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Overview
Mini Biography:
William Claude Rains, born in the Camberwell area of London, was the son... moreTrivia:
Won Broadway's 1951 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Darkness at Noon." moreAwards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win moreFilmography
Actor:
- "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Mr. Fare / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Cops and Robbers (1965) TV episode .... Valentin
- Something About Lee Wiley (1963) TV episode .... Mr. Fare - The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... King Herod
... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title) - "The Reporter" .... John Vance (1 episode, 1964)
- A Time to Be Silent (1964) TV episode .... John Vance - "Dr. Kildare" .... Edward Fredericks (1 episode, 1964)
- Why Won't Anybody Listen? (1964) TV episode .... Edward Fredericks - Twilight of Honor (1963) .... Art Harper
... aka The Charge Is Murder (UK) - "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Baron van der Zost / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
- The Takers (1963) TV episode .... Baron van der Zost
- The Outpost (1962) TV episode .... Colonel - "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1963)
- Incident of Judgment Day (1963) TV episode - Lawrence of Arabia (1962) .... Mr. Dryden
- "Sam Benedict" .... Thonis Jundelin (1 episode, 1962)
- Nor Practice Make Perfect (1962) TV episode .... Thonis Jundelin - "Wagon Train" .... Judge Daniel Clay (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Daniel Clay Story (1962) TV episode .... Judge Daniel Clay - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Andrew Thurgood / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1962)
- The Door Without a Key (1962) TV episode .... Leonard Eldridge
- The Horse Player (1961) TV episode .... Father Amion
- The Diamond Necklace (1959) TV episode .... Andrew Thurgood
- The Cream of the Jest (1957) TV episode .... Charles Gresham
- And So Died Riabouchinska (1956) TV episode .... John Fabian - Pianeta degli uomini spenti, Il (1961) .... Professor Benson
... aka Battle of the Worlds (USA: dubbed version)
... aka Guerre planetarie (Italy)
... aka Planet of the Lifeless Men - "Naked City" .... John Weston (1 episode, 1960)
- To Walk in Silence (1960) TV episode .... John Weston - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Mr. Brink / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Shangri-La (1960) TV episode .... The High Lama
- On Borrowed Time (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Brink - The Lost World (1960) .... Professor George Edward Challenger
... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (USA: complete title) - Shangri-La (1960) (TV) .... High Lama
- Once Upon a Christmas Tree (1959) (TV) .... John Woodcutter
- This Earth Is Mine (1959) .... Philippe Rambeau
- "Playhouse 90" .... Judge Dan Haywood (1 episode, 1959)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1959) TV episode .... Judge Dan Haywood - The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) (TV) .... Mayor of Hamelin
- "Eye on New York" .... Dr. Bruner (1 episode, 1956)
- Night of the Auk (1956) TV episode .... Dr. Bruner - "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... Creon (1 episode, 1956)
- Antigone (1956) TV episode .... Creon - Lisbon (1956) .... Aristides Mavros
- "The Alcoa Hour" .... Paul Westman (1 episode, 1956)
- The President (1956) TV episode .... Paul Westman - "Kraft Television Theatre" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1956)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- A Night to Remember (1956) TV episode .... Narrator
- A Night to Remember (1956) TV episode .... Narrator - "Medallion Theatre" (2 episodes, 1953)
- The Archer Case (1953) TV episode
- The Man Who Liked Dickens (1953) TV episode - The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By (1952) .... Kees Popinga
... aka The Paris Express (USA) - Sealed Cargo (1951) .... Captain Skalder
- Where Danger Lives (1950) .... Frederick Lannington
- The White Tower (1950) .... Paul DeLambre
- Song of Surrender (1949) .... Elisha Hunt
- Rope of Sand (1949) .... Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
- The Passionate Friends (1949) .... Howard Justin
... aka One Woman's Story (USA) - The Unsuspected (1947) .... Victor Grandison
- Deception (1946) .... Alexander Hollenius
- Angel on My Shoulder (1946) .... Nick
- Notorious (1946) .... Alexander Sebastian
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (USA: complete title) - Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) .... Julius Caesar
- This Love of Ours (1945) .... Joseph Targel
- Strange Holiday (1945) .... John Stevenson
... aka Terror on Main Street (USA)
... aka The Day After Tomorrow (USA: alternative title) - Mr. Skeffington (1944) .... Job Skeffington
- Passage to Marseille (1944) .... Captain Freycinet
- Phantom of the Opera (1943) .... Erique Claudin
- Forever and a Day (1943) .... Ambrose Pomfret
... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title) - Casablanca (1942) .... Captain Renault
- Now, Voyager (1942) .... Dr. Jaquith
- Moontide (1942) .... Nutsy
- Kings Row (1942) .... Dr. Alexander Tower
- The Wolf Man (1941) .... Sir John Talbot
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) .... Mr. Jordan
- Four Mothers (1941) .... Adam Lemp
- Lady with Red Hair (1940) .... David Belasco
- The Sea Hawk (1940) .... Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
- Saturday's Children (1940) .... Mr. Henry Halevy
- Four Wives (1939) .... Adam Lemp
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) .... Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine
... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title) - Daughters Courageous (1939) .... Jim Masters
... aka A Family Affair
... aka American Family
... aka Family Reunion - Sons of Liberty (1939) .... Haym Salomon
- Juarez (1939) .... Emperor Louis Napoleon III
- They Made Me a Criminal (1939) .... Det. Monty Phelan
... aka I Became a Criminal
... aka They Made Me a Fugitive - Four Daughters (1938) .... Adam Lemp
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) .... Prince John
- Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) .... Colonel Christopher 'Chris' Ferris
- White Banners (1938) .... Paul Ward
- They Won't Forget (1937) .... Dist. Atty. Andrew J. 'Andy' Griffin
- The Prince and the Pauper (1937) .... Earl of Hertford
- Stolen Holiday (1937) .... Stefan Orloff
- Anthony Adverse (1936) .... Marquis Don Luis
- Hearts Divided (1936) .... Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
- The Last Outpost (1935) .... John Stevenson
- Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) .... John Jasper aka Mr. Orrich
... aka Charles Dickens' 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' (USA: complete title) - The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934) .... Paul Verin
- Crime Without Passion (1934) .... Lee Gentry
- The Clairvoyant (1934) .... Maximus
... aka The Evil Mind - The Invisible Man (1933) .... The Invisible Man
- Build Thy House (1920) .... Clarkis
Self:
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #4.30 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) (V)
- Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
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"American Masters"
- Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition (1989) TV episode .... Himself - The Wolfman (1966) .... Sir John Talbot
- The Invisible Man (1966) .... The Invisible Man
- Land of Liberty (1939)
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Played a street urchin in "Sweet Nell of Old Drury" at the Haymarket Theatre, London, England, in 1900. morePublicity Listings:
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