▁for ▁James ▁Mac Ar thur . ▁ ▁Ir win ▁Allen ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁leading ▁part ▁at ▁Fox , ▁casting ▁him ▁as ▁advent urer ▁Lord ▁John ▁Ro xt on ▁in ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle ' s ▁The ▁Lost ▁World ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁a ▁tale ▁of ▁a ▁j ung le ▁expedition ▁that ▁finds ▁pre histor ic ▁mon sters ▁in ▁South ▁America ; ▁the ▁film ▁also ▁star red ▁Claude ▁R ains , ▁J ill ▁St . ▁John ▁and ▁Richard ▁Hay dn . ▁No ▁longer ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁no - tele vision ▁clause ▁in ▁his ▁studio ▁contract , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁medium . ▁ ▁The ▁Third ▁Man ▁and ▁Mary ▁Mary ▁R enn ie ▁became ▁a ▁familiar ▁face ▁on ▁television , ▁taking ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Harry ▁L ime ▁in ▁The ▁Third ▁Man ▁( 1 9 5 9 – 6 5 ), ▁an ▁Ang lo - American ▁synd ic ated ▁television ▁series ▁very ▁lo os ely ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁film . ▁It ▁ran ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁but ▁the ▁schedule ▁meant ▁R enn ie ▁had ▁plenty ▁of ▁time ▁off ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁other ▁projects . ▁" Every ▁scene ▁of ▁every ▁show ▁I ▁do ▁for ▁money ", ▁he ▁said . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Michael ▁R enn ie ▁made ▁his ▁only ▁Broadway ▁appearance ▁in ▁Mary , ▁Mary ▁playing ▁D irk ▁W inst en , ▁a ▁j aded ▁film ▁star . ▁After ▁two ▁pre views , ▁the ▁s oph istic ated ▁five