ACTOR

Claude Rains

1889 - 1967

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William Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) was a British and American actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in The Invisible Man (1933), he appeared in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Rains has received more than 3,118,569 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Claude Rains is the 2,581st most popular actor (down from 2,428th in 2019), the 2,307th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,239th in 2019) and the 315th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Claude Rains by language

Over the past year Claude Rains has had the most page views in the with 412,539 views, followed by German (18,554), and Spanish (18,409). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (136.95%), Irish (103.34%), and Basque (68.25%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Claude Rains ranks 2,581 out of 13,578. Before him are Vidya Balan, Ana Belén, Robert David Hall, Vince Vaughn, Kate Hudson, and Bernhard Goetzke. After him are Mike Connors, William Katt, Veronica Cartwright, Lana Wood, Dorothy McGuire, and Margarita Terekhova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Claude Rains ranks 149. Before him are Maria Dąbrowska, Angelo Iachino, Ludwig Renn, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Alexander Vertinsky, and Arnold Fanck. After him are Subhi Bey Barakat, Luo Yixiu, Shōji Nishimura, Reggie Walker, Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, and Antonio Caggiano. Among people deceased in 1967, Claude Rains ranks 137. Before him are George S. Robertson, Mikhail Kovalyov, Fatima Jinnah, Sydir Kovpak, Iona Nikitchenko, and Radhabinod Pal. After him are Li Lisan, Julio Baghy, John Nance Garner, Pavlo Tychyna, Greta Schröder, and Mischa Elman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Claude Rains ranks 2,307 out of 8,785. Before him are Al Stewart (1945), David Stirling (1915), Paul Greengrass (1955), Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (1810), Lullus (710), and Jackie Oliver (1942). After him are Teddy Sheringham (1966), Veronica Cartwright (1949), John Playfair (1748), Rachel Roberts (1927), David Tomlinson (1917), and John Scott Haldane (1860).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Claude Rains ranks 315. Before him are Lulu (1948), Emerald Fennell (1985), Leo G. Carroll (1886), Charles Gray (1928), Richard Johnson (1927), and Sylvester McCoy (1943). After him are Veronica Cartwright (1949), Rachel Roberts (1927), David Tomlinson (1917), Murray Head (1946), Jamie Dornan (1982), and Sarah Siddons (1755).

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Television and Movie Roles

Notorious
Alexander Sebastian
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.
Aug 21o 19467.759 / 10
The Invisible Man
Dr. Jack Griffin
Working in Dr. Cranley's laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley's daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion's Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. But the experimental drug has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He's prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance.
Nov 3o 19337.518 / 10
Casablanca
Captain Louis Renault
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Jan 15o 19438.168 / 10