Michael Rennie

Actor Aug 25 (died age 61) Bradford, Yorkshire, England 1931–1998 (67 year career)

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Biography

Michael Rennie (born August 1909 – June 10, 1971) was an English actor best known for his role as Klaatu in the science fiction classic The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). He enjoyed a successful career spanning film, television, and theater, gaining fame for his dignified and often authoritative roles. Michael Rennie was born Eric Alexander Rennie in Ilford, Essex, England. His early interest in acting led him to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he trained and developed his sk…

Known For

Film

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter

Film

The Robe

Peter

Film

5 Fingers

Colin Travers

Film

Titanic

End Narrator (Voice)

Film

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Secret Agent

Army Captain (uncredited)

Film

The Desert Rats

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Peter

Filmography

Acting (111)

Movies (77)

Lost In Space Forever

1998

as The Keeper (archive footage)

6.8

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995

as Klaatu (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Assignment Terror

as Dr. Odo Warnoff

Stoney

as Harvey Ward

The Battle of El Alamein

1969

as Bernard Law Montgomery

The Power

as Arthur Nordlund

Subterfuge

as Goldsmith

The Devil's Brigade

as Lt. Gen. Mark Clark

6.3

The Last Chance

1968

as George McConnell

Naked You Die

as Inspector Durand

Seven Into Hell

as Blynn

Death on the Run

as Major Worthington Clark

6.2

Hondo and the Apaches

1967

as Tribolet

6.8

Hotel

1967

as Geoffrey - Duke of Lanbourne

5.9

Ride Beyond Vengeance

as Brooks Durham

Cyborg 2087

as Garth A7

Mary, Mary

as Dirk Winston

The Lost World

as Lord John Roxton

Third Man on the Mountain

1959

as Captain John Winter

Perilous Assignment

as Self

Battle of the V-1

as Stefan

Island in the Sun

as Hilary Carson

Omar Khayyam

as Hasani Sabah

Circle of the Day

as Eric Millet

Teenage Rebel

1956

as Jay Fallon

6.5

Soldier of Fortune

1955

as Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police

5.9

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955

as Lord Albert Esketh

5.0

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1955

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

6.0

Seven Cities of Gold

1955

as Father Junipero Serra

5.5

Mambo

1954

as Enrico Marisoni

5.5

Demetrius and the Gladiators

as Peter

Désirée

as Bernadotte

Princess of the Nile

as Rama Khan

Titanic

as End Narrator (Voice)

The Robe

as Peter

Sailor of the King

as Lt. Richard Saville

Dangerous Crossing

as Dr. Paul Manning

The Desert Rats

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.3

King of the Khyber Rifles

1953

as Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland

5.7

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

as Dr. Robert Fortness

5 Fingers

as Colin Travers

Les Miserables

as Jean Valjean

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

as Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter

7.5

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

1951

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

6.7

The House in the Square

as Roger Forsyth

The 13th Letter

as Dr. Pearson

Trio

as Major George Templeton (segment Sanatorium)

6.3

The Body Said No!

1950

as The Body

The Black Rose

as King Edward

The Golden Madonna

as Mike Christie

Miss Pilgrim's Progress

as Bob Thane

Idol of Paris

as Hertz

Uneasy Terms

as Slim Callaghan

White Cradle Inn

as Rudolph

The Root of All Evil

as Charles Mortimer

Caesar and Cleopatra

as 1st Centurion

The Wicked Lady

as Kit Locksby

I'll Be Your Sweetheart

1945

5.0

The Sky’s the Limit

1943

as George

The Big Blockade

1942

as George

6.0

The Patient Vanishes

1941

as Inspector

"Pimpernel" Smith

1941

as Prison Camp Officer

Ships with Wings

as Lieut. Maxwell

Tower of Terror

as Anthony Hale

Dangerous Moonlight

as Kapulski

Turned Out Nice Again

1941

as Diner

6.5

This Man in Paris

1939

as Gang Member (uncredited)

The Divorce of Lady X

1938

as Minor Role (uncredited)

5.9

Bank Holiday

1938

as Guardsman (uncredited)

Gangway

as Ship's Officer

The Squeaker

as Medical Examiner

The Gap

as Chemist-Radio Operator (uncredited)

Secret Agent

1936

as Army Captain (uncredited)

6.1

Gypsy

1936

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936

as San Francisco Cop

5.8

The Conquest of the Air

1931

as Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)

4.2

Television (34)

The Invaders

1967

as Magnus

6.8

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Paul Heaton

Hondo

Batman

as Sandman

The Time Tunnel

as Capt. Malcolm Smith

Jericho

ABC Stage 67

The F.B.I.

as Conrad Letterman

Lost in Space

as The Keeper

Branded

Daniel Boone

as Maj. Peter Wellington

7.0

12 O'Clock High

1964

as Gen. St. John Keighley

7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

as Barnaby Partridge

7.1

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

as Edward Parker Greene

5.7

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Robert Thurston

5.3

The Great Adventure

1963

as President Jefferson Davis

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Ralph Manson

The Virginian

as Michael O'Rourke

The Dick Powell Show

as Inspector Marshall

5.5

Route 66

1960

6.3

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960

as Julius

6.2

Bonanza

1959

as Prof. Poppy / Dr. P.A. Mundy

7.5

The Third Man

1959

6.9

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

as Captain Creighton

6.2

Perry Mason

1957

as Prof. Edward Lindley

7.7

Suspicion

1957

as Angus Martin

5.9

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

6.8

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Matthew Birch

6.0

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Allen Bliss

7.8

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

as Narrator

5.4

Climax!

1954

as Lord Edward Dominey / Major General Von Raggenstein

3.3

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

Producers' Showcase

as Howard Joyce

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.2