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Actor Facts
Birth:
August 25, 1909
Death:
June 10, 1971
Biography:
The British actor Michael Rennie worked as a car salesman and factory manager before he turned to acting. A meeting with a Gaumont-British casting director led to Rennie's first acting job - that of stand-in for Robert Young in Alfred Hitchcock Secret Agent (1936) . ...more about Michael Rennie
Michael Rennie
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1940s
1.8003
13
1950s
2.3250
25
1960s
1.5145
11
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards for each movie.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.1419
2.1419Michael Rennie Movie Rankings
1
3.1353When an alien and his robot land on Earth to deliver a message to all it's world leaders they are met with skepticism and apprehension. The leaders refuse to gather and the alien is forced to learn how and why humans behave as they do. ...more about Day the Earth Stood Still
- DVD Best Pricing:
Amazon
2
2.8835The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. ...more about Demetrius and the Gladiators
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
3
2.7145Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule. It focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. ...more about Island in the Sun
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
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4
2.5944Based on a true story of a teen boy who made a vow to climb the Matterhorn in memory of his father who was killed in making the same attempt. ...more about Third Man on the Mountain
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
5
2.5615Cleopatra hasn't been on the throne of the pharoahs of Egypt very long when Julius Caesar pays a visit. Caesar finds the prospect of romance more tempting than he expected, since Cleopatra is a rare woman who is bright as well as beautiful. ...more about Caesar and Cleopatra
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
6
2.1820During World War II a special fighting unit is formed combining a crack Canadian outfit and a conglomeration of US Army misfits previously serving time in military jails. ...more about Devil's Brigade
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
7
2.1659Based on a true story. In neutral Turkey during WWII, the ambitious and extremely efficient valet for the British ambassador tires of being a servant and forms a plan to promote himself to rich gentleman of leisure. ...more about 5 Fingers
- Not Available on DVD
8
2.1351Professor Challenger leads team of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep within the Amazonian jungle to investigate reports that dinosaurs still live there. ...more about Lost World
- Not Available on DVD
9
2.0777Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. ...more about Robe
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
10
2.0231A man slowly realizes two things: that he has telekinesis - the power to move things with the power of his mind alone - and that another man who shares this power wants to kill him. ...more about Power
- Not Available on DVD
11
1.9209A young bride is set to begin her honeymoon aboard a luxury liner. Her happiness does not last when she finds that her husband has disappeared. ...more about Dangerous Crossing
- Not Available on DVD
12
1.904017th-century beauty Barbara Worth starts her career of crime by stealing her best friend's bridegroom. ...more about Wicked Lady
- Not Available on DVD
15
1.7716George Pearson, who works for a underwear firm that is 20 years out of date, invests his own money in a new type of thread. The company are not interested in changes, and he is fired. ...more about Turned Out Nice Again
- Not Available on DVD
17
1.7063In the time of the crusades, a Saxon youth is forced to run away from England. He goes with his loyal retainer who brings along a British long bow. The two go all the way to China where they become involved in intrigues in the court of Kubla Kahn. ...more about Black Rose
- DVD Best Pricing:
DVDEmpire
18
1.5798Prologue: in 1940, a shellshocked man fights to recall his past. Flashback: During the Nazi invasion of Poland, American reporter Carole Peters meets Polish airman Stefan Radetzky, also a piano virtuoso. ...more about Dangerous Moonlight
- Not Available on DVD
20
1.5250Lt. Dick Stacey is dismissed from the Fleet Air Arm for poor discipline. He joins the Aircraft Carrier "HMS Ark Royal" (The Ship with Wings). When they go into battle in the Mediterranean he acts heroically and redeems himself. ...more about Ships with Wings
- Not Available on DVD
24
In the future world of the year 2087, freedom of thought is illegal and the thoughts of the world's populations are controlled by the government. ...more about Cyborg 2087
- Not Available on DVD
33
Nine months after they split up Bob and Mary meet at his New York apartmnent to sort out some tax matters. ...more about Mary
- Not Available on DVD
34
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years. ...more about Miserables
- DVD Best Pricing:
Newegg.com
36
Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world over. ...more about Omar Khayyam
- Not Available on DVD
37
James Mason as a private detective, whose father is a Scotland Yard man, takes a case involving extortion and kidnapping. A young girl is kidnapped from a nursing home and he advises the girl's father not to pay the ransom. ...more about Patient Vanishes
- Not Available on DVD
39
Time: A.D. 1249. Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Bagdad. ...more about Princess of the Nile
- Not Available on DVD
40
India. The spoilt and stubborn Edwina Esketh, comes to a small town with her husband. She falls in love with an indian doctor, Dr. Safti. She also meets an old friend of hers, the alcoholic Tom Ransome. An awful earthquake is followed by days of rain. ...more about Rains of Ranchipur
- Not Available on DVD
41
Buffalo hunter Jonahs Trapp returns to claim the woman he left behind-10 years ago. On his way into town he is robbed of his fortune, and there are several suspects Trapp will have to investigate. One of them is his estranged wife's suitor. ...more about Ride Beyond Vengeance
- DVD Best Pricing:
Wal Mart
44
In the XVIII century, an spanish expedition is looking for seven cities of gold in a territory now known as California. A very difficult task due the opposition of the aborigins, but perhaps a divine intervention could help the spaniards to save the life. ...more about Seven Cities of Gold
- Not Available on DVD
45
A young wife is becoming very distraught over the fact that her husband, a secret service "spy" for England, has changed his mind about transferring away so that he can spend more time with her and their young son. ...more about Subterfuge
- Not Available on DVD
47
A sometimes sappy, yet effective melodrama about a woman who tries to make amends with her teenage daughter that she gave up at the end of an unhappy marriage. ...more about Teenage Rebel
- Not Available on DVD
49
A town in Switzerland has been providing homes for French children displaced by the war. When it is time for the children to return home, one boy wants to stay, because he no longer has any family waiting for him. ...more about White Cradle Inn
- Not Available on DVD
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