A beloved actor and founder of the Stratford Festival has died.
Douglas Rain was known to theatre lovers for his countless performances on the Stratford stage over the years, and film buffs around the world can recognize his dulcet tones as HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Rain passed away yesterday at the age of 90.
Yesterday officials with the Stratford Festival tweeted, "Today we lost Douglas Rain, a member of our founding company and a hugely esteemed presence on our stages for 32 seasons. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."