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Michael Rennie

Acting

Born August 25, 1909 · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Died June 10, 1971

Also known as Eric Alexander Rennie

Biography

Michael Rennie was a British film, television and stage actor, who had leading roles in a number of Hollywood films, including his portrayal of the space visitor Klaatu in the science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). In a career spanning more than 30 years, Rennie appeared in more than 50 films and in several American television series.

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Filmography50+ titles

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Ralph Manson

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Sir Humphrey J. Orford

Perry Mason

1957as Prof. Edward Lindley

The Time Tunnel

1966as Capt. Malcolm Smith

5 Fingers

1952as Colin Travers

Bonanza

1959as Prof. Poppy / Dr. P.A. Mundy

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951as Klaatu / Mr. Carpenter

Batman

1966as Sandman

Mister V

1941as Prison Camp Officer

Lost in Space

1965as The Keeper

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

1964as Barnaby Partridge

Daniel Boone

1964as Maj. Peter Wellington

Teenage Rebel

1956as Jay Fallon

The Robe

1953as Peter

Dangerous Moonlight

1941as Kapulski

Route 66

1960

Third Man on the Mountain

1959as Captain John Winter

The Black Rose

1950as King Edward

Désirée

1954as Bernadotte

Demetrius and the Gladiators

1954as Peter

Titanic

1953as End Narrator (Voice)

The Virginian

1962as Michael O'Rourke

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958as Captain Creighton

Island in the Sun

1957as Hilary Carson

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952as Dr. Robert Fortness

The Power

1968as Arthur Nordlund

The Devil's Brigade

1968as Lt. Gen. Mark Clark

Dangerous Crossing

1953as Dr. Paul Manning

The Desert Rats

1953as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Wicked Lady

1945as Kit Locksby

The Squeaker

1937as Medical Examiner

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945as 1st Centurion

Secret Agent

1936as Army Captain (uncredited)

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966as Brooks Durham

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955as Narrator

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1955as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

The Golden Madonna

1949as Mike Christie

The Divorce of Lady X

1938as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936as San Francisco Cop

The Lost World

1960as Lord John Roxton

Omar Khayyam

1957as Hasani Sabah

Seven Cities of Gold

1955as Father Junipero Serra

Naked You Die

1968as Inspector Durand

The F.B.I.

1965as Eric Reverson

Les Miserables

1952as Jean Valjean

The Rains of Ranchipur

1955as Lord Albert Esketh

The Battle of El Alamein

1969as Bernard Law Montgomery

Subterfuge

1968as Goldsmith

Assignment Terror

1970as Dr. Odo Warnoff

Stoney

1969as Harvey Ward