Jack Raine

English actor (1897–1979)

Binnie Hale

(m. 1924; div. 1934)

Sonia Phyllis Bellamy
Theodora Moreau Wilson

Thomas Foster "Jack" Raine (18 May 1897 – 30 May 1979) was an English stage, television and film actor.^[1]^[2]

Career

He was a leading man of the British cinema in the late twenties and early thirties in such films as The Hate Ship (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), Holiday Camp, Mine Own Executioner (both 1947) and Easy Money (1948).^[2] He also played Sir Graham Forbes in the first two Paul Temple films Send for Paul Temple (1946) and Calling Paul Temple (1948).^[3]^[4] One of his last British films was a rare co-starring role of this era in the 'B' movie No Way Back (1949), opposite Terence De Marney, in which he played against type as a small time gangster.^[5]

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 Julius Caesar (1953), An Affair to Remember (1957), Witness for the Prosecution (both 1957), My Fair Lady (1964), Doctor Doolittle (1967), The Killing of Sister George (1968) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).^[2]

Numerous television roles included Perry Mason, Mister Ed, 77 Sunset Strip, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Ironside.^[6] He also portrayed Dr. Watson opposite Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes on Broadway, after the passing of Rathbone's screen Watson, Nigel Bruce.^[7]

Personal life

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.^[8]

Selected filmography

Piccadilly (1929) – Diner in Nightclub Scene (uncredited)
The Hate Ship (1929) – Roger Peel
Raise the Roof (1930) – Atherley Armitage
Harmony Heaven (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 (1932) – Jim Hanley
The Ghoul (1933) – Davis, the chauffeur (uncredited)
Two Wives for Henry (1933) – Hugo Horsfal
The House of Trent (1933) – Peter
The Fortunate Fool (1933) – Gerald (credited as Jack Raines)
Out of the Past (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 (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 (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
Send for Paul Temple (1946) – Sir Graham Forbes
Just William's Luck (1947) – Detective No. 1
Holiday Camp (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 (1948) – Stansfield Yorke
Quartet (1948) – Thomas (segment "The Facts of Life")
No Way Back (1949) – Joe Sleat
Holiday for Sinners (1952) – Dr. Surtees
Les Misérables (1952) – Captain (uncredited)
The Happy Time (1952) – Mr. Frye – School Principal
Botany Bay (1952) – Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Above and Beyond (1952) – Dr. Fiske
Rogue's March (1953) – Gen. Woodbury
The Story of Three Loves (1953) – Doctor (segment "The Jealous Lover") (uncredited)
The Desert Rats (1953) – C.I.C. (uncredited)
Julius Caesar (1953) – Trebonius
Young Bess (1953) – Governor of Tower (uncredited)
Dangerous When Wet (1953) – Stuart Frye
Rhapsody (1954) – Edmund Streller
Elephant Walk (1954) – Norbert (uncredited)
Bengal Brigade (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
An Affair to Remember (1957) – British TV Commentator (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) – Sir Wilfrid's doctor (uncredited)
Compulsion (1959) – Professor McKinnon (uncredited)
Woman Obsessed (1959) – Ian Campbell (uncredited)
Taras Bulba (1962) – Mayor (uncredited)
My Fair Lady (1964) – Extra (uncredited)
The Americanization of Emily (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 (1967) – Vicar (uncredited)
The Killing of Sister George (1968) – Deputy Commissioner
Hello, Dolly! (1969) – Elderly Man (uncredited)
Scandalous John (1971) – Switchman
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) – Old Home Guardsman (uncredited) (final film role)

References

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^ "Calling Paul Temple – review – cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
^ "No Way Back (1949)". Archived from the original on 6 August 2021.
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