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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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
