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Michael Rennie (25 August 1909 – 10 June 1971) was an English film, television, and stage actor, perhaps best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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Known For
The Robe
(1953)
Peter
Titanic
(1953)
End Narrator (Voice)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter
Demetrius and the Gladiators
(1954)
Peter
The Devil's Brigade
(1968)
Lt. Gen. Mark Clark
5 Fingers
(1952)
Colin Travers
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Caesar and Cleopatra
(1945)
1st Centurion
The Lost World
(1960)
Lord John Roxton
Secret Agent
(1936)
Army Captain (uncredited)
Désirée
(1954)
Bernadotte
The Battle of El Alamein
(1969)
Bernard Law Montgomery
The Black Rose
(1950)
King Edward
Full Filmography
Acting
Secret Agent
(1936)
Army Captain (uncredited)
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
(1936)
San Francisco Cop
The Conquest of the Air
(1936)
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Gangway
(1937)
Ship's Officer
The Squeaker
(1937)
Medical Examiner
The Gap
(1937)
Chemist-Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Divorce of Lady X
(1938)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bank Holiday
(1938)
Guardsman (uncredited)
This Man in Paris
(1939)
Gang Member (uncredited)
Tower of Terror
(1941)
Anthony Hale
Dangerous Moonlight
(1941)
Kapulski
The Patient Vanishes
(1941)
Inspector
'Pimpernel' Smith
(1941)
Prison Camp Officer
Ships with Wings
(1941)
Lieut. Maxwell
Turned Out Nice Again
(1941)
Diner
The Big Blockade
(1942)
George
The Sky’s the Limit
(1943)
George
I'll Be Your Sweetheart
(1945)
Caesar and Cleopatra
(1945)
1st Centurion
The Wicked Lady
(1945)
Kit Locksby
White Cradle Inn
(1947)
Rudolph
The Root of All Evil
(1947)
Charles Mortimer
Uneasy Terms
(1948)
Slim Callaghan
Idol of Paris
(1948)
Hertz
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
(1949)
Bob Thane
The Golden Madonna
(1949)
Mike Christie
The Black Rose
(1950)
King Edward
The Body Said No!
(1950)
Trio
(1950)
Major George Templeton (segment Sanatorium)
The House in the Square
(1951)
Roger Forsyth
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The 13th Letter
(1951)
Dr. Pearson
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Klaatu, alias Mr. Carpenter
5 Fingers
(1952)
Colin Travers
Phone Call from a Stranger
(1952)
Dr. Robert Fortness
Les Miserables
(1952)
Jean Valjean
King of the Khyber Rifles
(1953)
Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland
Sailor of the King
(1953)
Lt. Richard Saville
Titanic
(1953)
End Narrator (Voice)
The Desert Rats
(1953)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Robe
(1953)
Peter
Dangerous Crossing
(1953)
Dr. Paul Manning
Princess of the Nile
(1954)
Rama Khan
Mambo
(1954)
Enrico Marisoni
Demetrius and the Gladiators
(1954)
Peter
Désirée
(1954)
Bernadotte
Seven Cities of Gold
(1955)
Father Junipero Serra
The Rains of Ranchipur
(1955)
Lord Albert Esketh
Soldier of Fortune
(1955)
Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police
Teenage Rebel
(1956)
Jay Fallon
Omar Khayyam
(1957)
Hasani Sabah
Island in the Sun
(1957)
Hilary Carson
Battle of the V-1
(1958)
Stefan
Perilous Assignment
(1959)
Self
Third Man on the Mountain
(1959)
Captain John Winter
The Lost World
(1960)
Lord John Roxton
Mary, Mary
(1963)
Dirk Winston
Ride Beyond Vengeance
(1966)
Brooks Durham
Cyborg 2087
(1966)
Garth A7
Hotel
(1967)
Geoffrey - Duke of Lanbourne
Death on the Run
(1967)
Major Worthington Clark
Hondo and the Apaches
(1967)
Tribolet
Seven Into Hell
(1968)
Blynn
Subterfuge
(1968)
Goldsmith
The Young, the Evil and the Savage
(1968)
Inspector Durand
The Devil's Brigade
(1968)
Lt. Gen. Mark Clark
The Last Chance
(1968)
George McConnell
The Power
(1968)
Arthur Nordlund
Stoney
(1969)
Harvey Ward
The Battle of El Alamein
(1969)
Bernard Law Montgomery
Assignment Terror
(1970)
Dr. Odo Warnoff
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
(1995)
Klaatu (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lost In Space Forever
(1998)
The Keeper (archive footage)