Rains was natural inside London. Gassed when you took World War I, he was almost unsighted inside a single eye for the rest of his life.

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, recognized Rains' acting talent and paid for the elocution lessons he required to succeed as an actor. In a future Rains taught at the institution, working using John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, among others.

Rains' foremost Hollywood role was the title character inside James Whale's The Invisible Man. It was his distinctive voice which had won him a role; he did non pop up until a super prevent.

Inside 1939, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Below A Invisible Human, Universal Studios tried to turn him into another horror film actor, however he broke absolutely free! sustaining his Academy Award nominated role in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and followed that up in probably his most famous role, that of French police Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca.

Inside 1951 Rains won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Darkness at Noon.

He has the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6400 Hollywood Blvd.

Claude Rains died around Laconia, New Hampshire and is interred in the Red Hill Cemetery, Moultonborough, New Hampshire.

Academy Award nominations
1947 Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Notorious 1945 Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Mr. Skeffington 1944 Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Casablanca 1940 Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Filmography
The Greatest Story Ever Told Twilight of Honor Lawrence of Arabia Battle of the Worlds The Lost World This Earth Is Mine The Pied Piper of Hamelin Lisbon The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By Sealed Cargo The White Tower Where Danger Lives Song of Surrender The Passionate Friends Rope of Sand The Unsuspected Deception Angel on My Shoulder Strange Holiday Notorious This Love of Ours Caesar and Cleopatra Passage to Marseille Mr. Skeffington Phantom of the Opera Forever and a Day Kings Row Moontide Casablanca Now, Voyager The Wolf Man Here Comes Mr. Jordan Four Mothers The Lady with Red Hair The Sea Hawk Saturday's Children Four Wives Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Daughters Courageous Sons of Liberty Juarez They Made Me a Criminal Four Daughters Gold Is Where You Find It The Adventures of Robin Hood White Banners They Won't Forget The Prince and the Pauper Stolen Holiday Anthony Adverse Hearts Divided The Last Outpost (1935) The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Clairvoyant The Man Who Reclaimed His Head Crime Without Passion The Invisible Man Build Thy House Battle of the Worlds

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