | ★★★★☆ |
1955 | Alfred Hitchcock presenta | Father Amion | ★★★★☆ |
1955 | Alfred Hitchcock presenta | Leonard Eldridge | ★★★★☆ |
1952 | El expreso de París | Kees Popinga | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | Cargamento blindado | Capt. Henrik Skalder | ★★★☆☆ |
1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mr. Brink | ★★★★☆ |
1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | The High Lama | ★★★★☆ |
1950 | Donde habita el peligro | Frederick Lannington | ★★★☆☆ |
1950 | La montaña trágica | Paul Delambre | ★★★☆☆ |
1949 | Soga de arena | Arthur 'Fred' Martingale | ★★★☆☆ |
1949 | Amigos apasionados | Howard Justin | ★★★☆☆ |
1949 | Song of Surrender | Elisha Hunt | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1947 | Sin sombra de sospecha | Victor Grandison | ★★★☆☆ |
1946 | Encadenados | Alexander Sebastian | ★★★★☆ |
1946 | El Diablo y yo | Nick | ★★★☆☆ |
1946 | Engaño | Alexander Hollenius | ★★★☆☆ |
1945 | César y Cleopatra | Julius Caesar | ★★★☆☆ |
1945 | Strange Holiday | John Stevenson | ★★★☆☆ |
1945 | This Love of Ours | Joseph Targel | ★★★☆☆ |
1944 | El señor Skeffington | Job Skeffington | ★★★☆☆ |
1944 | Pasaje para Marsella | Captain Freycinet | ★★★☆☆ |
1943 | Forever and a Day | Ambrose Pomfret | ★★★★☆ |
1943 | El fantasma de la Ópera | Erique Claudin | ★★★☆☆ |
1943 | Casablanca | Captain Louis Renault | ★★★★☆ |
1942 | La extraña pasajera | Dr. Jaquith | ★★★★☆ |
1942 | Marea de luna | Nutsy | ★★★☆☆ |
1942 | Abismo de pasión | Alexander Tower | ★★★★☆ |
1941 | El hombre lobo | Sir John Talbot | ★★★★☆ |
1941 | El difunto protesta | Mr. Jordan | ★★★☆☆ |
1941 | Four Mothers | Adam Lemp | ★★★☆☆ |
1940 | El halcón del mar | Don José Alvarez de Cordoba | ★★★★☆ |
1940 | Lady with Red Hair | David Belasco | ★★★☆☆ |
1940 | Saturday's Children | Mr. Henry Halevy | ★★★☆☆ |
1939 | Caballero sin espada | Joseph Paine | ★★★★☆ |
1939 | Han hecho de mí un criminal | Det. Monty Phelan | ★★★☆☆ |
1939 | Juárez | Emperor Louis Napoleon III | ★★★☆☆ |
1939 | Four Wives | Adam Lemp | ★★★☆☆ |
1939 | Daughters Courageous | Jim Masters | ★★★☆☆ |
1939 | Sons of Liberty | Haym Salomon | ★★★☆☆ |
1938 | Robin de los bosques | Prince John | ★★★★☆ |
1938 | Cuatro hijas | Adam Lemp | ★★★☆☆ |
1938 | White Banners | Paul Ward | ★★★☆☆ |
1938 | En busca del oro | Colonel Ferris | ★★★☆☆ |
1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Claude Rains (archive footage) (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1937 | El príncipe y el mendigo | Earl of Hertford | ★★★☆☆ |
1937 | Ellos no olvidarán | District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin | ★★★☆☆ |
1937 | Stolen Holiday | Stefan Orloff | ★★★☆☆ |
1936 | El caballero Adverse | Marquis Don Luis | ★★★☆☆ |
1936 | Hearts Divided | Napoleon Bonaparte | ★★★☆☆ |
1936 | The Making of a Great Motion Picture | ★★★☆☆ | |
1935 | The Clairvoyant | Maximus | ★★★☆☆ |
1935 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | John Jasper | ★★★☆☆ |
1935 | La última avanzada | John Stevenson | ★★★☆☆ |
1935 | Scrooge | Jacob Marley (voice) (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1934 | Crime Without Passion | Lee Gentry | ★★★☆☆ |
1934 | El hombre que volvió por su cabeza | Paul Verin | ★★★☆☆ |
1933 | El hombre invisible | Dr. Jack Griffin | ★★★★☆ |
1920 | Build Thy House | Clarkis | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Año | Título | Personaje | Calificación |
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2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | ★★★★★ |
1999 | Monstruo a La Luz De La Luna: La Saga Inmortal Del Hombre Lobo | Self (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
1996 | Ingrid Bergman Remembered | Self (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | ★★★☆☆ |
1946 | Blow-Ups of 1946 | Self | ★★★☆☆ |
1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | ★★★☆☆ |
1941 | Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ★★★★☆ |
1937 | Breakdowns of 1937 | Self | ★★★☆☆ |
1936 | Breakdowns of 1936 | Self | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Películas destacadas de Claude Rains
Estas son las películas más destacadas en las que ha trabajdo:
Series
Las series más importantes en las que ha participado son las siguientes:
Bette Davis
Claude Rains y Bette Davis han colaborado 12 veces (la última el 29 de enero de 2013) en las películas: Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, The Horror Show, Engaño, El señor Skeffington, Breakdowns of 1942, La extraña pasajera, Breakdowns of 1941, Juárez, Breakdowns of 1938, Breakdowns of 1937, Breakdowns of 1936.
Humphrey Bogart
Claude Rains y Humphrey Bogart han colaborado 11 veces (la última el 29 de enero de 2013) en las películas: Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored, Ingrid Bergman Remembered, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Blow-Ups of 1946, Pasaje para Marsella, Casablanca, Breakdowns of 1942, Breakdowns of 1941, Breakdowns of 1938, Breakdowns of 1937, Breakdowns of 1936.
Dick Foran
Claude Rains y Dick Foran han colaborado 10 veces (la última el 25 de febrero de 1983) en las películas: Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Blow-Ups of 1946, Breakdowns of 1942, Four Mothers, Four Wives, Daughters Courageous, Breakdowns of 1938, Cuatro hijas, Breakdowns of 1937, Breakdowns of 1936.
Ann Sheridan
Claude Rains y Ann Sheridan han colaborado 7 veces (la última el 29 de enero de 2013) en las películas: Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored, Blow-Ups of 1946, Breakdowns of 1942, Abismo de pasión, Breakdowns of 1941, Han hecho de mí un criminal, Breakdowns of 1938.
Halliwell Hobbes
Claude Rains y Halliwell Hobbes han colaborado 7 veces (la última el 25 de mayo de 1944) en las películas: El señor Skeffington, Forever and a Day, El difunto protesta, Lady with Red Hair, El halcón del mar, El príncipe y el mendigo, Hearts Divided.
Pat O’Brien
Claude Rains y Pat O’Brien han colaborado 6 veces (la última el 29 de enero de 2013) en las películas: Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Breakdowns of 1941, Breakdowns of 1938, Breakdowns of 1937, Breakdowns of 1936.
Thomas Mitchell
Claude Rains y Thomas Mitchell han colaborado 6 veces (la última el 22 de noviembre de 1988) en las películas: James Stewart: A Wonderful Life, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Blow-Ups of 1946, Breakdowns of 1942, Marea de luna, Caballero sin espada.