Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Acting
🎂 1889-11-10 (77 years old at death)
✝️ 1967-05-30
📍 Clapham, London, England, UK
👤 Male
🎬 77 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 ...
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Filmography (77 movies)

The Dark Universe
The Dark Universe
2023
as El hombre invisible (archivo de imagen)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
2000
as Erique Claudin (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
The Wolfman
The Wolfman
1966
as Sir John Talbot
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as King Herod
Twilight of Honor
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Art Harper
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Mr. Dryden
Battle of the Worlds
Battle of the Worlds
1961
as Professor Benson
The Lost World
The Lost World
1960
as Prof. George Edward Challenger
This Earth Is Mine
This Earth Is Mine
1959
as Philippe Rambeau
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
1959
as Judge Dan Haywood
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Mayor of Hamelin
Lisbon
Lisbon
1956
as Aristides Mavros
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952
as Kees Popinga
Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo
1951
as Capt. Henrik Skalder
Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Mr. Lannington
The White Tower
The White Tower
1950
as Paul Delambre
Song of Surrender
Song of Surrender
1949
as Elisha Hunt
Rope of Sand
Rope of Sand
1949
as Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
The Passionate Friends
The Passionate Friends
1949
as Howard Justin
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected
1947
as Victor Grandison
Blow-Ups of 1946
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
Deception
Deception
1946
as Alexander Hollenius
Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as "Nick"
Notorious
Notorious
1946
as Alexander Sebastian
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Julius Caesar
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours
1945
as Joseph Targel
Strange Holiday
Strange Holiday
1945
as John Stevenson
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Job Skeffington
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944
as Captain Freycinet
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Erique Claudin
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
1943
as Ambrose Pomfret
Casablanca
Casablanca
1943
as Captain Louis Renault
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager
1942
as Dr. Jaquith
Moontide
Moontide
1942
as Nutsy
Kings Row
Kings Row
1942
as Alexander Tower
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man
1941
as Sir John Talbot
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Mr. Jordan
Four Mothers
Four Mothers
1941
as Adam Lemp
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as David Belasco
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
1940
as Mr. Henry Halevy
Four Wives
Four Wives
1939
as Adam Lemp
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Joseph Paine
Daughters Courageous
Daughters Courageous
1939
as Jim Masters
Juarez
Juarez
1939
as Emperor Louis Napoleon III
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
1939
as Haym Salomon
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Det. Monty Phelan
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Claude Rains (archive footage) (uncredited)
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
1938
as Adam Lemp
White Banners
White Banners
1938
as Paul Ward
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Prince John
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Colonel Ferris
Breakdowns of 1937
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget
1937
as District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as Earl of Hertford
Stolen Holiday
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Stefan Orloff
Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
1936
as Marquis Don Luis
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided
1936
as Napoleon Bonaparte
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1936
 Scrooge
Scrooge
1935
as Jacob Marley (voice) (uncredited)
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost
1935
as John Stevenson
The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant
1935
as Maximus
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
as John Jasper
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934
as Paul Verin
Crime Without Passion
Crime Without Passion
1934
as Lee Gentry
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
1933
as Dr. Jack Griffin
Build Thy House
Build Thy House
1920
as Clarkis