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Birthdate: November 10, 1889

Death date: May 30, 1967

Claude Rains

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,448

193
All-time Actor

of 38,418

115
Decades
- 1930s
  
  of 4,137
  
  81
- 1940s
  
  of 5,357
  
  24
- 1950s
  
  of 7,577
  
  4,288
- 1960s
  
  of 10,860
  
  557
Genres
- Adventure
  
  of 25,536
  
  119
- Biography
  
  of 11,944
  
  180
- Comedy
  
  of 84,829
  
  3,926
- Crime
  
  of 34,310
  
  2,549
- Drama
  
  of 107,166
  
  92
- Family
  
  of 15,342
  
  2,219
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,837
  
  245
- Family
  
  of 15,342
  
  2,219
- History
  
  of 5,929
  
  1,600
- Horror
  
  of 36,682
  
  72
- Music
  
  of 9,349
  
  747
- Mystery
  
  of 16,955
  
  3,213
- Romance
  
  of 37,232
  
  52
- Scifi
  
  of 24,983
  
  1,068
- Thriller
  
  of 49,529
  
  73
- War
  
  of 9,729
  
  282
- Western
  
  of 7,069
  
  1,688

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1920s

No Reviews

1930s

3.5558

1940s

3.0323

1950s

1.0925

1960s

2.2168

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Claude Rains is ranked overall as 2.9183 of of 4 stars

2.9183

Claude Rains Movie Rankings

Casablanca (1942)

3.9536

Expatriate and nightclub owner Rick Blaine is faced with the decision to help an old girlfriend's resistance-fighter husband escape the Nazis at the beginning of WWII. ...more about Casablanca

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role

DVD from $8.04

(20 sellers)

Claude Rains starring in Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

3.8557

Based on the true story of British Army lieutenant T.E. Lawrence. During WWI Lawrence manages to unite the various Arab tribes of the Middle East to help the Allies defeat the Turks. ...more about Lawrence of Arabia

DVD from $3.95

(16 sellers)

Claude Rains starring in Adventures of Robin Hood

Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)

3.6412

Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. ...more about Adventures of Robin Hood

DVD from $17.27

(14 sellers)

Notorious (1946)

3.6021

After her father is convicted of treason and commits suicide Alicia is asked by the U.S. government to spy on a Brazilian Nazi faction to help clear her name. She agrees and later falls in love with the agent assigned to her case, but he feels he still can't trust her. ...more about Notorious

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role

DVD from $39.95

(1 sellers)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

3.4155

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the state's senior senator--presidential hopeful and childhood hero, Senator Joseph Paine. ...more about Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role

DVD from $13.84

(16 sellers)

Sea Hawk, The (1940)

3.0991

Geoffrey Thorpe is an adventurous and dashing pirate, who feels that he should pirate the Spanish ships for the good of England. In one such battle, he overtakes a Spanish ship and when he comes aboard he finds Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal. ...more about Sea Hawk

DVD from $11.89

(16 sellers)

Invisible Man, The (1933)

3.0934

A scientist turns himself invisible. However, the formula slowly drives him insane, causing him to terrorize the countryside as an invisible killer. ...more about Invisible Man

DVD from $12.79

(14 sellers)

Wolf Man, The (1941)

3.0331

Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl Jenny Williams, who is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. ...more about Wolf Man

DVD from $12.79

(13 sellers)

Kings Row (1942)

2.9725

Five children in an apparently ideal American small town find their lives changing as the years pass near the turn of the century in 1900. ...more about Kings Row

DVD from $12.71

(13 sellers)

Now, Voyager (1942)

2.9679

Charlotte Vale suffers under the domination of her Boston matron mother until Dr. Jaquith gets her to visit his sanitarium where she is transformed from frump to elegant, independent lady. ...more about Now

DVD from $8.68

(12 sellers)

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

2.8769

Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. ...more about Phantom of the Opera

DVD from $12.87

(8 sellers)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

2.8193

Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. ...more about Here Comes Mr. Jordan

DVD from $10.22

(11 sellers)

Angel on My Shoulder (1946)

2.7422

Gangster Eddie Lee (Paul Muni) is killed by a trusted lieutenant and finds himself in Harry Redmond Jr's special-effects Hell, where Nick/The Devil (Claude Rains) sees that he is an-exact double for a judge who Nick doesn't approve of. ...more about Angel on My Shoulder

DVD from $3.48

(7 sellers)

Prince and the Pauper, The (1937)

