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Douglas James Rain (May 9, 1928 – November 11, 2018) was a Canadian actor and narrator. Although primarily a stage actor, he is perhaps best known for his voicing of the HAL 9000 computer in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984).
Douglas Rain (1928-2018) was a Canadian actor who voiced the iconic computer HAL 9000 in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel. He also had a long career in theatre, TV and film, and was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Vivat! Vivat Regina!
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- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- St. Marys, Ontario, Canada
Douglas Rain was a Canadian actor who voiced the computer HAL 9000 in the 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Make Contact films. He also appeared in other films, TV shows and plays, such as Oedipus Rex, Twelfth Night and Henry V. He died in 2018 at the age of 90.
- May 9, 1928
- November 11, 2018
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Nov 12, 2018 · Douglas Rain, who performed for 32 seasons with the Stratford Festival in Ontario but was perhaps most famous for one faceless movie role — the voice of the HAL 9000 computer in Stanley...
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Nov 12, 2018 · Douglas Rain, the acclaimed Shakespearean actor whose chilling performance as the voice of the homicidal HAL 9000 computer in "2001: A Space Odyssey" rendered the amoral emptiness of outer...
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Nov 12, 2018 · Douglas Rain, a Shakespeare actor who provided the eerie, calmly homicidal voice of HAL in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, has died at the age of 90. The Canadian actor died Sunday...
Nov 12, 2018 · The Canadian actor, who co-founded the Stratford Festival, passed away of natural causes in Ontario. He was known for his voiceover work as the rogue robot in Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi classic.
