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Also Known As	William Claude Rains
Born	November 10, 1889 • London • England
Died	May 30, 1967 (aged 77) • Laconia • New Hampshire
Awards And Honors	Tony Awards • Tony Award (1951): Best Actor in a Play
Married To	Frances Propper (1935–1956) • Beatrix Thomson (1924–1935) • Isabel Jeans (1913–1918) • Rosemary McGroarty Clark (1960–1964 [her death]) • Marie Hemingway (1920–1920) • Agi Jambor (1959–1960)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Hearts Divided" (1936) • "Sealed Cargo" (1951) • "Build Thy House" (1920) • "The Passionate Friends" (1949) • "The Lost World" (1960) • "Lady with Red Hair" (1940) • "Dr. Kildare" (1964) • "The Wolf Man" (1941) • "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939) • "Four Mothers" (1941) • "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (1941) • "They Made Me a Criminal" (1939) • "The Clairvoyant" (1935) • "The Invisible Man" (1933) • "The Prince and the Pauper" (1937) • "The Alcoa Hour" (1956) • "Omnibus" (1954) • "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1956–1962) • "Wagon Train" (1962) • "The Sea Hawk" (1940) • "The White Tower" (1950) • "Moontide" (1942) • "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head" (1934) • "Mel-O-Toons" (1960) • "This Earth Is Mine" (1959) • "Four Daughters" (1938) • "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (1935) • "This Love of Ours" (1945) • "Kings Row" (1942) • "White Banners" (1938) • "Naked City" (1960) • "Rawhide" (1963) • "The Last Outpost" (1935) • "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1963–1965) • "Crime Without Passion" (1934) • "Stolen Holiday" (1937) • "Angel on My Shoulder" (1946) • "Now, Voyager" (1942) • "Phantom of the Opera" (1943) • "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) • "Juarez" (1939) • "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1962–1963) • "Song of Surrender" (1949) • "Medallion Theatre" (1953) • "Sam Benedict" (1962) • "Caesar and Cleopatra" (1945) • "Casablanca" (1942) • "Daughters Courageous" (1939) • "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965) • "Rope of Sand" (1949) • "Strange Holiday" (1945) • "Passage to Marseille" (1944) • "Anthony Adverse" (1936) • "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1956) • "The Reporter" (1964) • "The Unsuspected" (1947) • "Four Wives" (1939) • "The Man Who Watched Trains Go By" (1952) • "Playhouse 90" (1959) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1956) • "Twilight of Honor" (1963) • "Forever and a Day" (1943) • "Deception" (1946) • "Eye on New York" (1956) • "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) • "Gold Is Where You Find It" (1938) • "Il pianeta degli uomini spenti" (1961) • "Lisbon" (1956) • "Notorious" (1946) • "Mr. Skeffington" (1944) • "They Won't Forget" (1937) • "Saturday's Children" (1940) • "Where Danger Lives" (1950)

Top Questions

Where was Claude Rains born?

Claude Rains was born in London, England, United Kingdom.

Is Claude Rains married?

Agi Jambor (1959–1960), Frances Propper (1935–1956), Beatrix Thomson (1924–1935), Rosemary McGroarty Clark (1960–1964 [her death]), Marie Hemingway (1920–1920), Isabel Jeans (1913–1918)

When was Claude Rains born?

Claude Rains was born on November 10, 1889.

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