Claude Rains
Acting
Born November 10, 1889 · Clapham, London, England, UK
Biography
Claude Rains 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 th…
Known For · 40 titles
Rawhide
Dr. Kildare
Naked City
The Ed Sullivan Show
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Casablanca
Playhouse 90
Lawrence of Arabia
Sam Benedict
Notorious
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Invisible Man
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Wolf Man
Mr. Skeffington
Now, Voyager
The Sea Hawk
The Lost World
Juarez
Phantom of the Opera
Caesar and Cleopatra
Angel on My Shoulder
Passage to Marseille
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Breakdowns of 1941
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
The Prince and the Pauper
Breakdowns of 1942
The Passionate Friends
This Earth Is Mine
The Clairvoyant
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Unsuspected
Forever and a Day
Moontide
Gold Is Where You Find It
Where Danger Lives