Age, Biography and Wiki
Douglas Rain (Douglas James Rain) was born on 13 March, 1928 in Winnipeg, Canada, is a Canadian actor. Discover Douglas Rain's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Douglas Rain networth?
| Popular As |
Douglas James Rain |
| Occupation |
actor,soundtrack |
| Age |
90 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
13 March, 1928 |
| Birthday |
13 March |
| Birthplace |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Date of death |
November 11, 2018 |
| Died Place |
St. Marys, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality |
Canada |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 90 years old group.
Douglas Rain Height, Weight & Measurements
At 90 years old, Douglas Rain height not available right now. We will update Douglas Rain's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Douglas Rain's Wife?
His wife is Lois Shaw
Martha Henry
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Lois Shaw
Martha Henry |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Emma Rain |
Douglas Rain Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Douglas Rain worth at the age of 90 years old? Douglas Rain’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Canada. We have estimated
Douglas Rain's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Douglas Rain Social Network
Timeline
Douglas James Rain passed away on November 11, 2018, four months away from what would have been his 91st birthday on March 13, 2019.
In praising Douglas Rain's contribution to "2001: A Space Odyssey", Stanley Kubrick often said that he would like to direct him again - on-camera this time, but in a non-speaking role. However, they never worked together a second time.
In 1972, he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for the play "Vivat! Vivat Regina!".
Narrated a 1960 National Film Board of Canada short film called "Universe". An inspired Stanley Kubrick reportedly had seen that film nearly a hundred times and certainly was aware of Rain's abilities when he cast him as the voice of HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
Cinema lovers and sci-fi fans will always remember the great Douglas Rain not exactly by his face but specially because of his vocal talents that brought him attention and eternity in the cinema world as the soothing voice of computer HAL 9000 in the classic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010 (1984). What most people don't know is that he wasn't the first choice of Stanley Kubrick for voicing the most famous robot voice of all time: Kubrick had in mind using the voice of more famous and established actors such as Martin Balsam, Jason Robards and Walter Pidgeon (just to name a few). But Kubrick wanted something with an extra-quality and his description to an assistant of what he wanted was to find him an actor who could have an intelligent, sincere and disarming voice with some friendly quality. The rest is history: Rain won the role despite being an almost unknown actor with few theatre and TV film/series roles on his resume; but Kubrick's choice turned out to be the perfect one. HAL 9000 with Rain's voice brought calm and humanity to a machine that seemed perfect in all possible ways in contrast to the robotic and lifeless astronauts of whom he shares company outer space. From then on, Rain's voice was used in documentaries, films and even as an homage to HAL 9000 as an evil machine in Woody Allen's classic Sleeper (1973). In front of cameras, the Canadian actor can be found in TV series such as General Motors Presents, Startime, Quest and Playdate; or films like Oedipus Rex (1957), Twelfth Night (1964) and the title role in Henry V (1966).
Made his Broadway bow in "Tamburlaine the Great" at the Winter Garden Theatre (1956).
On stage, his career consists of several William Shakespeare play adaptations - in fact, Rain was co-founding member of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival - and other authors in between the 1950's and 1990's.
