Actor
Douglas Rain
Born 13 March 1928 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada — died 11 November 2018
Douglas Rain (1928–2018) was a Canadian stage actor and narrator, long associated with the Stratford Festival. On screen he is best remembered as the calm, unsettling voice of the HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel 2010.
Key films
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)On Cinespective
He voiced HAL 9000, creating one of cinema's most famous artificial-intelligence characters.
2010 (1984)
He returned as the voice of HAL 9000 in the sequel to Kubrick's film.
Universe (1960)
Early National Film Board of Canada documentary in which his narration reportedly helped lead to his casting as HAL.
The Stratford Adventure (1954)
Early screen credit documenting the founding years of the Stratford Festival, his long-time artistic home.
Henry V (1967)
Screen version of his acclaimed Stratford Festival stage performance in the title role.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 17
- 1954The Stratford Adventure · as SelfActor
- 1957Oedipus Rex · as MessengerActor
- 1960Universe · as NarratorActor
- 1961Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle · as William Lyon MackenzieActor
- 1962Buddhism · as NarratorActor
- 1963Fields of Sacrifice · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1963A Cry of AngelsActor
- 1966Bird of Passage · as NarratorActor
- 1967Henry V · as King Henry VActor
- 19682001: A Space Odyssey · as HAL 9000 (voice)Actor
- 1973Sleeper · as Evil Computer/Various Robot Butlers (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1973Tour en l'air · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1975The Man Who Skied Down Everest · as NarratorActor
- 19842010 · as HAL 9000 (voice)Actor
- 1985Love & Larceny · as Ashton FletcherActor
- 1992Donald Brittain: Filmmaker · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1995The Russian German War · as Narrator (voice)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.