1 9 3 6 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁five ▁Nord ic ▁ski ing ▁events ▁were ▁cont ested ▁– ▁three ▁cross - country ▁ski ing ▁events , ▁one ▁ski ▁jump ing ▁event , ▁and ▁one ▁nord ic ▁combined ▁event , ▁all ▁for ▁men ▁only . ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁events ▁ 1 9 3 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁R enn ie ▁( born ▁Eric ▁Alexander ▁R enn ie ; ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁film , ▁television ▁and ▁stage ▁actor , ▁perhaps ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁st arring ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁space ▁visitor ▁K la atu ▁in ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁film ▁The ▁Day ▁the ▁Earth ▁Sto od ▁Still ▁( 1 9 5 1 ). ▁In ▁a ▁career ▁sp anning ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁R enn ie ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁films ▁and ▁in ▁several ▁American ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Eric ▁Alexander ▁R enn ie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Id le ▁near ▁Brad ford , ▁West ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire , ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Scottish ▁w ool ▁mill ▁owner , ▁James ▁R enn ie , ▁and ▁his ▁English ▁wife ▁Am elia ▁( née ▁Dob by ). ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁elder ▁brother ▁William , ▁younger ▁brother ▁Gordon ▁and ▁sister ▁Ed ith . ▁R enn ie ' s ▁family ▁owned ▁a ▁w ool ▁business ▁which ▁had ▁operated ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 5 0