About
Claude Rains (November 10, 1889 – May 30, 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 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,...
Known for
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
RawhideSeries • 1959
Naked CitySeries • 1958
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Playhouse 90Series • 1956
CasablancaMovie • 1943
The Adventures of Robin HoodMovie • 1938
Sam BenedictSeries • 1962
Lawrence of ArabiaMovie • 1962
The Invisible ManMovie • 1933
NotoriousMovie • 1946
The Wolf ManMovie • 1941
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939
The Greatest Story Ever ToldMovie • 1965
Phantom of the OperaMovie • 1943
JuarezMovie • 1939
Now, VoyagerMovie • 1942
Mr. SkeffingtonMovie • 1944
Caesar and CleopatraMovie • 1945
The Sea HawkMovie • 1940
The Lost WorldMovie • 1960
The Prince and the PauperMovie • 1937
Passage to MarseilleMovie • 1944
Here Comes Mr. JordanMovie • 1941