Douglas Rain (March 13, 1928 – November 11, 2018) was a Canadian actor and narrator.

He was known for providing the voice of the HAL 9000 computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey and the sequel 2010.

He decided to study acting at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta and the Old Vic School in Bristol, England.^[2] He was nominated for a Tony Award in the category of Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for his performance in Vivat! Vivat Regina!.^[3]

Rain died in November 11, 2018 at the age of 90 at a hospital in St. Marys, Ontario of natural causes.^[1]

Filmography

Movies

• Oedipus Rex - Creon (1957)
• The Hill - Jesus (1960) (voice) (TV movie)
• William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country - William Lyon Mackenzie (1961) (short)
• Robert Baldwin: A Matter of Principle - William Lyon Mackenzie (1961) (short)
• A Cry of Angels - Charles (1963) (TV movie)
• Twelfth Night (1964) (TV movie)
• Henry V - Henry V of England (1966) (TV movie)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey - HAL 9000 (1968) (voice)
• Sleeper - Evil Computer/Various Robot Butlers (1973) (voice) (uncredited)
• Tour en l'air - Narrator (1974) (voice)
• Sam Hughes's War (1984) (TV movie)
• 2010 - HAL 9000 (1984 2010) (voice)
• Love & Larceny - Ashton Fletcher (1985) (TV movie)
• The Russian German War - Narrator (2007) (voice)

Television

• Scope - Laertes (1955)
• Folio - Malcolm (1955)
• On Camera - Joy-Pop (1955-1957)
• Hudson's Bay - Martin Cobb (1959)
• R.C.M.P. - Mr. Dodds (1960)
• Just Mary (1960) (voice)
• Festival - Julius Caesar (1960)
• The Other Man - David Henderson (1963)
• Playdate - Pip / Jones (1962-1964)
• Play of the Month - Stephano (1968)
• Softly, Softly: Taskforce - Jerry Proctor (1970)
• Talking to a Stranger - Alan (1971)