# Fred Rains

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{{Short description|British actor (1860–1945)}}
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'''Frederick William Rains''' (28 January 1860 &ndash; 3 December 1945) was a British [actor](/source/actor) and [film director](/source/film_director).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/18013|title=Fred Rains|website=ftvdb.bfi.org.uk|access-date=2016-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903173202/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/18013|archive-date=2009-09-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

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](/source/Claude_Rains) (born 1889).<ref>James E. Wise, Scott Baron, ''International Stars at War'' (Naval Institute Press, 2002, {{ISBN|978-1557509659}}), [https://books.google.com/books?id=d_mUJebJ4uwC&pg=PA181 p. 181]</ref> 

Rains died on 3 December 1945, aged 85.

==Selected filmography==
'''Actor'''
* ''[The Broken Melody](/source/The_Broken_Melody_(1916_film))'' (1916)
* ''[The New Clown](/source/The_New_Clown)'' (1916)
* ''[The Marriage of William Ashe](/source/The_Marriage_of_William_Ashe_(1916_film))'' (1916)
* ''[Sally in Our Alley](/source/Sally_in_Our_Alley_(1916_film))'' (1916)
* ''[Sally Bishop](/source/Sally_Bishop_(1916_film))'' (1916)
* ''[A Welsh Singer](/source/A_Welsh_Singer)'' (1916)
* ''[Land of My Fathers](/source/Land_of_My_Fathers_(film))'' (1921)
* ''[Expiation](/source/Expiation_(film))'' (1922)
* ''[Little Brother of God](/source/Little_Brother_of_God)'' (1922)
* ''[A Rogue in Love](/source/A_Rogue_in_Love)'' (1922)
* ''[The Lady Owner](/source/The_Lady_Owner)'' (1923)
* ''[The Audacious Mr. Squire](/source/The_Audacious_Mr._Squire)'' (1923)
* ''[Mist in the Valley](/source/Mist_in_the_Valley)'' (1923)
* ''[The Indian Love Lyrics](/source/The_Indian_Love_Lyrics)'' (1923)
* ''[The Money Habit](/source/The_Money_Habit)'' (1924)
* ''[The Conspirators](/source/The_Conspirators_(1924_film))'' (1924)
* ''[Nell Gwyn](/source/Nell_Gwyn_(1926_film))'' (1926)
* ''[The Only Way](/source/The_Only_Way_(1927_film))'' (1927)
* ''[The Inseparables](/source/The_Inseparables)'' (1929)
* ''[The Runaway Princess](/source/The_Runaway_Princess)'' (1929)
* ''[The Clue of the New Pin](/source/The_Clue_of_the_New_Pin_(1929_film))'' (1929)
* ''[Stepping Stones](/source/Stepping_Stones_(film))'' (1931)
* ''[Verdict of the Sea](/source/Verdict_of_the_Sea)'' (1932) as Martin
* ''[A Royal Demand](/source/A_Royal_Demand)'' (1933) as Walters 
* ''[The Broken Rosary](/source/The_Broken_Rosary)'' (1934) as Professor
*''[The Immortal Gentleman](/source/The_Immortal_Gentleman)'' (1935) as Miser
* ''[Chick](/source/Chick_(1936_film))'' (1936) as Warden

'''Director'''
* ''[Land of My Fathers](/source/Land_of_My_Fathers_(film))'' (1921)

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20191227205357/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f858dac Fred Rains] at the [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute)

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