Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Acting

Birthday

1909/08/25

Day of death

1971/06/10 (61 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Also know as

Eric Alexander Rennie

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...Read more

Acting
The Day the Earth Stood Still
7.5

(1951) The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter

Los monstruos del terror
5.0

(1970) Assignment Terror

as Dr. Odo Warnoff

The Lost World
5.7

(1960) The Lost World

as Lord John Roxton

This Man in Paris
0.0

(1939) This Man in Paris

as Gang Member (uncredited)

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
6.7

(1951) The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Patient Vanishes
0.0

(1941) The Patient Vanishes

as Inspector

The Horror Show
6.0

(1979) The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

The Wicked Lady
6.3

(1945) The Wicked Lady

as Kit Locksby

Dangerous Crossing
6.1

(1953) Dangerous Crossing

as Dr. Paul Manning

The Robe
6.7

(1953) The Robe

as Peter

Demetrius and the Gladiators
6.5

(1954) Demetrius and the Gladiators

as Peter

Désirée
6.4

(1954) Désirée

as Bernadotte

Island in the Sun
6.5

(1957) Island in the Sun

as Hilary Carson

Cyborg 2087
5.8

(1966) Cyborg 2087

as Garth A7

Sailor of the King
7.0

(1953) Sailor of the King

as Lt. Richard Saville

Soldier of Fortune
5.9

(1955) Soldier of Fortune

as Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police

The Power
6.2

(1968) The Power

as Arthur Nordlund

Third Man on the Mountain
6.7

(1959) Third Man on the Mountain

as Captain John Winter

King of the Khyber Rifles
5.7

(1953) King of the Khyber Rifles

as Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland

The Rains of Ranchipur
4.9

(1955) The Rains of Ranchipur

as Lord Albert Esketh

The 13th Letter
5.5

(1951) The 13th Letter

as Dr. Pearson

The House in the Square
6.7

(1951) The House in the Square

as Roger Forsyth

Phone Call from a Stranger
6.3

(1952) Phone Call from a Stranger

as Dr. Robert Fortness

Teenage Rebel
6.5

(1956) Teenage Rebel

as Jay Fallon

5 Fingers
7.6

(1952) 5 Fingers

as Colin Travers

Lost In Space Forever
6.8

(1998) Lost In Space Forever

as The Keeper (archive footage)

Ride Beyond Vengeance
5.8

(1966) Ride Beyond Vengeance

as Brooks Durham

La battaglia di El Alamein
5.3

(1969) The Battle of El Alamein

as Bernard Law Montgomery

Hondo and the Apaches
6.8

(1967) Hondo and the Apaches

as Tribolet

Mary, Mary
5.2

(1963) Mary, Mary

as Dirk Winston

Les Miserables
5.4

(1952) Les Miserables

as Jean Valjean

Seven Cities of Gold
5.5

(1955) Seven Cities of Gold

as Father Junipero Serra

Tower of Terror
5.5

(1941) Tower of Terror

as Anthony Hale

Perilous Assignment
10.0

(1959) Perilous Assignment

as Self

Princess of the Nile
7.1

(1954) Princess of the Nile

as Rama Khan

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
5.4

(1995) Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

as Klaatu (archive footage) (uncredited)

Omar Khayyam
5.0

(1957) Omar Khayyam

as Hasani Sabah

The Root of All Evil
6.8

(1947) The Root of All Evil

as Charles Mortimer

Bersaglio mobile
6.2

(1967) Death on the Run

as Major Worthington Clark

White Cradle Inn
6.2

(1947) White Cradle Inn

as Rudolph

Stoney
3.7

(1969) Stoney

as Harvey Ward

Subterfuge
4.7

(1968) Subterfuge

as Goldsmith

Scacco Internazionale
0.0

(1968) The Last Chance

as George McConnell

Giugno '44 - Sbarcheremo in Normandia
4.0

(1968) Seven Into Hell

as Blynn

The Gap
0.0

(1937) The Gap

as Chemist-Radio Operator (uncredited)