2.7092

On the same day two boys are born: the pauper Tom and prince Edvard. As a kid, Tom sneaks into the palace garden and meet the prince. ...more about Prince and the Pauper

DVD from $12.79

(9 sellers)

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)

2.6970

Johnnie is a boxer. The same evening he won the world championship, he is charged for the murder of a reporter and is taken for dead. Running away from New York, he ends up in a ranch in Arizona, run by an old lady as a work farm for delinquent teenagers. ...more about They Made Me a Criminal

DVD from $6.99

(4 sellers)

Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)

2.6797

The life of Jesus Christ. ...more about Greatest Story Ever Told

DVD from $7.49

(12 sellers)

Mr. Skeffington (1944)

2.6775

Job Skeffington informs Fanny Trellis' that her brother Trippy has embezzled from the Skeffington bank. She marries Job to save Trippy who, angry with her, goes to World War I and is killed. ...more about Mr. Skeffington

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role

DVD from $12.71

(11 sellers)

Stolen Holiday (1937)

2.6665

Nicole Picot is working as a model in a Paris dress salon when she is picked by Stefan Orloff to help him convince a wealthy investor that he is well connected. She is to wear an expensive dress and dine with them because she has "class. ...more about Stolen Holiday

Not Available on DVD

Forever and a Day (1943)

2.6118

During World War II an American travels to Britain to sell an old house near London that belongs to his family. But he mets Susan Trimble who lives in the house and who is strictly against the sale. ...more about Forever and a Day

Not Available on DVD

They Won't Forget (1937)

2.5661

A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. ...more about They Won't Forget

Not Available on DVD

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

2.5615

Cleopatra hasn't been on the throne of the pharoahs of Egypt very long when Julius Caesar pays a visit. Caesar finds the prospect of romance more tempting than he expected, since Cleopatra is a rare woman who is bright as well as beautiful. ...more about Caesar and Cleopatra

Not Available on DVD

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)

2.5341

Michael Curtiz directs a Western that is almost of epic proportions, and screenwriters Warren Duff and Robert Buckner greatly assist in bringing about a snazzy script that is based on Clements Ripley's story. ...more about Gold Is Where You Find It

Not Available on DVD

Lady with Red Hair (1940)

2.4565

A messy divorce leaves Mrs. Leslie Carter shunned by Chicago society for being an adulteress and forbidden from having custody of her son. ...more about Lady with Red Hair

Not Available on DVD

Deception (1946)

2.4131

Music teacher Christine Radcliffe thought Karel Novak to have been killed in the war. She loves him more than ever and insists they marry. At their reception her benefactor and former lover offers Karel the chance to solo his new cello concerto. ...more about Deception

Not Available on DVD

White Banners (1938)

2.4131

A homeless woman named Hannah (Fay Bainter) drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... ...more about White Banners

Not Available on DVD

Four Daughters (1938)

2.3994

Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man for whom she cares. ...more about Four Daughters

Not Available on DVD

Juarez (1939)

2.3218

The newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carolotta arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juraez and democracy. He tries to appease the Mexicans but fails. ...more about Juarez

Not Available on DVD

Lost World, The (1960)

2.1351

Professor Challenger leads team of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep within the Amazonian jungle to investigate reports that dinosaurs still live there. ...more about Lost World

Not Available on DVD

Clairvoyant, The (1934)

2.1156

Maximus, a small-time music hall mind reader, has frightening flashes of precognition; but he cannot predict or control them ... ...more about Clairvoyant

Not Available on DVD

Man Who Reclaimed His Head, The (1934)

2.1095

A brilliant but impoverished writer, who is a pacifist, goes to work for a publisher and writes anti-war editorials. ...more about Man Who Reclaimed His Head

Not Available on DVD

Crime Without Passion (1934)

2.0912

Prominent lawyer shoots unfaithful girlfriend during quarrel, has to establish alibi. ...more about Crime Without Passion

Not Available on DVD

Anthony Adverse (1936)

2.0798

In late 18th century Italy, a beautiful young woman finds herself married to a rich but cruel older man. However, she is in love with another, younger man. ...more about Anthony Adverse

Not Available on DVD

Unsuspected, The (1947)

2.0524

A girl has been murdered. A woman (Joan Caulfield) cannot remember a man who claims to be her husband. Claude Rains is Joan's uncle and nosts a radio murder mystery show called the "Unsuspected". That is the crux of this good murder-mystery. ...more about Unsuspected

Not Available on DVD

Passionate Friends, The (1949)

