Ron Raines
Ron Raines (born December 2, 1949) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Alan Spaulding on the television soap opera "Guiding Light". Raines also performs in musical theatre and in concert with symphony orchestras. Career. Early years. Raines was born in Texas City, Texas. His father was a Church of the Nazarene minister, and Raines became interested in music through the church. He was once in a band called Renaissance. He graduated from Nacogdoches High School in Nacogdoches, Texas, graduated from Oklahoma City University and later attended Juilliard. He decided to pursue a career  in performing after he finished Juilliard. Oklahoma City University, where he received his undergraduate degree, awarded him an honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2021. Television. Raines joined "Guiding Light" in 1994 in his first television role. He is the third actor to play the part of the sinister, nefarious Alan Spaulding, a role which has earned him three Emmy nominations. He remained on "Guiding Light" through its cancellation in 2009. In 2013 he appeared in an episode of the CBS drama "Person of Interest" as Bruce Wellington. In 2014 he made a guest appearance on the CBS drama  Elementary as Ian. In 2020, Raines joined the cast of "The Blacklist" portraying Dominic Wilkinson, replacing Brian Dennehy after the latter's death. Web series. In 2013, Raines joined the online reboot of "One Life to Live" as Carl Peterson In 2014, Raines played Senator William Preston in the soap opera web series "Beacon Hill". Operas/Operettas. He made his debut at New York City Opera as "Danilo" in "The Merry Widow". Subsequently, he has appeared in "Naughty Marietta", "Rose-Marie", "The Gypsy Princess", "The Desert Song", "The New Moon" and "Die Fledermaus". Musical theatre. Raines appeared on Broadway in  the 1983 Broadway revival of "Show Boat" (as "Ravenal"); the 1987 Broadway production of "Teddy & Alice" and as "Billy Flynn" in the long-running revival of "Chicago" in 2002. He has also appeared in productions of "South Pacific", "Annie", "Kiss Me, Kate", "Can-Can", "The King and I", "Brigadoon", "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The Pajama Game", "Guys and Dolls", "A Little Night Music", "Kismet" and "Man of La Mancha". He played the role of Johnny Brown in the Debbie Reynolds US tour of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" in 1990. In 1994, he was offered a part in the national touring production of  The Sound of Music with Marie Osmond on the same day he was offered the role of Alan Spaulding on "Guiding Light". He decided to take the TV role. He appeared in the Kennedy Center production of "Follies" from May 7, 2011 through June 19, 2011, as Ben Stone, with Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Elaine Paige. He had played this role previously in the 1988 Michigan Opera production (with Juliet Prowse and Nancy Dussault). He reprised his role in the Broadway engagement at the Marquis Theatre from August 7, 2011 (in previews) through January 22, 2012. Raines  continued with this production in the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California engagement, from May 3, 2012 through June 9, 2012. Raines received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for this role. He appeared in the Broadway musical "Newsies" as Joseph Pulitzer from October 9, 2012 through December 16, 2012, as a temporary replacement for John Dossett. He also appeared in the Broadway revival of Annie as Daddy Warbucks from December 10, 2013 until it closed on January 5, 2014 as a replacement for Anthony Warlow. Concerts and recordings. As a concert performer, Raines has appeared  as soloist with the symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, Utah, Dallas, Minnesota, Omaha, Pittsburgh (with Marvin Hamlisch), Philadelphia Pops (with Peter Nero), San Diego, San Francisco, Tulsa and Washington D.C.. He also appeared with the Boston Pops (with John Williams and Keith Lockhart). He has performed with BBC Concert Orchestra in London, the Royal Philharmonic, the Jerusalem Symphony and the Israeli Philharmonic. Raines has appeared in several PBS Great Performances specials and has recorded two solo albums: "So In Love With Broadway" (2004) and "Broadway Passion", along with several musicals including "Man of La Mancha" and "Pajama Game  on the Jay Records album label. Personal life. Raines and his wife Dona D. Vaughn have a daughter, Charlotte. He is a cousin to best-selling self-help author, Jaclyn Johnston.