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