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Douglas Rain
(March 13, 1928 ? November 11, 2018) was a
Canadian
actor
and
narrator
.
He was known for providing the voice of the HAL 9000 computer in the movie
2001: A Space Odyssey
and the sequel
2010
.
He decided to study acting at the Banff School of Fine Arts in
Banff
,
Alberta
and the Old Vic School in
Bristol
,
England
.
[2]
He was nominated for a
Tony Award
in the category of Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for his performance in
Vivat! Vivat Regina!
.
[3]
Rain died in November 11, 2018 at the age of 90 at a hospital in
St. Marys, Ontario
of natural causes.
[1]
- Oedipus Rex
- Creon (1957)
- The Hill
-
Jesus
(1960) (voice) (TV movie)
- William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country
-
William Lyon Mackenzie
(1961) (short)
- Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle
- William Lyon Mackenzie (1961) (short)
- A Cry of Angels
- Charles (1963) (TV movie)
- Twelfth Night
(1964) (TV movie)
- Henry V
-
Henry V of England
(1966) (TV movie)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- HAL 9000 (1968) (voice)
- Sleeper
- Evil Computer/Various Robot Butlers (1973) (voice) (uncredited)
- Tour en l'air
- Narrator (1974) (voice)
- Sam Hughes's War
(1984) (TV movie)
- 2010
- HAL 9000 (1984 2010) (voice)
- Love & Larceny
- Ashton Fletcher (1985) (TV movie)
- The Russian German War
- Narrator (2007) (voice)
- Scope
- Laertes (1955)
- Folio
- Malcolm (1955)
- On Camera
- Joy-Pop (1955-1957)
- Hudson's Bay
- Martin Cobb (1959)
- R.C.M.P.
- Mr. Dodds (1960)
- Just Mary
(1960) (voice)
- Festival
-
Julius Caesar
(1960)
- The Other Man
- David Henderson (1963)
- Playdate
- Pip / Jones (1962-1964)
- Play of the Month
- Stephano (1968)
- Softly, Softly: Taskforce
- Jerry Proctor (1970)
- Talking to a Stranger
- Alan (1971)