Fred Rains Explained

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. Web site: Fred Rains. ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2016-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20090903173202/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/18013. 2009-09-03. dead.
2. James E. Wise, Scott Baron, International Stars at War (Naval Institute Press, 2002,), p. 181

External links

• • • • Fred Rains at the British Film Institute