ACTOR

Rex Harrison

Known for Cleopatra · The Oscars · Great Performances

Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor.

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Born

Mar 5, 1908

Died

Jun 2, 1990

Birthplace

Huyton, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Known For

MOVIE

CleopatraJulius Caesar · 1963
★ 7.1

TV

The OscarsSelf · 1953
★ 7.1

TV

Great PerformancesCaptain Shotover · 1971
★ 6.1

TV

The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1948
★ 6.8

MOVIE

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage) · 2001
★ 7.3

TV

The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1950
★ 6.9

TV

BBC Play of the MonthMikhail Platonov · 1965
★ 5.2

TV

DuPont Show of the MonthMr. Sir · 1957
★ 7.4

Filmography

Movies

The Great GameGeorge

1930

The School for ScandalMan (uncredited)

1930

All at SeaAubrey Bellingham

1936

Men Are Not GodsTommy Stapleton

1936

School for HusbandsLeonard Drummond

1937

Storm in a TeacupFrank Burdon

1937

St. Martin's LaneHarley Prentiss

1938

The CitadelDr. Frederick Lawford

1938

Over the MoonDr. Freddie Jarvis

1939

The Silent BattleJacques Sauvin

1939

Night Train to MunichGus Bennett

1940

Ten Days in ParisBob Stevens

1940

Major BarbaraAdolphus Cusins

1941

Blithe SpiritCharles Condomine

1945

I Live in Grosvenor SquareMajor David Bruce

1945

Journey TogetherGuest (uncredited)

1945

The Rake's ProgressVivian Kenway

1945

Anna and the King of SiamKing Mongkut

1946

The Foxes of HarrowStephen Fox

1947

The Ghost and Mrs. MuirCapt. Daniel Gregg

1947

EscapeMatt Denant

1948

Unfaithfully YoursSir Alfred de Carter

1948

The Long Dark HallArthur Groome

1951

The Long Dark HallAssociate Producer

1951

The Four PosterJohn Edwards

1952

Main Street to BroadwaySelf

1953

King Richard and the CrusadersEmir Hderim Sultan Saladin

1954

The Constant HusbandWilliam Egerton

1955

The Reluctant DebutanteJimmy Broadbent

1958

Zwischen Glück und KroneSelf (archive footage)

1959

Midnight LaceAnthony Preston

1960

The Fabulous FiftiesSelf

1960

The Happy ThievesJimmy Bourne

1961

CleopatraJulius Caesar

1963

My Fair LadyProfessor Henry Higgins

1964

The Yellow Rolls-RoyceThe Marquess of Frinton

1964

The Agony and the EcstasyPapa Giulio II

1965

The Car That Became a StarThe Marquess of Frinton (archive footage)

1965

Doctor DolittleDr. John Dolittle

1967

The Honey PotCecil Fox

1967

A Flea in Her EarVictor Chandebisse / Poche

1968

Fenomenal and the Treasure of TutankamenA man in the street (uncredited)

1968

StaircaseCharles Dyer

1969

P

PlatonovMikhail Platonov

1971

The Adventures Of Don QuixoteDon Quixote

1973

Frank Sinatra: The Main EventSelf - Audience Member (uncredited)

1974

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveSelf - Host

1974

BH

Bob Hope's World of Comedy(archive footage)

1976

The Prince and the PauperThe Duke of Norfolk

1977

ShalimarSir John Locksley

1978

AshantiBrian Walker

1979

The Fifth MusketeerColbert

1979

A Time to DieVan Osten

1982

TK

The KingfisherCecil

1983

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Self (archive footage)

1989

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'Self / Professor Henry Higgins (archive footage)

1995

Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)

2000

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

2001

CP

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amourSelf (archive footage)

2003

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's(archive footage)

2009

Julie Andrews ForeverSelf (archive footage)

2019

Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceSelf (archive footage)

2028

RH

Rex Harrison at the N.F.T.Self

Television

The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 8 eps

1948

The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 2 eps

1950

Your Show of Shows1 eps

1950

Omnibus1 eps

1952

The OscarsSelf · 2 eps

1953

Tony AwardsSelf - Host · 1 eps

1956

Tony AwardsSelf - Recipient · 1 eps

1956

DuPont Show of the MonthMr. Sir · 1 eps

1957

StartimeFred Cortin · 1 eps

1959

TD

The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesCyril Paxton · 1 eps

1960

BBC Play of the MonthMikhail Platonov · 1 eps

1965

BBC Play of the MonthDon Quixote · 1 eps

1965

Great PerformancesCaptain Shotover · 1 eps

1971

VS

V.I.P. SchaukelSelf · 1 eps

1971

Anastasia - The Mystery of AnnaGrand Duke Cyril Romanov · 2 eps

1986

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