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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Karim Prince to Brad Renfro
Douglas Rain Biography ((?)-)
Born in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Addresses: AGENT--c/o Elspeth Cochrane Agency, One The Pavement, London SW4, England.
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Gender
- Male
Famous Works
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Credits
- BROADWAY DEBUT--Bajazeth, Almeda, Tamburlaine the Great, Winter Garden Theatre, 1956.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Henry Higgins, Pygmalion, Crest Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1957.
- Christopher Mahon, The Playboy of the Western World, Gottlieb Biedermann,The Firebugs, both Central Library Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1965.
- Father William Rolfe, Hadrian VII, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1965.
- Giovanni Mocenigo, The Heretic, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1970.
- Claudius, Hamlet, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, U.K., 1970.
- Fourteenth Earl of Gurney, The Ruling Class, Arena Stage, Washington, DC,1971.
- Cecil, Vivat! Vivat! Regina!, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- Tesman, Hedda Gabler, Andrew Wyke, Sleuth, both Manitoba Theatre Center,Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1972.
- Also appeared in The Golden Age (concert reading), Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1963; Mother Courage, Manitoba Theatre Center, 1964; The Ottawa Man,Festival Lennoxville, 1972.
- WITH THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL THEATRE COMPANY, STRATFORD, ON,CANADA Marquisof Dorset, Tyrrel, Richard (understudy), Richard III, 1953.
- Claudio, Measure for Measure, Biondello, The Taming of the Shrew, messenger, Oedipus the King, all 1954.
- Decius Brutus, Titinius, Julius Caesar, 1955.
- Michael Williams, Henry V, Simple, The Merry Wives of Windsor, both 1956.
- first player, Hamlet, Malvolio, Twelfth Night, both 1957.
- Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer, Prince Hal, Henry IV, Part I, clown,The Winter's Tale, all 1958.
- Iago, Othello, Silvius, As You Like It, both 1959.
- title role, King John, Tybalt, Romeo and Juliet, both 1960.
- Wolsey, Henry VIII, Boyet, Love's Labour's Lost, Grandad, The Canvas Barricade, all 1961.
- Ragueneau, Cyrano de Bergerac, 1962.
- Ulysses, Troilus and Cressida, Dromio of Syracuse, The Comedy of Errors,Apemantus, Timon of Athens, all 1963.
- Monsieur Jourdain, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Edgar, King Lear, Pinchwife,The Country Wife, all 1964.
- Prince Henry, Henry IV, Parts I and II, 1965.
- title role, Henry V, Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, both 1966.
- Orgon, Tartuffe, D'Artagnan, The Three Musketeers, both 1968.
- Mosca, Volpone, 1971.
- Iago, Othello, 1973.
- Bastard, King John, Lysimachus, Pericles, both 1974.
- Judge Danforth, The Crucible, 1975.
- Angelo, Measure for Measure, 1976.
- Jean, Miss Julie, 1977.
- de la Rochepozay, Prince Conde, The Devils, Monologue, From an AbandonedWork, both 1978.
- title role, Henry IV, Parts I and II, Gloucester, King Lear, both 1979.
- Weller, The Gin Game, John Aubrey, Brief Lives, and appeared in Henry V,all 1980.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Manitoba Theatre Center, Winnipeg,MB, Canada, 1973.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS; ALL WITH THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL THEATRE COMPANY
- Speed, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Huish, The Broken Jug, Canadian cities, both 1957.
- Holofernes, Love's Labour's Lost, Monsieur Jourdain, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Apemantus, Timon of Athens, U.K. cities, all 1964.
- Also Two Programs of Shakespearean Comedy, Canadian and U.S.
- universities, 1962.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
- Title role, Henry VI.
- Also The Crucible; Hedda Gabler; The Circle; Talking to a Stranger, all for Canadian television.
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