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
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
(1951) The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter
(1970) Assignment Terror
as Dr. Odo Warnoff
(1960) The Lost World
as Lord John Roxton
(1939) This Man in Paris
as Gang Member (uncredited)
(1951) The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1941) The Patient Vanishes
as Inspector
(1979) The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
(1945) The Wicked Lady
as Kit Locksby
(1953) Dangerous Crossing
as Dr. Paul Manning
(1953) The Robe
as Peter
(1954) Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Peter
(1954) Désirée
as Bernadotte
(1957) Island in the Sun
as Hilary Carson
(1966) Cyborg 2087
as Garth A7
(1953) Sailor of the King
as Lt. Richard Saville
(1955) Soldier of Fortune
as Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police
(1968) The Power
as Arthur Nordlund
(1959) Third Man on the Mountain
as Captain John Winter
(1953) King of the Khyber Rifles
as Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland
(1955) The Rains of Ranchipur
as Lord Albert Esketh
(1951) The 13th Letter
as Dr. Pearson
(1951) The House in the Square
as Roger Forsyth
(1952) Phone Call from a Stranger
as Dr. Robert Fortness
(1956) Teenage Rebel
as Jay Fallon
(1952) 5 Fingers
as Colin Travers
(1998) Lost In Space Forever
as The Keeper (archive footage)
(1966) Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Brooks Durham
(1969) The Battle of El Alamein
as Bernard Law Montgomery
(1967) Hondo and the Apaches
as Tribolet
(1963) Mary, Mary
as Dirk Winston
(1952) Les Miserables
as Jean Valjean
(1955) Seven Cities of Gold
as Father Junipero Serra
(1941) Tower of Terror
as Anthony Hale
(1959) Perilous Assignment
as Self
(1954) Princess of the Nile
as Rama Khan
(1995) Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
as Klaatu (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1957) Omar Khayyam
as Hasani Sabah
(1947) The Root of All Evil
as Charles Mortimer
(1967) Death on the Run
as Major Worthington Clark
(1947) White Cradle Inn
as Rudolph
(1969) Stoney
as Harvey Ward
(1968) Subterfuge
as Goldsmith
(1968) The Last Chance
as George McConnell
(1968) Seven Into Hell
as Blynn
(1937) The Gap
as Chemist-Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1943) The Sky’s the Limit
as George
(1953) The Desert Rats
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1967) Hotel
as Geoffrey - Duke of Lanbourne
(1937) Gangway
as Ship's Officer
(1936) Secret Agent
as Army Captain (uncredited)
(1954) Mambo
as Enrico Marisoni
(1937) The Squeaker
as Medical Examiner
(1950) Trio
as Major George Templeton (segment Sanatorium)
(1945) I'll Be Your Sweetheart
as ---
(1949) Miss Pilgrim's Progress
as Bob Thane
(1950) The Body Said No!
as ---
(1949) The Golden Madonna
as Mike Christie
(1948) Uneasy Terms
as Slim Callaghan
(1941) Ships with Wings
as Lieut. Maxwell
(1950) The Black Rose
as King Edward
(1942) The Big Blockade
as George
(1958) Battle of the V-1
as Stefan
(1955) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
(1968) The Devil's Brigade
as Lt. Gen. Mark Clark
(1941) Turned Out Nice Again
as Diner
(1941) 'Pimpernel' Smith
as Prison Camp Officer
(1941) Dangerous Moonlight
as Kapulski
(1938) The Divorce of Lady X
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1953) Titanic
as End Narrator (Voice)
(1945) Caesar and Cleopatra
as 1st Centurion
(1936) The Conquest of the Air
as Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
(1948) Idol of Paris
as Hertz
(1968) Naked You Die
as Inspector Durand
(1936) The Man Who Could Work Miracles
as San Francisco Cop
(1938) Bank Holiday
as Guardsman (uncredited)
(1936) Gypsy
as ---
(1966) The Time Tunnel
as Capt. Malcolm Smith
(1961) The Dick Powell Show
as Inspector Marshall
(1963) The Great Adventure
as President Jefferson Davis
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Robert Thurston
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Conrad Letterman
(1966) Batman
as Sandman
(1960) Route 66
as ---
(1965) Lost in Space
as The Keeper
(1957) Perry Mason
as Prof. Edward Lindley
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Allen Bliss
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Maj. Peter Wellington
(1962) The Virginian
as Michael O'Rourke
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as ---
(1954) Climax!
as Lord Edward Dominey / Major General Von Raggenstein
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1967) Hondo
as ---
(1965) Branded
as ---
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Matthew Birch
(1957) DuPont Show of the Month
as ---
(1957) Suspicion
as Angus Martin
(1966) Jericho
as ---
(1959) The Third Man
as ---
(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Julius
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Albert Robinson / Major John Anka
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Eric Reverson
(1961) The Dick Powell Show
as General Conrad Munday
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Grant Coburn
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Marshal Locke Gardner
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Edgar Newton
(1959) Bonanza
as Prof. Poppy / Dr. P.A. Mundy
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sir Humphrey J. Orford
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Edward Parker Greene
(1954) Climax!
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
(1954) Climax!
as Charles Martin Westling
(1954) Climax!
as 'Irish' Sean Dillon
(1954) Climax!
as James MacLennan
(1954) Climax!
as Dr. Fitzroy
(1954) Climax!
as Lorenzo
(1967) The Invaders
as Magnus
(1967) The Invaders
as Vice Chancellor Pierre Alquist
(1967) The Danny Thomas Hour
as Paul Heaton
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Narrator
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Ralph Manson
(1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Captain Creighton
(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Barnaby Partridge
(1966) ABC Stage 67
as ---
(1964) 12 O'Clock High
as Gen. St. John Keighley