
Born November 10, 1889 — Died May 30, 1967
From Clapham, London, England, UK
Also known as William Claude Rains
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...

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)

The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
Erique Claudin (archive footage)

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)

Halloween Monster Bash
Maximus (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Horror Show
(archive footage)

The Wolfman
Sir John Talbot

The Greatest Story Ever Told
King Herod

Twilight of Honor
Art Harper

Lawrence of Arabia
Mr. Dryden

Battle of the Worlds
Professor Benson

The Lost World
Prof. George Edward Challenger

This Earth Is Mine
Philippe Rambeau

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judge Dan Haywood

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Mayor of Hamelin
On Borrowed Time
Mr. Brink

Lisbon
Aristides Mavros

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
Kees Popinga

Sealed Cargo
Capt. Henrik Skalder

Where Danger Lives
Mr. Lannington

The White Tower
Paul Delambre

Song of Surrender
Elisha Hunt

Rope of Sand
Arthur 'Fred' Martingale

The Passionate Friends
Howard Justin

The Unsuspected
Victor Grandison

Blow-Ups of 1946
Self

Deception
Alexander Hollenius

Angel on My Shoulder
"Nick"

Notorious
Alexander Sebastian

Caesar and Cleopatra
Julius Caesar

This Love of Ours
Joseph Targel

Strange Holiday
John Stevenson

Mr. Skeffington
Job Skeffington

Passage to Marseille
Captain Freycinet

Phantom of the Opera
Erique Claudin

Forever and a Day
Ambrose Pomfret

Casablanca
Captain Louis Renault

Breakdowns of 1942
Self

Now, Voyager
Dr. Jaquith

Moontide
Nutsy

Kings Row
Alexander Tower

The Wolf Man
Sir John Talbot

Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Mr. Jordan

Four Mothers
Adam Lemp

Lady with Red Hair
David Belasco

The Sea Hawk
Don José Alvarez de Cordoba

Saturday's Children
Mr. Henry Halevy

Four Wives
Adam Lemp

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Joseph Paine

Daughters Courageous
Jim Masters

Juarez
Emperor Louis Napoleon III

Sons of Liberty
Haym Salomon

They Made Me a Criminal
Det. Monty Phelan

Breakdowns of 1938
Claude Rains (archive footage) (uncredited)

Four Daughters
Adam Lemp

White Banners
Paul Ward

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Prince John

Gold Is Where You Find It
Colonel Ferris

Breakdowns of 1937
Self

They Won't Forget
District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin

The Prince and the Pauper
Earl of Hertford

Stolen Holiday
Stefan Orloff

Breakdowns of 1936
Self

Anthony Adverse
Marquis Don Luis

Hearts Divided
Napoleon Bonaparte

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

Scrooge
Jacob Marley (voice) (uncredited)

The Last Outpost
John Stevenson

The Clairvoyant
Maximus

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
John Jasper

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Paul Verin

Crime Without Passion
Lee Gentry

The Invisible Man
Dr. Jack Griffin

Build Thy House
Clarkis