Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) 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 famous performance, Captain Renault in Casablanca (1942).
Rains was born William Claude Rains in Camberwell, London...
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Casablanca
As Captain Louis Renault
Notorious
As Alexander Sebastian
Lawrence of Arabia
As Mr. Dryden
The Wolf Man
As Sir John Talbot
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
As Joseph Paine
The Greatest Story Ever Told
As King Herod
The Lost World
As Prof. George Edward Challenger
The Adventures of Robin Hood
As Prince John
The Invisible Man
As Dr. Jack Griffin
Where Danger Lives
As Frederick Lannington
Caesar and Cleopatra
As Julius Caesar
Angel on My Shoulder
As Nick
Battle of the Worlds
As Professor Benson
Deception
As Alexander Hollenius
They Made Me a Criminal
As Det. Monty Phelan
Now, Voyager
As Dr. Jaquith
The Sea Hawk
As Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
The Horror Show
As (archive footage)
Crime Without Passion
As Lee Gentry
The Wolf Man
As Sir John Talbot
The Unsuspected
As Victor Grandison
The Making of a Great Motion Picture
Moontide
As Nutsy
The Prince and the Pauper
As Earl of Hertford
Mr. Skeffington
As Job Skeffington
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
As Kees Popinga
Forever and a Day
As Ambrose Pomfret
Rope of Sand
As Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
Anthony Adverse
As Marquis Don Luis
Phantom of the Opera
As Erique Claudin
Build Thy House
As Clarkis
The Clairvoyant
As Maximus
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
As Mr. Jordan
Four Daughters
As Adam Lemp
Passage to Marseille
As Captain Freycinet
They Won't Forget
As District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin
The Passionate Friends
As Howard Justin
Breakdowns of 1941
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kings Row
As Alexander Tower
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
As John Jasper
The White Tower
As Paul Delambre
The Last Outpost
As John Stevenson
Juarez
As Emperor Louis Napoleon III
Lady with Red Hair
As David Belasco
White Banners
As Paul Ward
Four Wives
As Adam Lemp
Strange Holiday
As John Stevenson
This Earth Is Mine
As Philippe Rambeau
Daughters Courageous
As Jim Masters
Four Mothers
As Adam Lemp
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
As Paul Verin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
As Mayor of Hamelin
Saturday's Children
As Mr. Henry Halevy
Twilight of Honor
As Art Harper
Hearts Divided
As Napoleon Bonaparte
Stolen Holiday
As Stefan Orloff
Sealed Cargo
As Capt. Henrik Skalder
This Love of Ours
As Joseph Targel
Gold Is Where You Find It
As Colonel Ferris
Lisbon
As Aristides Mavros
Sons of Liberty
As Haym Salomon
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
As Self (archive footage)
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
As Erique Claudin (archive footage)
Song of Surrender
As Elisha Hunt
Breakdowns of 1936
As Self
Breakdowns of 1937
As Self
Breakdowns of 1938
As Claude Rains (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blow-Ups of 1946
As Self
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
As Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
As Self (archive footage)
Scrooge
As Jacob Marley (voice) (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
As Mr. Brink
Breakdowns of 1942
As Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
As Self (archive footage)
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
As Self (archive footage)
Judgment at Nuremberg
As Judge Dan Haywood
Naked City
As John Winfield Weston
The Ed Sullivan Show
As Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Mr. Brink
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As John Fabian
Sam Benedict
Rawhide
As Alexander Longford
Dr. Kildare
As Edward Fredericks
Playhouse 90
As Judge Dan Haywood
Svengoolie
As Dr. Jack Griffin/The Invisible Man