Michael Rennie Biography

Fast Facts

• Served as flying officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II
• Completed his acting apprenticeship at the York Repertory Theatre
• Made his screen acting debut as an extra in the film "Secret Agent" in 1936
• Didn't decide to become an actor until he was 26 years old, before which he worked as a car salesman and as the manager for his uncle's rope factory
• Best known for his role as Klaatu in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and as Harry Lime in "The Third Man․"
• Appeared on Broadway only one time, in the 1961 production of "Mary, Mary" at the Helen Hayes Theatre
• Was also an associate producer on four episodes of the TV series "The Third Man․"