Claude Rains

The latest Claude Rains Award for bringing us shocking news that shouldn't be shocking to anyone who pays any attention goes to disgraced NBA ref, Tim Donaghy. He's the ref who got booted for gambling on games, including ones he...  

Today's birthday list doesn't make me feel celebratory so much as oscarighteously furious. Perhaps I should explain. It's only the four first birthday boys whipping me into a golden frenzy. Then things calm down.Claude, Ann and DickTodays Birthdays 11/101889 Claude Rains, never won an Oscar. This despite being a great screen actor, whose filmography reads like a catalogue of Golden Age greatness. He's an actor who made indelible contributions...  

FLORENCE -- Keeping her father's memory alive has become a sort of cause for Jessica Rains.  

A biography of the great Hollywood character actor from "Casablanca" and "The Invisible Man."Contributor: John RobertsPublished: Nov 15, 2009  

Psychology Today (blog)Tiger Woods and the Halo EffectPsychology Today (blog)... Captain Louis Renault (played by Claude Rains) in that famous scene in the movie Casablanca when he orders "Rick's Café" shut without further notice. ...and more »  

Crowdsourcing saves the day in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'FCW.com (blog)Paine (Claude Rains), the senior senator from the same state as Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart's character), brings in the baskets of telegrams calling for ...  

Mayor and Morgenthau Battle Over Undisclosed FundsNew York Times“The secret account complaint is reminiscent of Claude Rains's famous statement in 'Casablanca' that he was shocked — shocked — to learn what was going on ...and more »  

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comJames Whale, horror's invisible manThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comBut watching the Claude Rains picture I began to notice things in it that I'd noticed, and liked, in other old monster movies. ...and more »  

Rains Reigns At Alabama LibrarySeattle Post IntelligencerClaude Rains, born in London in 1889, became a US citizen in 1939, a year following daughter Jessica's birth. Originally a stage actor, he came to motion ...