Fred Rains

British actor (1860–1945)

Frederick William Rains (28 January 1860 – 3 December 1945) was a British actor and film director.[1]

His father, also called Alfred Rains, was a coachbuilder. On 27 October 1884, at St Michael's Church, Lambeth, he married Emily Eliza Cox. They had several children, including the Hollywood actor Claude Rains (born 1889).[2]

Rains died on 3 December 1945, aged 85.

Selected filmography

Actor

  • The Broken Melody (1916)
  • The New Clown (1916)
  • The Marriage of William Ashe (1916)
  • Sally in Our Alley (1916)
  • Sally Bishop (1916)
  • A Welsh Singer (1916)
  • Land of My Fathers (1921)
  • Expiation (1922)
  • Little Brother of God (1922)
  • A Rogue in Love (1922)
  • The Lady Owner (1923)
  • The Audacious Mr. Squire (1923)
  • Mist in the Valley (1923)
  • The Indian Love Lyrics (1923)
  • The Money Habit (1924)
  • The Conspirators (1924)
  • Nell Gwyn (1926)
  • The Only Way (1927)
  • The Inseparables (1929)
  • The Runaway Princess (1929)
  • The Clue of the New Pin (1929)
  • Stepping Stones (1931)
  • Verdict of the Sea (1932) as Martin
  • A Royal Demand (1933) as Walters
  • The Broken Rosary (1934) as Professor
  • The Immortal Gentleman (1935) as Miser
  • Chick (1936) as Warden

Director

  • Land of My Fathers (1921)

References

  1. ^ "Fred Rains". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ^ James E. Wise, Scott Baron, International Stars at War (Naval Institute Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1557509659), p. 181

External links

  • Fred Rains at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Fred Rains at AllMovie Edit this at Wikidata
  • Fred Rains at the TCM Movie Database
  • Fred Rains at the British Film Institute


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