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Douglas James Rain was a Canadian actor and narrator. Though primarily a stage actor, he provided the voice of the HAL 9000 computer for the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984).
Birth Name
Douglas James Rain
Born
Tuesday, 13 March 1928
Died
Sunday, 11 November 2018
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Life Beyond | Self - Narrator | 2019 |
Up Late with Alec Baldwin | HAL 9000 | 2013 |
Prophets of Science Fiction | Voice of HAL in '2001, A Space Odyssey' | 2011 |
Movies That Shook the World | HAL 9000 | 2005 |
The Russian German War | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1995 |
2010: The Year We Make Contact | HAL 9000 / HAL 9000 (voice) | 1984 |
Sam Hughes's War | 1984 | |
The Man Who Skied Down Everest | Narrator / Self - Diary Reciter | 1975 |
Sleeper | Evil Computer / Various Robot Butlers / Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice) | 1973 |
2001: A Space Odyssey | HAL 9000 / HAL 9000 (voice) | 1968 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Life Beyond | Self - Narrator | 2019 |
Up Late with Alec Baldwin | HAL 9000 | 2013 |
Prophets of Science Fiction | Voice of HAL in '2001, A Space Odyssey' | 2011 |
Movies That Shook the World | HAL 9000 | 2005 |
The Russian German War | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1995 |
2010: The Year We Make Contact | HAL 9000 / HAL 9000 (voice) | 1984 |
Sam Hughes's War | 1984 | |
The Man Who Skied Down Everest | Narrator / Self - Diary Reciter | 1975 |
Sleeper | Evil Computer / Various Robot Butlers / Bio Central Computer 2100, Series G (voice) | 1973 |
2001: A Space Odyssey | HAL 9000 / HAL 9000 (voice) | 1968 |
BBC Play of the Month | Stephano | 1965 |
Fields of Sacrifice | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1963 |
The Great Religions: Buddhism | Narrator | 1962 |
One Plus One | The Divorcee segment | 1961 |
Universe | Narrator | 1960 |
Hudson's Bay | Martin Cobb | 1959 |
Oedipus Rex | Messenger | 1957 |
The Hill | 1956 | |
On Camera | Joy-Pop / The Bard | 1954 |
The Stratford Adventure | Richard III in rehearsal | 1954 |