Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain

Рождение : 1928-03-13, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Смерть : 2018-11-11

История

Douglas Rain (March 13, 1928 - November 11, 2018) was a Canadian actor and narrator. He was primarily a stage actor, but his best known film role was as the voice of the HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010 (1984). Rain was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He studied acting at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta as well as in London at the Old Vic School. As a stage actor, his long association with the Stratford Festival of Canada that spans more than four decades. He has performed in many diverse roles on stage, most notably recognized for his performance at Stratford, Ontario in Henry V which was made into a television production in 1966. Rain was also nominated for Broadway's 1972 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for his performance in Vivat! Vivat Regina!

Профиль

Douglas Rain

Фильмы

The Russian German War
Narrator (voice)
This is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare. This series features captured German and Russian film footage, much of which has never been seen before. For decades the Cold War prevented us from looking closely at what really happened between the Russians and the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II. More than a struggle between nations, it pitted maniacal tyrant against maniacal tyrant, evil ideology against evil ideology. The lives of tens of millions of human beings were consumed by its raging hatreds and appalling indignities. One in every ten Russians died. One in every four Poles died. Whole divisions of Italians, Romanians, Hungarians disappeared with barely a trace. An average of 17,800 people died on every single day and this, the war on the Russian German Front, lasted for 1,400 days. This series features captured German and Russian film footage, much of which has never been seen before.
2010: Космическая одиссея
HAL 9000 (voice)
Действие происходит спустя девять лет после событий предыдущей картины. Космический корабль «Алексей Леонов» с советско-американским экипажем на борту отправляется на Юпитер, чтобы разгадать тайну оставленного на орбите корабля-первопроходца «Дискавери». Для этого командиру и членам звездного экипажа предстоит вновь активировать выведенный из строя компьютерный мозг HAL-9000, который явился одной из причин провала первой экспедиции.
Человек, спустившийся с Эвереста
Narrator
В 1970 году японский горнолыжник Иючиро Миуро решил спуститься на лыжах с Эвереста и поставил мировой рекорд, спуск на лыжах с высшей точки в мире. С ним на покорение вершины отправилась экспедиция в несколько сот человек: врачи, альпинисты, кинематографисты и носильщики. К героической экспедиции не забыла примкнуть и трагедия.
Спящий
Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)
Майлс Монро, человек, состоящий из сплошных недостатков, лег в 1973 году на операцию, а проснулся 200 лет спустя. Оказывается, все это время его держали в криогенной заморозке, и теперь тайно разморозили ученые-революционеры, т. к. только он один в обществе будущего не имеет в компьютере своего номера. Фактически его просто не существует. Но ученые сделали неверный выбор, разморозив этого маленького очкарика, он и в свое время был недотепой, а теперь, совершенно не ориентируясь в обществе будущего, где правит коварный диктатор, полицейские отряды, где нет любви, отношений, где едят только искусственно выращенные овощи, он становится просто монстром разрушения! Единственная, кому он может доверять — красавица Луна, в которую он влюбился без памяти.
2001: Космическая одиссея
HAL 9000 (voice)
Кто мы? Какое место мы занимаем во Вселенной? Эти вопросы стоят перед героями фильма. Экипаж космического корабля С. С. Дискавери — капитаны Дэйв Боумэн, Фрэнк Пул и их бортовой компьютер ХЭЛ-9000 — должны исследовать район галактики и понять, почему инопланетяне следят за Землей. На этом пути их ждет множество неожиданных открытий…
Bird of Passage
Narrator
A young Japanese-Canadian businessman, now established in Montréal, recalls the time during World War II when the Japanese-Canadian community of Canada's west coast was uprooted and moved inland. There are some flashbacks to the events he describes, but the film is mainly about his home and family life in Montréal and his successful career as a chemical engineer.
Fields of Sacrifice
Narrator (voice)
This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The film also visits cemeteries where servicemen are buried. Filmed from Hong Kong to Sicily, this documentary is designed to show Canadians places they have reason to know but may not be able to visit. Produced for the Canadian Department of Veteran Affairs by the renowned documentary filmmaker Donald Brittain. (NFB)
A Cry of Angels
Hallmark presents the story of how the greatest oratorio, George Frederic Handel's "The Messiah," came to be written in the English language.
Buddhism
Narrator
In this short documentary we learn the back story of the Buddha – the religion he founded and how it is manifested today. Travel through Southeast Asia to India, Burma, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), Thailand, Japan, China and many other countries to discover the history and ideas behind Buddhism.
Universe
Narrator
A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space, this film was among the sources of inspiration used by Stanley Kubrick for his 2001: A Space Odyssey. Realistic animation takes you into far regions of space, beyond the reach of the strongest telescope, past Moon, Sun, and Milky Way, into galaxies yet unfathomed.
Oedipus Rex
Messenger
The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
William Lyon Mackenzie
This film is a reconstruction of Robert Baldwin’s involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Though bound to the cause of constitutional reform by principle, Baldwin’s heart was with the rebels and in the midst of armed revolt, he withdrew to fight a lonely battle with himself.