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Douglas Rain, Voice of Hal 9000 in `2001: A Space Odyssey,' Dies at 90

    10 hours ago by Erin Nyren Variety 

Douglas Rain, Voice of Hal 9000 in `2001: A Space Odyssey,' Dies at 90

Douglas Rain, who voiced the soft-spoken Hal 9000 robot that went rogue in
Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," has died. He was 90.

The Stratford Festival, which Rain, who was a dedicated Shakespearean actor,
co-founded in 1952, said that Rain had died of natural causes in Stratford,
Ont. in Canada.

The festival said Rain performed at the festival for more than 45 years.

"Canadian theatre has lost one of its greatest talents and a guiding light in
its development," the festival's artistic director, Antoni Cimolino, said in a
press release Sunday, according to CTV.

"Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other
actors."

Rain was born in Winnipeg, Man. in 1928, studied at the Old Vic in London, and
performed at theaters and festival across Canada. He received a Tony nomination
 in 1972 for his role in Robert Bolt's production of "Vivat! Vivat!
Regina!"


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Roger 
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