William Claude Rains is an Anglo-American film and theater actor whose career spanned nearly seven decades. After making his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in The Invisible Man, he appeared in popular films such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Wolves, Casablanca and Kings Row, Notorious. , Lawrence of Arabia, and the best story ever told. He is a Tony award winning actor and four times nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Rains is considered "one of the great stars of the character on the screen", according to All-Movie Guide, "she has played the role of the most popular villain." Over the course of his long career, he has been admired by several acting colleagues such as Bette Davis, Vincent Sherman, Ronald Neame, Albert Dekker, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Charles Laughton and Richard Chamberlain.
Four-time Academy Award candidate who played Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca and the lead character in The Invisible Man in 1933.
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