Auteur

Claude Rains

1889–1967 · British actor

William Claude Rains was an English 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.

Claude Rains, in order

  1. 1920 Build Thy House: acted · directed by Fred Goodwins
  2. 1933 The Invisible Man: acted · directed by James Whale
  3. 1934 Crime Without Passion: acted · directed by Ben Hecht
  4. 1934 The Man Who Reclaimed His Head: acted · directed by Edward Ludwig
  5. 1935 The Clairvoyant: acted · directed by Maurice Elvey
  6. 1935 The Last Outpost: acted · directed by Charles Barton
  7. 1935 The Mystery of Edwin Drood: acted · directed by Stuart Walker · critics 63%, audiences 14%
  8. 1936 Anthony Adverse: acted · directed by Mervyn LeRoy and Michael Curtiz
  9. 1936 Hearts Divided: acted · directed by Frank Borzage
  10. 1937 Stolen Holiday: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  11. 1937 The Prince and the Pauper: acted · directed by William Dieterle and William Keighley
  12. 1937 They Won't Forget: acted · directed by Mervyn LeRoy
  13. 1938 Four Daughters: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  14. 1938 Gold Is Where You Find It: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  15. 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley · critics 100%, audiences 89% · streaming on Tubi
  16. 1938 White Banners: acted · directed by Edmund Goulding
  17. 1939 Daughters Courageous: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  18. 1939 Four Wives: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  19. 1939 Juarez: acted · directed by William Dieterle
  20. 1939 Land of Liberty: acted · directed by Cecil B. DeMille
  21. 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: acted · directed by Frank Capra
  22. 1939 Sons of Liberty (short film): acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  23. 1939 They Made Me a Criminal: acted · directed by Busby Berkeley
  24. 1940 Lady with Red Hair: acted · directed by Curtis Bernhardt
  25. 1940 Saturday's Children: acted · directed by Vincent Sherman
  26. 1940 The Sea Hawk: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  27. 1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan: acted · directed by Alexander Hall
  28. 1941 The Wolf Man: acted · directed by George Waggner
  29. 1942 Casablanca: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  30. 1942 Kings Row: acted · directed by Sam Wood
  31. 1942 Moontide: acted · directed by Archie Mayo and Fritz Lang
  32. 1942 Now, Voyager: acted · directed by Irving Rapper
  33. 1943 Forever and a Day: acted · directed by Cedric Hardwicke and Edmund Goulding · audiences 50% · streaming on Fawesome
  34. 1943 Phantom of the Opera: acted · directed by Arthur Lubin
  35. 1944 Mr. Skeffington: acted · directed by Vincent Sherman
  36. 1944 Passage to Marseille: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  37. 1945 Caesar and Cleopatra: acted · directed by Gabriel Pascal · critics 80%, audiences 55% · streaming on fuboTV, Roku Channel, Criterion Channel
  38. 1945 This Love of Ours: acted · directed by William Dieterle
  39. 1946 Angel on My Shoulder: acted · directed by Archie Mayo
  40. 1946 Deception: acted · directed by Irving Rapper
  41. 1946 Notorious: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 96%, audiences 91% · streaming on Plex, Fawesome
  42. 1947 The Unsuspected: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
  43. 1948 Strange Holiday: acted · directed by Arch Oboler
  44. 1949 The Passionate Friends: acted · directed by David Lean · streaming on YouTube (free), Plex, Prime Video (free)
  45. 1950 Rope of Sand: acted · directed by William Dieterle
  46. 1950 Song of Surrender: acted · directed by Mitchell Leisen
  47. 1950 The White Tower: acted · directed by Ted Tetzlaff
  48. 1950 Where Danger Lives: acted · directed by John Farrow
  49. 1951 Sealed Cargo: acted · directed by Alfred L. Werker
  50. 1952 The Man Who Watched Trains Go By: acted · directed by Harold French
  51. 1956 Lisbon: acted · directed by Ray Milland
  52. 1959 This Earth Is Mine: acted · directed by Henry King
  53. 1960 The Lost World: acted · directed by Irwin Allen · audiences 20%
  54. 1961 Battle of the Worlds: acted · directed by Antonio Margheriti
  55. 1962 Lawrence of Arabia: acted · directed by David Lean · critics 93%, audiences 93% · streaming on Netflix, Philo
  56. 1963 Twilight of Honor: acted · directed by Boris Sagal
  57. 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told: acted · directed by David Lean and George Stevens · critics 48%, audiences 64% · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, Hoopla