Person
Michael Rennie
Born 25 August 1909 Died 10 June 1971, aged 61 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK TMDB ↗
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.
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The numbers
22age in their first credit on record (1931)
67years on screen and counting
12credits in 1954, their busiest year
123dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 88 Lost In Space Forever
1998as The Keeper (archive footage)
Age: 85 Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995as Klaatu (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 60 Assignment Terror
1970as Dr. Odo Warnoff
Age: 59 The Battle of El Alamein
1969as Bernard Law Montgomery
Age: 59 Stoney
1969as Harvey Ward
Age: 59 Subterfuge
1968as Goldsmith
Age: 58 The Last Chance
1968as George McConnell
Age: 58 Seven Into Hell
1968as Blynn
Age: 58 The Devil's Brigade
1968as Lt. Gen. Mark Clark
Age: 58 The Power
1968as Arthur Nordlund
Age: 58 Naked You Die
1968as Inspector Durand
Age: 58 Death on the Run
1967as Major Worthington Clark
Age: 58 Hondo and the Apaches
1967as Tribolet
Age: 57 Hotel
1967as Geoffrey - Duke of Lanbourne
Age: 57 Cyborg 2087
1966as Garth A7
Age: 56 Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966as Brooks Durham
Age: 54 Mary, Mary
1963as Dirk Winston
Age: 50 The Lost World
1960as Lord John Roxton
Age: 50 Third Man on the Mountain
1959as Captain John Winter
Age: 48 Battle of the V-1
1958as Stefan
Age: 47 Omar Khayyam
1957as Hasani Sabah
Age: 47 Island in the Sun
1957as Hilary Carson
Age: 47 Circle of the Day
1957as Eric Millet
Age: 47 Teenage Rebel
1956as Jay Fallon
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Age: 47 The Letter
1956as Howard Joyce
Age: 46 The Rains of Ranchipur
1955as Lord Albert Esketh
Age: 46 Seven Cities of Gold
1955as Father Junipero Serra
Age: 45 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1955as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Age: 45 Soldier of Fortune
1955as Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police
Age: 45 Désirée
1954as Bernadotte
Age: 45 Mambo
1954as Enrico Marisoni
Age: 44 Princess of the Nile
1954as Rama Khan
Age: 44 Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954as Peter
Age: 44 King of the Khyber Rifles
1953as Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland
Age: 44 The Robe
1953as Peter
Age: 43 Dangerous Crossing
1953as Dr. Paul Manning
Age: 43 Sailor of the King
1953as Lt. Richard Saville
Age: 43 Titanic
1953as End Narrator (Voice)
Age: 43 The Desert Rats
1953as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 42 Les Miserables
1952as Jean Valjean
Age: 42 5 Fingers
1952as Colin Travers
Age: 42 Phone Call from a Stranger
1952as Dr. Robert Fortness
Age: 42 The House in the Square
1951as Roger Forsyth
Age: 42 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age: 42 The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951as Klaatu / Mr. Carpenter
Age: 41 The 13th Letter
1951as Dr. Pearson
Age: 41 Trio
1950as Major George Templeton (segment Sanatorium)
Age: 41 The Black Rose
1950as King Edward
Age: 40 The Body Said No!
1950as The Body
Age: 40 Miss Pilgrim's Progress
1949as Bob Thane
Age: 39 The Golden Madonna
1949as Mike Christie
Age: 38 Uneasy Terms
1948as Slim Callaghan
Age: 38 Idol of Paris
1948as Hertz
Age: 37 White Cradle Inn
1947as Rudolph
Age: 37 The Root of All Evil
1947as Charles Mortimer
Age: 36 Caesar and Cleopatra
1945as 1st Centurion
Age: 36 The Wicked Lady
1945as Kit Locksby
Age: 35 I'll Be Your Sweetheart
1945No poster
Age: 33 The Sky’s the Limit
1943as George
Age: 32 The Big Blockade
1942as George
Age: 32 Tower of Terror
1941as Anthony Hale
Age: 32 Ships with Wings
1941as Lieut. Maxwell
Age: 31 Turned Out Nice Again
1941as Diner
Age: 31 "Pimpernel" Smith
1941as Prison Camp Officer
Age: 31 The Patient Vanishes
1941as Inspector
Age: 31 Dangerous Moonlight
1941as Kapulski
Age: 29 This Man in Paris
1939as Gang Member (uncredited)
Age: 28 Bank Holiday
1938as Guardsman (uncredited)
Age: 28 The Divorce of Lady X
1938as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age: 28 The Squeaker
1937as Medical Examiner
Age: 28 The Gap
1937as Chemist-Radio Operator (uncredited)
Age: 27 Gangway
1937as Ship's Officer
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Age: 27 Gypsy
1936
Age: 26 The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936as San Francisco Cop
Age: 26 Secret Agent
1936as Army Captain (uncredited)
Age: 22 The Conquest of the Air
1931as Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
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TV credits
Age: 58 The Danny Thomas Hour
1967as Paul Heaton
Age: 58 Hondo
1967
Age: 57 The Invaders
1967as Magnus
Age: 57 The Invaders
1967as Vice Chancellor Pierre Alquist
Age: 57 Jericho
1966
Age: 57 ABC Stage 67
1966
Age: 57 The Time Tunnel
1966as Capt. Malcolm Smith
Age: 56 Batman
1966as Sandman
Age: 56 The F.B.I.
1965as Conrad Letterman
Age: 56 The F.B.I.
1965as Albert Robinson / Major John Anka
Age: 56 The F.B.I.
1965as Eric Reverson
Age: 56 Lost in Space
1965as The Keeper
Age: 55 Branded
1965
Age: 55 Daniel Boone
1964as Maj. Peter Wellington
Age: 55 Daniel Boone
1964as Edgar Newton
Age: 55 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964as Barnaby Partridge
Age: 55 12 O'Clock High
1964as Gen. St. John Keighley
Age: 54 Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963as Robert Thurston
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Age: 54 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963as Edward Parker Greene
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Age: 54 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963as Inspector Kauslake
Age: 54 The Great Adventure
1963as President Jefferson Davis
Age: 53 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962as Ralph Manson
Age: 53 The Virginian
1962as Michael O'Rourke
Age: 52 The Dick Powell Show
1961as Inspector Marshall
Age: 52 The Dick Powell Show
1961as General Conrad Munday
Age: 51 Route 66
1960
Age: 51 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960as Julius
Age: 50 The Third Man
1959
Age: 50 Bonanza
1959as Prof. Poppy / Dr. P.A. Mundy
Age: 48 Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958as Captain Creighton
Age: 48 Suspicion
1957as Angus Martin
Age: 48 DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Age: 48 Perry Mason
1957as Prof. Edward Lindley
Age: 47 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Matthew Birch
Age: 47 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Grant Coburn
Age: 47 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Marshal Locke Gardner
Age: 46 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Allen Bliss
Age: 46 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Sir Humphrey J. Orford
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Age: 45 Producers' Showcase
1954as Howard Joyce
Age: 45 Climax!
1954as Lord Edward Dominey / Major General Von Raggenstein
Age: 45 Climax!
1954as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Age: 45 Climax!
1954as Charles Martin Westling
Age: 45 Climax!
1954as 'Irish' Sean Dillon
Age: 45 Climax!
1954as James MacLennan
Age: 45 Climax!
1954as Dr. Fitzroy
Age: 45 Climax!
1954as Lorenzo
Age: 42