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Douglas James Rain (May 9, 1928 – November 11, 2018) was a Canadian actor. Although primarily a stage actor, he is perhaps best known for his voicing of the HAL 9000 computer in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984).
Douglas Rain (1928-2018) was a Canadian actor who voiced the iconic computer HAL 9000 in the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010 (1984). He also had a long career in theatre, TV and film, and was a co-founder of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival.
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Nov 12, 2018 · Actor Douglas Rain, who was the voice of the sinister computer Hal in sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey, has died, the organisers of a theatre festival he founded have said. Rain died at the...
Nov 12, 2018 · Douglas Rain, who performed for 32 seasons with the Stratford Festival in Ontario but was perhaps most famous for one faceless movie role — the voice of the HAL 9000 computer in Stanley Kubrick’s...
Nov 12, 2018 · Douglas Rain, a Shakespeare actor who provided the eerie, calmly homicidal voice of HAL in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, has died at the age of 90.
Nov 12, 2018 · The Canadian actor, who also starred in theater and TV, was a member of the Stratford Festival for 32 seasons. He played the murderous computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel, 2010.
Douglas Rain was a Canadian actor who voiced the iconic computer HAL 9000 in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). He also had a career in theatre, especially Shakespeare, and was co-founder of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival.
