Deceased

How Did Claude Rains Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asWilliam Claude RainsGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn10/11/1889Born inClapham, London, England, UKDied30/05/1967Died inLaconiaCauseliver cirrhosisWikidataQ318734 ↗Buried atRed Hill CemeteryTMDb#4113 ↗

William Claude Rains was a British and American character actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and is considered one of the screen's great character stars who played cultured villains during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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Filmography64 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2013	Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredMovie	Self (archive footage)	124
1999	Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'Movie	Self (archive footage)	110
1996	Ingrid Bergman RememberedMovie	Self (archive footage)	107
1987	James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeMovie	Self (archive footage)	98
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	94
1979	The Horror ShowMovie	(archive footage)	90
1965	The Greatest Story Ever ToldMovie	King Herod	76
1963	Twilight of HonorMovie	Art Harper	74
1962	Sam BenedictSeries	—	73
1962	Lawrence of ArabiaMovie	Mr. Dryden	73
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Edward Fredericks	72
1961	Battle of the WorldsMovie	Professor Benson	72
1960	The Lost WorldMovie	Prof. George Edward Challenger	71
1959	RawhideSeries	Alexander Longford	70
1959	This Earth Is MineMovie	Philippe Rambeau	70
1958	Naked CitySeries	John Winfield Weston	69
1957	On Borrowed TimeMovie	Mr. Brink	68
1956	Playhouse 90Series	Judge Dan Haywood	67
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Andrew Thurgood	66
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	The High Lama	62
1950	Where Danger LivesMovie	Mr. Lannington	61
1950	The White TowerMovie	Paul Delambre	61
1949	Rope of SandMovie	Arthur 'Fred' Martingale	60
1949	Song of SurrenderMovie	Elisha Hunt	60
1949	The Passionate FriendsMovie	Howard Justin	60
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	59
1947	The UnsuspectedMovie	Victor Grandison	58
1946	Angel on My ShoulderMovie	"Nick"	57
1946	NotoriousMovie	Alexander Sebastian	57
1945	Caesar and CleopatraMovie	Julius Caesar	56
1945	Strange HolidayMovie	John Stevenson	56
1944	Passage to MarseilleMovie	Captain Freycinet	55
1944	Mr. SkeffingtonMovie	Job Skeffington	55
1943	Phantom of the OperaMovie	Erique Claudin	54
1943	Forever and a DayMovie	Ambrose Pomfret	54
1942	CasablancaMovie	Captain Louis Renault	53
1942	MoontideMovie	Nutsy	53
1942	Now, VoyagerMovie	Dr. Jaquith	53
1941	Here Comes Mr. JordanMovie	Mr. Jordan	52
1941	Breakdowns of 1941Movie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	52
1940	The Sea HawkMovie	Don José Alvarez de Cordoba	51
1940	Lady with Red HairMovie	David Belasco	51
1940	Saturday's ChildrenMovie	Mr. Henry Halevy	51
1939	Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie	Joseph Paine	50
1939	Four WivesMovie	Adam Lemp	50
1939	JuarezMovie	Emperor Louis Napoleon III	50
1939	They Made Me a CriminalMovie	Det. Monty Phelan	50
1938	The Adventures of Robin HoodMovie	Prince John	49
1938	Gold Is Where You Find ItMovie	Colonel Ferris	49
1938	Breakdowns of 1938Movie	Claude Rains (archive footage) (uncredited)	49
1938	White BannersMovie	Paul Ward	49
1938	Four DaughtersMovie	Adam Lemp	49
1937	Breakdowns of 1937Movie	Self	48
1937	The Prince and the PauperMovie	Earl of Hertford	48
1936	Anthony AdverseMovie	Marquis Don Luis	47
1936	Breakdowns of 1936Movie	Self	47
1936	Hearts DividedMovie	Napoleon Bonaparte	47
1936	The Making of a Great Motion PictureMovie	—	47
1935	ScroogeMovie	Jacob Marley (voice) (uncredited)	46
1935	The Last OutpostMovie	John Stevenson	46
1935	The Mystery of Edwin DroodMovie	John Jasper	46
1935	The ClairvoyantMovie	Maximus	46
1933	The Invisible ManMovie	Dr. Jack Griffin	44
1920	Build Thy HouseMovie	Clarkis	31