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.jpg) Raine in an episode ofOne Step Beyond (1959) | |
| Born | Thomas Foster Raine (1897-05-18)18 May 1897 |
| Died | 30 May 1979(1979-05-30) (aged 82) South Laguna,California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1920–1971 |
| Spouse(s) | Sonia Phyllis Bellamy Theodora Moreau Wilson |
Thomas Foster "Jack" Raine (18 May 1897 – 30 May 1979) was an English stage, television and film actor.[1][2]
He was a leading man of the British cinema in the late twenties and early thirties in such films asThe Hate Ship (1929),Raise the Roof,Suspense,Night Birds andThe Middle Watch (all 1930), before moving down the cast list and becoming a character actor. Throughout the thirties and forties he appeared in numerous supporting roles, usually as sturdy figures of authority, includingThe Ghoul (1933),The Clairvoyant (1934),Holiday Camp,Mine Own Executioner (both 1947) andEasy Money (1948).[2] He also played Sir Graham Forbes in the first twoPaul Temple filmsSend for Paul Temple (1946) andCalling Paul Temple (1948).[3][4] One of his last British films was a rare co-starring role of this era in the 'B' movieNo Way Back (1949), oppositeTerence De Marney, in which he played against type as a small time gangster.[5]
Like a lot of British actors during the fifties he made the move to Hollywood and enjoyed a career of character roles which continued into the seventies. These includedJulius Caesar (1953),An Affair to Remember (1957),Witness for the Prosecution (both 1957),My Fair Lady (1964),Doctor Doolittle (1967),The Killing of Sister George (1968) andBedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).[2]
Numerous television roles includedPerry Mason,Mister Ed,77 Sunset Strip,The Outer Limits,The Twilight Zone, Father Knows Best,The Man from U.N.C.L.E. andIronside.[6] He also portrayedDr. Watson oppositeBasil Rathbone'sSherlock Holmes onBroadway, after the passing of Rathbone's screen Watson,Nigel Bruce.[7]
He was married to musical theatre actressBinnie Hale from 1924 until their divorce in 1934. He was subsequently married to Sonia Phyllis Bellamy and then Theodora Moreau Wilson.[8]
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