1.8447

The Passionate Friends were in love when young, but separated, and she married an older man. Then Mary Justin meets Steven Stratton again and they have one last fling together in the Alps. ...more about Passionate Friends

Not Available on DVD

Saturday's Children (1940)

1.8173

Pretty Bobby Halevy loves Rims Rosson, a dreamer and inventor without much going for him. Rims has a scheme of going to Manila to turn hemp into silk and become rich. ...more about Saturday's Children

Not Available on DVD

Where Danger Lives (1950)

1.7337

One night at the hospital, young doctor Jeff Cameron meets Margo, who's brought in after a suicide attempt. He quickly falls for her and they become romanticly involved, but it turns out that Margo is married. ...more about Where Danger Lives

Not Available on DVD

This Earth Is Mine (1959)

1.6332

In 1931, Elizabeth Rambeau comes from England to live in California with her aunt and uncle of a winemaking dynasty, who are still wealthy despite 12 years of Prohibition. ...more about This Earth Is Mine

Not Available on DVD

White Tower, The (1950)

1.4689

The White Tower, a Matterhorn-like mountain in the Swiss Alps, has never been climbed. Carla Alten's father, a famous mountaineer, died in a long-ago attempt. ...more about White Tower

Not Available on DVD

Song of Surrender (1949)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Build Thy House (1920)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Daughters Courageous (1939)

No Reviews Available

Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her 1st husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 years earlier. ...more about Daughters Courageous

Not Available on DVD

Four Mothers (1941)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Four Wives (1939)

No Reviews Available

In this sequel to Four Daughters, Adam Lemp and his daughters have gone on with life after the death of Mickey Borden. Ann, Mickey's widow, falls in love with Felix Dietz, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child. ...more about Four Wives

Not Available on DVD

Hearts Divided (1936)

No Reviews Available

Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to the U.S. on a goodwill tour. ...more about Hearts Divided

Not Available on DVD

Last Outpost, The (1935)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Lisbon (1956)

No Reviews Available

High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. ...more about Lisbon

Not Available on DVD

Man Who Watched the Trains Go By, The (1952)

No Reviews Available

Meak head clerk Kees Popinga realises at the same time as the police that owner De Koster has stripped his Dutch company clean because of his infatuation with Parisian girl Michelle. ...more about Man Who Watched the Trains Go By

Not Available on DVD

Moontide (1942)

No Reviews Available

After a drunken binge on the San Pablo waterfront, longshoreman Bobo fears he may have killed a man. In his uncertainty, he takes a job on an isolated bait barge. ...more about Moontide

Not Available on DVD

Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Passage to Marseille (1944)

No Reviews Available

As French bomber crews prepare an air raid from a base in England, we learn the story of Matrac, a French journalist who opposed the Munich Pact. Framed for murder and sent to Devil's Island, he and four others escape. ...more about Passage to Marseille

DVD from $38.35

(11 sellers)

Battle of the Worlds (1961)

No Reviews Available

A stray planet on a collision course with Earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble. What seems like a dead planet suddenly launches a fleet of flying saucers which attack our space fleets. ...more about Battle of the Worlds

DVD from $6.39

(4 sellers)

Rope of Sand (1949)

No Reviews Available

Two years ago, hunting guide Mike Davis was with a client who trespassed on diamond company land and found a rich lode; Paul Vogel, sadistic commandant of company police, beat Mike nearly to death but failed to learn the location. ...more about Rope of Sand

Not Available on DVD

Sealed Cargo (1951)

No Reviews Available

During the war off Nova Scotia a fishing boat comes across a badly damaged Danish schooner with only the captain aboard after it has apparently been shelled by a German U-boat. ...more about Sealed Cargo

Not Available on DVD

Sons of Liberty (1939)

No Reviews Available

Set during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution. ...more about Sons of Liberty

DVD from $8.68

(16 sellers)

Strange Holiday (1945)

No Reviews Available

Businessman John Stevenson returns from a camping holiday in the mountains to discover the whole of America has been taken over by foreign invaders. His family has been taken away and he is thrown into prison and must come to terms with the new USA. ...more about Strange Holiday

Not Available on DVD

This Love of Ours (1945)

No Reviews Available

At a convention, medical researcher Michel Touzac goes with colleagues to see stage caricaturist Targel, whose assistant Florence recognizes him...and attempts suicide. ...more about This Love of Ours

Not Available on DVD

Twilight of Honor (1963)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

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