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James Rennie(1889-1965)

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James Rennie
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James Rennie was born on 18 April 1889 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Now, Voyager (1942), Illicit (1931) and Skylark (1941). He was married to Dorothy Gish and Sara Madeleine Eldon McConnell. He died on 31 July 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornApril 18, 1889
DiedJuly 31, 1965(76)
BornApril 18, 1889
DiedJuly 31, 1965(76)
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Known for

Bette Davis and Claude Rains in Now, Voyager (1942)
Now, Voyager
7.9
  • Frank McIntyre
  • 1942
Barbara Stanwyck and James Rennie in Illicit (1931)
Illicit
6.1
  • 'Dick' Ives II
  • 1931
Brian Aherne, Claudette Colbert, and Ray Milland in Skylark (1941)
Skylark
6.2
  • Ned Franklyn
  • 1941
Walter Huston, James Rennie, and Dorothy Revier in The Bad Man (1930)
The Bad Man
6.9
  • Gilbert Jones
  • 1930

Credits

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Actor

  • A Bell for Adano (1945)
    A Bell for Adano
    6.7
    • Lt. Col. Sartorius (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Vincent Price, Charles Coburn, Mary Anderson, William Eythe, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Cedric Hardwicke, Alexander Knox, Thomas Mitchell, and Ruth Nelson in Wilson (1944)
    Wilson
    6.3
    • Jim Beeker
    • 1944
  • Bette Davis and Claude Rains in Now, Voyager (1942)
    Now, Voyager
    7.9
    • Frank McIntyre
    • 1942
  • Tales of Manhattan (1942)
    Tales of Manhattan
    7.3
    • H.R. 'Hank' Bronson (Robinson sequence)
    • 1942
  • Hedy Lamarr and William Powell in Crossroads (1942)
    Crossroads
    6.7
    • Monsieur Charles Martin (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Brian Aherne, Claudette Colbert, and Ray Milland in Skylark (1941)
    Skylark
    6.2
    • Ned Franklyn
    • 1941
  • The Glass Case
    Short
    • Robert Williams
    • 1939
  • The Little Damozel
    • Recky Poole
    • 1933
  • The Divorce Racket (1932)
    The Divorce Racket
    • Detective Malcom 'Duke' Ayres
    • 1932
  • Dorothy Mackaill and James Rennie in Party Husband (1931)
    Party Husband
    6.5
    • Jay Hogarth
    • 1931
  • Barbara Stanwyck and James Rennie in Illicit (1931)
    Illicit
    6.1
    • 'Dick' Ives II
    • 1931
  • Richard Barthelmess in The Lash (1930)
    The Lash
    5.4
    • David Howard
    • 1930
  • Ann Harding in The Girl of the Golden West (1930)
    The Girl of the Golden West
    6.1
    • Dick Johnson
    • 1930
  • Walter Huston, James Rennie, and Dorothy Revier in The Bad Man (1930)
    The Bad Man
    6.9
    • Gilbert Jones
    • 1930
  • Ethel Barrymore in Camille (1926)
    Camille
    4.6
    Short
    • Philippe
    • 1926

Soundtrack

  • Barbara Stanwyck and James Rennie in Illicit (1931)
    Illicit
    6.1
    • Soundtrack ("Maybe It's Love" (1930), uncredited)
    • 1931

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Clothes Make the Pirate
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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • April 18, 1889
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • July 31, 1965
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy GishDecember 26, 1920 - October 11, 1935 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 2 Articles

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    Married for almost 15 years to U.S.-born actress Dorothy Gish, younger sister of Lillian Gish.

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