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Michael_Rennie
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{{Infobox Biography |subject_name=Michael Rennie |image_name= |image_caption= |date_of_birth=25_August, 1909 |place_of_birth=Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK |date_of_death=10_June, 1971 |place_of_death=Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK }} '''Michael Rennie''' (August_25, 1909 – June_10, 1971) was a British Actor. He was born '''Eric Alexander Rennie''' in the village of Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He had several other jobs before gaining employment as a stand-in in an Hitchcock film of 1936. Acting then became his profession but it was after many years touring in British repertory before he found success as a leading man in the cinema, his exceptional height (6' 4") and gaunt chiselled features standing him in good stead. In 1945 he played a major role in the original version of ''The_Wicked_Lady'', starring Margaret_Lockwood and James_Mason. From that point on he was a star and shortly afterwards he moved to the USA where, in the early 1950s, he had significant roles in several major productions of the 20th_Century_Fox studio. In 1959 Rennie became a familiar face on television taking the role of Harry_Lime in ''The Third Man'', a Spin-off TV series from the film starring Orson_Welles. During the 1960s he continued his TV career with guest appearances on such series as ''Route 66'', ''Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents'', ''Perry_Mason'', ''Wagon_Train'', ''Lost_in_Space where he worked again with his "The Third Man" co-star Jonathan_Harris'', ''The_Time_Tunnel'', ''Batman'', ''The_Invaders'', and ''The_F.B.I.'' Both his marriages ended in divorce. His second marriage was to actress Maggie McGrath. Their son David Rennie, who is now a UK High Court judge on the Lewes, Sussex circuit, is rumoured to be the result of her illicit affair with another Hollywood actor. He also had a son, John Marshall, by his long time friend and mistress Renée Gilbert. Michael Rennie was also briefly engaged to the ex. wife of the Hollywood director, Otto Preminger. He moved to Switzerland in the latter part of his life. However, it was during a 1971 visit to his mother at Harrogate Yorkshire, following the death of his brother, that he died, from Emphysema. John Rennie, the designer and builder of the original Waterloo_Bridge, is presumed to have been his great great grandfather. ==Filmography (incomplete)== * ''The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still'' (1951) – as Klaatu * ''5_Fingers'' (1952) * ''Phone_Call_from_a_Stranger'' (1952) * ''Les Misérables'' (1952) – as Jean_Valjean * ''King_of_the_Khyber_Rifles'' (1953) * ''The_Robe'' (1953) – as the Apostle Peter * ''Demetrius_and_the_Gladiators'' (1954) * ''Soldier of Fortune'' (1955) * ''Seven Cities of Gold'' (1955) * ''The_Rains_of_Ranchipur'' (1955) * ''The Lost World'' (1960) * ''Cyborg_2087'' (1966) * ''Hotel'' (1967) * ''The Power'' (1968) – as Arthur Nordlund ==External links== * {{imdb name|id=0719692|name=Michael Rennie}} * Michael Rennie at TV.com * Michael Rennie's Gravesite Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael Rennie, Michael De:Michael_Rennie