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Cinema lovers and sci-fi fans will always remember the great Douglas Rain not exactly by his face but specially because of his vocal talents that brought him attention and eternity in the cinema world as the soothing voice of computer HAL 9000 in the classic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010 (1984).
What most people don't know is that he wasn't the first choice of Stanley Kubrick for voicing the most famous robot voice of all time: Kubrick had in mind using the voice of more famous and established actors such as Martin Balsam, Jason Robards and Walter Pidgeon (just to name a few). But Kubrick wanted something with an extra-quality and his description to an assistant of what he wanted was to find him an actor who could have an intelligent, sincere and disarming voice with some friendly quality. The rest is history: Rain won the role despite being an almost unknown actor with few theatre and TV film/series roles on his resume; but Kubrick's choice turned out to be the perfect one. HAL 9000 with Rain's voice brought calm and humanity to a machine that seemed perfect in all possible ways in contrast to the robotic and lifeless astronauts of whom he shares company outer space.
In front of cameras, the Canadian actor can be found in TV series such as General Motors Presents, Startime, Quest and Playdate; or films like Oedipus Rex (1957), Twelfth Night (1964) and the title role in Henry V (1966). On stage, his career consists of several William Shakespeare play adaptations - in fact, Rain was co-founding member of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival - and other authors in between the 1950's and 1990's. In 1972, he was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for the play "Vivat! Vivat Regina!".
He passed away from natural causes at the age of 90 in 2018 - the 50th year anniversary of "2001". He left an important mark and legacy to the cinema world, even though with just one memorable character that paved the way to other actors using his voice talents in other feature films.- Wayne Maunder was born in Four Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, on December 19, 1937, and raised in Bangor, Maine. Major league baseball attracted his early interest, and even though he had several tryouts, he didn't succeed. He then switched to psychiatry while at Compton Junior College in California, but decided on another change, this time to drama. A part in an amateur play fired his desire to further his acting, and he headed off to New York and hopefully Broadway. Wayne studied at Stella Adler's Drama Group during the day, and at night, Grand Central Station saw him waiting on tables, which is an occupation most theater actors seem to rely on in the lean times. For the next two years, he studied and acted, when he could, in stock companies. Some of his work included roles in Hamlet, Othello and a stint in Much Ado About Nothing with the American Shakespeare Company on Long Island. He headed back to LA when a theatrical agent signed him up after watching him perform in The Knack. Wayne was 29 years old when he landed the lead role of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in the 20th Century Fox television production about Custer, which was later titled The Legend of Custer (1968) for USA theatrical release. He grew a mustache and his blonde hair long for the character. The 1967-produced series was full of stunts, action and believable stories, which captured the viewer, but unfortunately not enough of them because its run lasted only 17 episodes. Scott Lancer, the Boston-educated oldest son of Murdoch Lancer was a role the Lancer producers thought ideal for him, and Wayne was signed up in 1968. This series was also made by 20th Century Fox, and Wayne was required for action scenes as well as horse riding. Gone were the long hair and mustache, but that didn't stop him from receiving generous amounts of fan mail and appearing in television and teen magazines at the time. In 1971, he appeared in The Seven Minutes (1971) and on television in Kung Fu (1972) and Chase (1973). In 1981, Porky's (1981) was his only reported role. He now spends his time behind the camera, producing independent films.
- Playwright, stage and film actor in Los Angeles, CA Born 29 Oct. 1933 in Orange, N.J. Died in Seattle, WA, 11 Nov. 2018
Born Gershon Ulysses Gelernter Oct. 29, 1933, in Orange, N.J. to Matthew and Ada Goldberg Gelernter, both of George's grandparents had fled anti-Jewish persecution in Europe.
George migrated to counterculture Venice Beach, where he was a Venice Free Theater founder and actor. He studied acting and writing, including at the American National Theatre and Academy, Desilu Workshop, and with Lee Grant among others; joined the improv group "On Guard America"; and acted in many theaters, including the Players' Ring Theatre, Santa Monica Playhouse, and Ice House.
He co-starred in "Faith of Our Fathers," an AFI Film Award winner, and appeared in more than 100 other films and videos. He wrote over 30 plays and screenplays. - Jerry Gant was born on 21 November 1961 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He died on 11 November 2018 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Production Manager
- Art Director
Otto Renelt was born on 13 August 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was a production manager and art director, known for Das Geheimnis der chinesischen Nelke (1964), Závrat (1963) and Herrliche Zeiten im Spessart (1967). He died on 11 November 2018 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Günter Stahnke was born on 10 October 1928 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Der Frühling braucht Zeit (1965), Vom König Midas (1963) and Familie intakt (1984). He was married to Helga Piur and Doris Abeßer. He died on 11 November 2018.- Les Sherwood was married to Sharon Sherwood. He died on 11 November 2018 in England.
- Director
- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zoltán Horváth was born on 30 August 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. Zoltán was a director and assistant director, known for Musical TV Theater (1970), Boszorkánypalánta (1988) and Nem értem a nöket... (1963). Zoltán died on 11 November 2018.