Portrait of Claude Rains

Acting

Claude Rains

Career

Active from 1933 to 1963, busiest in 1939 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Casablanca
Casablanca
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Claude Rains Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Romantic Entanglements 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Family Saga 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Melodramatic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000)

as Erique Claudin (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)

as Maximus (archive footage)

1970s

1 title
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)

1960s

7 titles · average score 56
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

as King Herod

Twilight of Honor
Twilight of Honor (1963)
GoodWatch score 54

as Art Harper

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

as Mr. Dryden

Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict (1962)

TV show

Battle of the Worlds
Battle of the Worlds (1961)
GoodWatch score 30

as Professor Benson

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Edward Fredericks

The Lost World
The Lost World (1960)
GoodWatch score 44

as Prof. George Edward Challenger

1950s

14 titles · average score 62
This Earth Is Mine
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as Philippe Rambeau

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Alexander Longford

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as John Winfield Weston

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mayor of Hamelin

Lisbon
Lisbon (1956)
GoodWatch score 49

as Aristides Mavros

Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Judge Dan Haywood

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Andrew Thurgood / Charles Gresham

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
GoodWatch score 47

as Kees Popinga

Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Capt. Henrik Skalder

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Mr. Brink / The High Lama

Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Lannington

The White Tower
The White Tower (1950)
GoodWatch score 48

as Paul Delambre

1940s

24 titles · average score 70
Notorious
Notorious (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Alexander Sebastian

Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
GoodWatch score 50

as "Nick"

Deception
Deception (1946)
GoodWatch score 69

as Alexander Hollenius

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Julius Caesar

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Job Skeffington

Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Capt. Freycinet

Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Erique Claudin

Casablanca
Casablanca (1943)
GoodWatch score 93

as Captain Louis Renault

Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Jaquith

The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sir John Talbot

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mr. Jordan

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1940)
GoodWatch score 86

as Don José Alvarez de Cordoba

1930s

23 titles · average score 65
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Joseph Paine

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Det. Monty Phelan

Juarez
Juarez (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Emperor Louis Napoleon III

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89

as Prince John

Four Daughters
Four Daughters (1938)
GoodWatch score 85

as Adam Lemp

Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

as Colonel Ferris

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Earl of Hertford

They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget (1937)
GoodWatch score 71

as District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin

The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Maximus

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as John Jasper

The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost (1935)
GoodWatch score 53

as John Stevenson

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Jack Griffin

1920s

1 title
Build Thy House
Build Thy House (1920)

as Clarkis