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Michael Rennie (August 25, 1909 - June 10, 1971)
was a British actor who made the transition to
Hollywood with moderate success.

Rennie was born in Bradford, England|Bradford,
Yorkshire, England, and had several other jobs
before gaining employment as a stand-in in a
Alfred Hitchcock|Hitchcock film of 1936. Acting
then became his profession, but it was some years
before he found success as a leading man in the
cinema, his exceptional height and 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 United
States|USA, where he appeared in such classics as

* The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
* Les Misérables (1952 movie)|Les
Misérables (1952)
* The Robe (1953)

In 1959, Rennie became a familiar face on
television, taking the role of Harry Lime in The
Third Man, a spin-off series from the film
starring Orson Welles.  During the 1960's he
continued his TV career with guest appearances on
such series as Lost in Space|Lost In Space and
Batman.  Returning to the UK, he died in 1971 at
Harrogate in his home county of Yorkshire from
emphysema.

==External links==
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Rennie