- Films
- 53
- Avg rating
- 7.01
- Peak run
- 1941’42
- Oscar noms
- 4
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Claude by the numbers
Average
7.01
34 rated films
Vote weighted
7.11
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.80
rating spread
Career
33y
1933 to 1965
Total votes
1.54M
across every film
Best
8.5
Casablanca
Worst
5.5
The Lost World
Newest first
Filmography
| 1965 |  The Greatest Story Ever Told | · | 6.6 | 13,636 |
| 1963 | Twilight of Honor | Art Harper | · | 853 |
| 1962 |  Lawrence of Arabia | Mr. Dryden | 8.3 | 347K |
| 1961 | Battle of the Worlds | Prof. Benson | 4.4 | 1,189 |
| 1960 |  The Lost World | Prof. George Edward Challenger | 5.5 | 5,162 |
| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine | Philippe Rambeau | · | 575 |
| 1956 | Lisbon | Aristides Mavros | · | 794 |
| 1952 | The Paris Express | Kees Popinga | · | 923 |
| 1951 | Sealed Cargo | Capt. Skalder | 6.7 | 1,081 |
| 1950 | The White Tower | Paul Delambre | 6.1 | 1,132 |
| 1950 | Where Danger Lives | Frederick Lannington | 6.7 | 3,864 |
| 1949 | Rope of Sand | Arthur Martingale | 6.6 | 2,111 |
| 1949 | The Passionate Friends | Howard Justin | 7.2 | 3,687 |
| 1947 | The Unsuspected | Victor Grandison | 7.2 | 4,207 |
| 1946 | Deception | Alexander Hollenius | 7.1 | 4,676 |
| 1946 | Angel on My Shoulder | Nick | 6.8 | 3,488 |
| 1946 |  Notorious | Alexander Sebastian | 7.9 | 114K |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Caesar | 6.2 | 3,524 |
| 1945 | This Love of Ours | Joseph Targel aka The Great Targel | · | 175 |
| 1944 |  Mr. Skeffington | Job Skeffington | 7.5 | 7,418 |
Better together?
Claude Rains's regulars
- Michael CurtizDirector and actor · 10 films · 7.48 avg▲+0.56
- John GarfieldCo-star · 5 films · 6.83 avg▼−0.18
- Paul HenreidCo-star · 4 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.68
- Bette DavisCo-star · 4 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.38
- Errol FlynnCo-star · 3 films · 7.57 avg▲+0.65
- William KeighleyDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.55 avg▲+0.60
- Lola LaneCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▼−0.05
- Priscilla LaneCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▼−0.16
- Rosemary LaneCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.23
- William DieterleDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.21
- Vincent ShermanDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.58
- Irving RapperDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.52
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Michael Curtiz and Claude Rains movies · Claude Rains and John Garfield movies · Claude Rains and Paul Henreid movies · Bette Davis and Claude Rains movies
Takes
On Claude Rains
4 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1947Claude Rains
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1945Claude Rains
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1944Claude Rains
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1940Claude Rains
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.