Thomas Foster "Jack" Raine (18 May 1897 – 30 May 1979) was an English stage, television and film actor. He was a leading man of the British cinema in the late twenties and early thirties in such films as ''

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'' (1929), '' Raise the Roof'', ''

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'', '' Night Birds'' and '' The 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, including '' The Ghoul'' (1933), '' The Clairvoyant'' (1934), ''

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'', '' Mine Own Executioner'' (both 1947) and '' Easy Money'' (1948). He also played Sir Graham Forbes in the first two

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films ''

Send for Paul Temple ''Send for Paul Temple'' is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton and Tamara Desni. Paul Temple is called in by Scotland Yard after a major diamond theft. It was the first of four film adapta ...

'' (1946) and '' Calling Paul Temple'' (1948). One of his last British films was a rare co-starring role of this era in the 'B' movie '' No Way Back'' (1949), opposite

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, in which he played against type as a small time gangster. 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 included ''

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'' (1953), ''

An Affair to Remember ''An Affair to Remember'' is a 1957 American romance film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Filmed in CinemaScope, it was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is considered among the most romantic films of all ti ...

'' (1957), ''

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'' (both 1957), ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play '' Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons ...

'' (1964), '' Doctor Doolittle'' (1967), ''

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'' (1968) and ''

Bedknobs and Broomsticks ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' is a 1971 American live-action animated musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Bill Walsh for Walt Disney Productions. It is loosely based upon the books '' The Magic Bedknob; or, How t ...

'' (1971). Numerous television roles included Father Knows Best (Tv Series) '' Perry Mason'', '' Mister Ed'', ''

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'', '' The Outer Limits'', ''

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'', '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' and '' Ironside''. He also portrayed Dr. Watson opposite

Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...

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, after the passing of Rathbone's screen Watson,

Nigel Bruce William Nigel Ernle Bruce (4 February 1895 – 8 October 1953) was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in a series of films and in the radio series ''The New Adventures of Sherlock ...

. He was married to musical theatre actress

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from 1924 until their divorce in 1934. He was subsequently married to Sonia Phyllis Bellamy and then Theodora Moreau Wilson.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1929) – Diner in Nightclub Scene (uncredited) * ''

'' (1929) – Roger Peel * '' Raise the Roof'' (1930) – Atherley Armitage * '' Harmony Heaven'' (1930) – Stuart * ''

'' (1930) – Capt. Wilson * '' Night Birds'' (1930) – Sgt. Harry Cross * '' The Middle Watch'' (1930) – Cmdr. Baddeley * ''Comets'' (1930) – Himself * '' Fires of Fate'' (1932) – Filbert Frayne * ''

Her Night Out ''Her Night Out'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring Dorothy Bartlam, Lester Matthews and Joan Marion.Wood p.74 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Alone at Last''. It is a quota quickie, made a ...

'' (1932) – Jim Hanley * '' The Ghoul'' (1933) – Davis, the chauffeur (uncredited) * ''

Two Wives for Henry ''Two Wives for Henry'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Garry Marsh, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Raine. A man decides to take a "substitute" wife with him for a vacation in Brighton, but things soon begin to go wr ...

'' (1933) – Hugo Horsfal * ''

The House of Trent ''The House of Trent'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Anne Grey, Wendy Barrie, Moore Marriott and Peter Gawthorne. It follows a doctor who faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies ...

'' (1933) – Peter * ''

The Fortunate Fool ''The Fortunate Fool'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Hugh Wakefield, Joan Wyndham and Jack Raine. It was made at Ealing Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.272 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1933) – Gerald (credited as Jack Raines) * '' Out of the Past'' (1933) – Eric Cotton * ''

Important People ''Important People'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Stewart Rome, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Raine. In the film, a bickering couple stand against each other as candidates in a local council election. Cast * St ...

'' (1934) – George Pelling * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) – Aide (uncredited) * '' Dangerous Ground'' (1934) – Philip Tarry * '' Red Ensign'' (1934) – Testing Official (uncredited) * '' Little Friend'' (1934) – Jeffries * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1934) – George Belwood * '' Mimi'' (1935) – Duke * ''

Royal Cavalcade ''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Mar ...

'' (1935) – Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1935) – Customs Officer (uncredited) * '' Double or Quits'' (1938) – Roland * ''

Meet Mr. Penny ''Meet Mr. Penny'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Richard Goolden, Vic Oliver and Fabia Drake. It was made at Welwyn Studios by British National Films.Wood p.98 Cast * Richard Goolden as Henry Penny * V ...

'' (1938) – Preston * ''Life of St. Paul'' (1938) – Pudens * '' For Freedom'' (1940) – Cutter * ''

Girl in the News ''The Girl in the News'' is a 1940 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes and Emlyn Williams. It was based on the eponymous novel by Roy Vickers, released the same year. Plot After her el ...

'' (1940) – Detective Smith (uncredited) * '' Neutral Port'' (1940) – Alf * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1940) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) * '' I Didn't Do It'' (1945) – J.B. Cato * ''

'' (1946) – Sir Graham Forbes * '' Just William's Luck'' (1947) – Detective No. 1 * ''

'' (1947) – District Superintendent (uncredited) * '' Mine Own Executioner'' (1947) – Inspector Pierce * '' Easy Money'' (1948) – Managing Director * '' Just William's Luck'' (1948) – Police Sergeant * '' Good-Time Girl'' (1948) – Detective Inspector Girton * '' Calling Paul Temple'' (1948) – Sir Graham Forbes * '' My Brother's Keeper'' (1948) – Chief Constable * ''

The Story of Shirley Yorke ''The Story of Shirley Yorke'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Derek Farr, Dinah Sheridan and Margaretta Scott. The film was based on the play '' The Case of Lady Camber'' by Horace Annesley Vachell. It w ...

