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'', '' Suspense'', '' 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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'' (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'' (1946) and ''

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'' (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), ''

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'' (1964), ''

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'' (1967), ''

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'' (1968) and ''

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'' (1971). Numerous television roles included Father Knows Best (Tv Series) ''

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

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'', ''

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'' and '' Ironside''. He also portrayed

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

Selected filmography

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

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

Harmony Heaven ''Harmony Heaven'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Polly Ward, Stuart Hall and Trilby Clark. This film had Pathechrome inserts, and was one of Britain's first two musical films, along with ''Raise the Roo ...

'' (1930) – Stuart * '' Suspense'' (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 ...

'' (1932) – Jim Hanley * '' The Ghoul'' (1933) – Davis, the chauffeur (uncredited) * '' Two Wives for Henry'' (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 ''Out of the Past'' (billed in the United Kingdom as ''Build My Gallows High'') is a 1947 film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring (using the pse ...

'' (1933) – Eric Cotton * '' Important People'' (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'' (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 ''Neutral Port'' is a 1940 British war film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Fyffe, Leslie Banks, Yvonne Arnaud, and Phyllis Calvert, with a supporting role for Wally Patch. It was produced and distributed by Gainsborough Picture ...

'' (1940) – Alf * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1940) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) * '' I Didn't Do It'' (1945) – J.B. Cato * '' Send for Paul Temple'' (1946) – Sir Graham Forbes * '' Just William's Luck'' (1947) – Detective No. 1 * ''

'' (1947) – District Superintendent (uncredited) * ''

'' (1947) – Inspector Pierce * '' Easy Money'' (1948) – Managing Director * '' Just William's Luck'' (1948) – Police Sergeant * ''

Good-Time Girl ''Good-Time Girl'' is a 1948 British film noir- crime drama film directed by David MacDonald. A homeless girl is asked to explain her bad behaviour in the juvenile court, and says she’s run away from home because she’s unhappy there. They ex ...

'' (1948) – Detective Inspector Girton * ''

'' (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 * '' Quartet'' (1948) – Thomas (segment "The Facts of Life") * '' No Way Back'' (1949) – Joe Sleat * '' Holiday for Sinners'' (1952) – Dr. Surtees * ''

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'' (1952) – Captain (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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 Si ...

'' (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 Ste ...

'' (1953) – Governor of Tower (uncredited) * '' Dangerous When Wet'' (1953) – Stuart Frye * ''

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'' (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 "Robe ...

'' (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'' by ...

'' (1954) – Col. Rivers (uncredited) * ''

The Silver Chalice ''The Silver Chalice'' is a 1952 English language historical novel by Thomas B. Costain. It is the fictional story of the making of a silver chalice to hold the Holy Grail (itself here conflated with the Holy Chalice) and includes 1st century b ...

'' (1954) – Magistrate (uncredited) * ''

Prince of Players ''Prince of Players'' is a 1955 20th Century Fox biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles. Th ...

'' (1955) – Theatre Manager (uncredited) * ''

Interrupted Melody ''Interrupted Melody'' is a 1955 biographical musical film, filmed in CinemaScope and Eastman Color, directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore, and Cecil Kellaway. The film was produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Ma ...

'' (1955) – Mr. Norson (uncredited) * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1955) – Maj. Leith Phipps (uncredited) * '' Moonfleet'' (1955) – Frame (uncredited) * ''

Not as a Stranger ''Not as a Stranger'' is a 1955 American film noir drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra and Gloria Grahame. It is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thomp ...

'' (1955) – Dr. Lettering * ''

How to Be Very, Very Popular ''How to Be Very, Very Popular'' is a 1955 comedy film written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson. The film starred Betty Grable in her final film role and Sheree North in her first leading role. Johnson later said "I don't much like to ...

'' (1955) – Speaker (uncredited) * ''

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing ''The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' is a 1955 American film directed by Richard Fleischer from a screenplay by Walter Reisch and Charles Brackett, and starring Joan Collins, Ray Milland, and Farley Granger. The CinemaScope film was released ...

'' (1955) – Mr. Finley (uncredited) * ''

D-Day the Sixth of June ''D-Day the Sixth of June'' is a DeLuxe Color 1956 CinemaScope romance war film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Charles Brackett from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Harry Brown, based on the 1955 nove ...

'' (1956) – Officer (uncredited) * '' The Power and the Prize'' (1956) – Mr. Pitt-Semphill * ''

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

'' (1957) – Sir Wilfrid's doctor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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 ''Our Man Flint'' is a 1966 American spy-fi comedy film that parodies the ''James Bond'' film series. The film was directed by Daniel Mann, written by Hal Fimberg and Ben Starr (from a story by Hal Fimberg), and starred James Coburn as maste ...

'' (1966) – English Diplomat (uncredited) * ''

Assault on a Queen ''Assault on a Queen'' is a 1966 American action-adventure film directed by Jack Donohue and starring Frank Sinatra and Virna Lisi. Based on a 1959 novel by Jack Finney, it was adapted for the screen by Rod Serling and released by Paramount Pic ...

'' (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'' (1971) – Switchman * ''

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

References

External links

* * {{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