Fred Rains
Frederick William Rains was a British actor and film director.
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.
Rains died on 3 December 1945, aged 85.
Selected filmography
Actor- The Broken Melody
- The New Clown
- The Marriage of William Ashe
- Sally in Our Alley
- Sally Bishop
- A Welsh Singer
- Land of My Fathers
- Expiation
- Little Brother of God
- A Rogue in Love
- The Lady Owner
- The Audacious Mr. Squire
- Mist in the Valley
- The Indian Love Lyrics
- The Money Habit
- The Conspirators
- Nell Gwyn
- The Only Way
- The Inseparables
- The Runaway Princess
- The Clue of the New Pin
- Stepping Stones
- Verdict of the Sea as Martin
- A Royal Demand as Walters
- The Broken Rosary as Professor
- The Immortal Gentleman as Miser
- Chick as Warden
- ''Land of My Fathers''