'' (1948) – Stansfield Yorke * ''

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'' (1948) – Thomas (segment "The Facts of Life") * '' No Way Back'' (1949) – Joe Sleat * ''

Holiday for Sinners ''Holiday for Sinners'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Gig Young, Keenan Wynn and Janice Rule. Plot Three men, reared together in New Orleans, but whose paths have drifted apart, each face a crisis during the ...

'' (1952) – Dr. Surtees * ''

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'' (1952) – Captain (uncredited) * ''

The Happy Time ''The Happy Time'' is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by the award-winning director Richard Fleischer, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Robert Fontaine, which Samuel A. Taylor turned into a hit play. A boy, played by Bobb ...

'' (1952) – Mr. Frye – School Principal * ''

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'' (1952) – Governor's Aide (uncredited) * '' Above and Beyond'' (1952) – Dr. Fiske * '' Rogue's March'' (1953) – Gen. Woodbury * ''

The Story of Three Loves ''The Story of Three Loves'' (also known as ''Equilibrium'') is a 1953 American Technicolor romantic anthology film made by MGM. It consists of three stories, "The Jealous Lover", "Mademoiselle", and "Equilibrium". The film was produced by Sid ...

'' (1953) – Doctor (segment "The Jealous Lover") (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) – C.I.C. (uncredited) * ''

'' (1953) – Trebonius * ''

Young Bess ''Young Bess'' is a 1953 Technicolor biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the early life of Elizabeth I, from her turbulent childhood to the eve of her accession to the throne of England. It stars Jean Simmons as Elizabeth and St ...

'' (1953) – Governor of Tower (uncredited) * ''

Dangerous When Wet ''Dangerous When Wet'' is a 1953 American live-action/animated musical comedy film starring Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas and Jack Carson, directed by Charles Walters and featuring an animated swimming sequence starring Williams with the cat ...

'' (1953) – Stuart Frye * '' Rhapsody'' (1954) – Edmund Streller * ''

Elephant Walk ''Elephant Walk'' is a 1954 American drama film produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by William Dieterle, and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch and Abraham Sofaer.It is based upon the 1948 novel '' Elephant Walk'' by "Rob ...

'' (1954) – Norbert (uncredited) * ''

Bengal Brigade ''Bengal Brigade'' is a 1954 American adventure war film directed by Laslo Benedek and starring Rock Hudson, Arlene Dahl and Ursula Thiess. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, based on the 1952 novel ''Bengal Tigers'' b ...

'' (1954) – Col. Rivers (uncredited) * '' The Silver Chalice'' (1954) – Magistrate (uncredited) * '' Prince of Players'' (1955) – Theatre Manager (uncredited) * '' Interrupted Melody'' (1955) – Mr. Norson (uncredited) * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1955) – Maj. Leith Phipps (uncredited) * '' Moonfleet'' (1955) – Frame (uncredited) * '' Not as a Stranger'' (1955) – Dr. Lettering * '' How to Be Very, Very Popular'' (1955) – Speaker (uncredited) * '' The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' (1955) – Mr. Finley (uncredited) * '' D-Day the Sixth of June'' (1956) – Officer (uncredited) * '' The Power and the Prize'' (1956) – Mr. Pitt-Semphill * ''

'' (1957) – British TV Commentator (uncredited) * ''

'' (1957) – Sir Wilfrid's doctor (uncredited) * '' Compulsion'' (1959) – Professor McKinnon (uncredited) * ''

Woman Obsessed ''Woman Obsessed'' is a 1959 romantic drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Susan Hayward, Stephen Boyd, Barbara Nichols, Dennis Holmes, Theodore Bikel, Ken Scott, James Philbrook, and Florence MacMichael. The screenplay concerns th ...

'' (1959) – Ian Campbell (uncredited) * ''

Taras Bulba ''Taras Bulba'' (russian: «Тарас Бульба»; ) is a romanticized historical novella set in the first half of the 17th century, written by Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). It features elderly Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba and his sons And ...

'' (1962) – Mayor (uncredited) * ''

'' (1964) – Extra (uncredited) * ''

The Americanization of Emily ''The Americanization of Emily'' is a 1964 British-American black-and-white romantic black comedy war film written by Paddy Chayefsky, produced by Martin Ransohoff, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Dougl ...

'' (1964) – Hotel Waiter (uncredited) * '' Do Not Disturb'' (1965) – Bird Watcher (uncredited) * '' Our Man Flint'' (1966) – English Diplomat (uncredited) * '' Assault on a Queen'' (1966) – Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Doctor Dolittle Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 '' The Story of Doctor Dolittle''. He is a physician who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in th ...

'' (1967) – Vicar (uncredited) * ''

'' (1968) – Deputy Commissioner * '' Hello, Dolly!'' (1969) – Elderly Man (uncredited) * ''

Scandalous John ''Scandalous John'' is a 1971 American comedy-drama western film directed by Robert Butler and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Brian Keith and Alfonso Arau. The music was scored by Rod McKuen. Plot John McCanless is a rip-sno ...

'' (1971) – Switchman * ''

'' (1971) – Old Home Guardsman (uncredited) (final film role)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raine, Jack 1897 births 1979 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors British expatriate male actors in the United States