0.0

(1943) The Sky’s the Limit

as George

The Desert Rats
6.3

(1953) The Desert Rats

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hotel
6.1

(1967) Hotel

as Geoffrey - Duke of Lanbourne

Gangway
7.0

(1937) Gangway

as Ship's Officer

Secret Agent
6.1

(1936) Secret Agent

as Army Captain (uncredited)

Mambo
5.5

(1954) Mambo

as Enrico Marisoni

The Squeaker
5.2

(1937) The Squeaker

as Medical Examiner

Trio
6.3

(1950) Trio

as Major George Templeton (segment Sanatorium)

5.0

(1945) I'll Be Your Sweetheart

as ---

Miss Pilgrim's Progress
6.0

(1949) Miss Pilgrim's Progress

as Bob Thane

0.0

(1950) The Body Said No!

as ---

The Golden Madonna
5.7

(1949) The Golden Madonna

as Mike Christie

Uneasy Terms
4.2

(1948) Uneasy Terms

as Slim Callaghan

Ships with Wings
4.0

(1941) Ships with Wings

as Lieut. Maxwell

The Black Rose
6.5

(1950) The Black Rose

as King Edward

The Big Blockade
6.5

(1942) The Big Blockade

as George

Battle of the V-1
4.5

(1958) Battle of the V-1

as Stefan

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.0

(1955) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

The Devil's Brigade
6.3

(1968) The Devil's Brigade

as Lt. Gen. Mark Clark

Turned Out Nice Again
6.5

(1941) Turned Out Nice Again

as Diner

'Pimpernel' Smith
7.1

(1941) 'Pimpernel' Smith

as Prison Camp Officer

Dangerous Moonlight
6.4

(1941) Dangerous Moonlight

as Kapulski

The Divorce of Lady X
6.0

(1938) The Divorce of Lady X

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Titanic
6.6

(1953) Titanic

as End Narrator (Voice)

Caesar and Cleopatra
6.1

(1945) Caesar and Cleopatra

as 1st Centurion

The Conquest of the Air
4.2

(1936) The Conquest of the Air

as Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)

Idol of Paris
0.0

(1948) Idol of Paris

as Hertz

Nude... si muore
5.8

(1968) Naked You Die

as Inspector Durand

The Man Who Could Work Miracles
5.7

(1936) The Man Who Could Work Miracles

as San Francisco Cop

Bank Holiday
6.0

(1938) Bank Holiday

as Guardsman (uncredited)

0.0

(1936) Gypsy

as ---

The Time Tunnel
7.6

(1966) The Time Tunnel

as Capt. Malcolm Smith

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as Inspector Marshall

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as President Jefferson Davis

Kraft Suspense Theatre
5.3

(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Robert Thurston

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Conrad Letterman

Batman
7.3

(1966) Batman

as Sandman

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Lost in Space
7.1

(1965) Lost in Space

as The Keeper

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Prof. Edward Lindley

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Allen Bliss

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Maj. Peter Wellington

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Michael O'Rourke

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Lord Edward Dominey / Major General Von Raggenstein

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as ---

Hondo
6.5

(1967) Hondo

as ---

Branded
6.4

(1965) Branded

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Matthew Birch

DuPont Show of the Month
6.7

(1957) DuPont Show of the Month

as ---

Suspicion
5.9

(1957) Suspicion

as Angus Martin

Jericho
6.5

(1966) Jericho

as ---

The Third Man
6.7

(1959) The Third Man

as ---

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.2

(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Julius

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Albert Robinson / Major John Anka

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Eric Reverson

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as General Conrad Munday

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Grant Coburn

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Marshal Locke Gardner

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Edgar Newton

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

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

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sir Humphrey J. Orford

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Edward Parker Greene

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Charles Martin Westling

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as 'Irish' Sean Dillon

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as James MacLennan

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Dr. Fitzroy

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Lorenzo

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Magnus

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Vice Chancellor Pierre Alquist

The Danny Thomas Hour
5.0

(1967) The Danny Thomas Hour

as Paul Heaton

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Narrator

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Ralph Manson

Shirley Temple's Storybook
5.8

(1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Captain Creighton

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Barnaby Partridge

ABC Stage 67
6.0

(1966) ABC Stage 67

as ---

12 O'Clock High
7.3

(1964) 12 O'Clock High

as Gen. St. John Keighley