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 Str...
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2001: A Space Odyssey
As HAL 9000 (voice)
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
As Narrator
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
As William Lyon Mackenzie
The Stratford Adventure
As Self
Fields of Sacrifice
As Narrator (voice)
2010
As HAL 9000 (voice)
Buddhism
As Narrator
Oedipus Rex
As Messenger
A Cry of Angels
The Russian German War
As Narrator (voice)
Universe
As Narrator
Sleeper
As Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice)
Bird of Passage
As Narrator
Folio
No Price Too High
As Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King