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{{quote|''I am shocked -- ''shocked'' -- to find that gambling is going on in here!''|'''Louis Renault''' (Claude Rains), '''''[[Casablanca]]''''' <ref> A [[TV Tropes (Wiki)/Memes|much-loved]] piece of [[Hypocritical Humour]].</ref>}}

 

'''William Claude Rains''' was a British character actor (1889-1967) and one of the most significant actors working in films in the middle of the twentieth century. Born in the Camberwell section of London, he overcame the handicaps of a [[British Accents|Cockney accent]] ''and'' a [[Speech Impediment|lisp]] to become a notable stage actor under the tutelage of the famous actor-manager, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who helped him to pay for elocution lessons. Ironically, his beautiful voice and the flawless diction he had acquired landed him his [[Star-Making Role|breakout role]] as the title character of the 1933 film of ''[[The Invisible Man (Film)|The Invisible Man]]'' -- a film in which [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|his face does not appear]] until the closing scene. This part is referenced in a line from the opening number of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', and in ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'', where another [[Invisibility|invisible man]] is named for him.

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