Claude Rains

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Claude Rains was a distinguished British-American character actor renowned for his nuanced performances in classic films such as "Casablanca," "The Invisible Man," and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf character actor
film actor
human
stage actor
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
birthName William Claude Rains
burialPlace Red Hill Cemetery, Moultonborough, New Hampshire, United States
causeOfDeath abdominal hemorrhage
child Jessica Rains
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1889-11-10
dateOfDeath 1967-05-30
employer Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
familyName Rains
genre drama film
horror film
romantic drama film
givenName Claude
William
languageSpoken English
militaryRank Captain
militaryService British Army
name Claude Rains
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
surface form: "Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Casablanca"

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
surface form: "Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Mr. Skeffington"

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
surface form: "Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
surface form: "Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Notorious"
notableWork Casablanca
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Notorious
Now, Voyager
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Invisible Man
The Wolf Man
occupation actor
teacher
placeOfBirth Camberwell
surface form: "Camberwell, London, England"

London, England
surface form: "London"
placeOfDeath Laconia, New Hampshire, United States
portrayed Alexander Sebastian in Notorious
Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca
Dr. Jack Griffin in The Invisible Man
Dr. Jaquith in Now, Voyager
Prince John
surface form: "Prince John in The Adventures of Robin Hood"

Senator Joseph Paine in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Sir John Talbot in The Wolf Man
positionHeld acting teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
residence Hollywood, California, United States
New Hampshire
surface form: "New Hampshire, United States"
spouse Agnes Theresa Nolan
Beatrice Pearl Levy
Frances Propper
Isabel Jeans
Marie Hemingway
Rosemary Clark Schrode
yearsActive 1900s–1960s

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Sydney Greenstreet coStarredWith Claude Rains
Claude Rains name Claude Rains
subject surface form: "Claude Rains"
Captain Louis Renault portrayedBy Claude Rains
subject surface form: "The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)"
Casablanca starring Claude Rains
Four Daughters starring Claude Rains
Lawrence of Arabia starring Claude Rains
Notorious starring Claude Rains
The Clairvoyant starring Claude Rains
Notorious supportingActorRole Claude Rains
this entity surface form: "Claude Rains as Alexander Sebastian"