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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Born in 1908 in Lancashire, England, Reginald Carey Harrison changed his... more
Trivia:
He never had any acting lessons. more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
7 wins
&
9 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(34 articles)
A Serious Man and the odd movie out
(From The Guardian - Film News. 29 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Stephen Poliakoff interview
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 29 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Stephen Poliakoff interview
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Sir Rex Harrison
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) (TV) .... Grand Duke Cyril Romanov
- Heartbreak House (1985) (TV) .... Captain Shotover
- The Kingfisher (1983) (TV) .... Cecil
- A Time to Die (1982) .... Van Osten
... aka Seven Graves for Rogan - Titanic in a Tub: The Golden Age of Toy Boats (1981) .... Narrator
- The Fifth Musketeer (1979) .... Colbert
... aka Das Geheimnis der eisernen Maske (Austria) (West Germany)
... aka Behind the Iron Mask
... aka The 5th Musketeer (USA: poster title) - Ashanti (1979) .... Brian Walker
... aka Ashanti, Land of No Mercy - Shalimar (1978) .... Sir John Locksley
... aka Deadly Thief (video title)
... aka Raiders of Shalimar (USA)
... aka Raiders of the Sacred Stone (USA: DVD box title) - Crossed Swords (1977) .... The Duke of Norfolk
... aka The Prince and the Pauper (UK) - "BBC Play of the Month" .... Don Quixote / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
- The Adventures of Don Quixote (1973) TV episode .... Don Quixote
- Platonov (1971) TV episode .... Mikhail Platonov, schoolmaster - Staircase (1969) .... Charles Dyer
... aka L'escalier (France) - A Flea in Her Ear (1968) .... Victor Chandebisse/Poche
... aka La puce à l'oreille (France) - Fenomenal e il tesoro di Tutankamen (1968) (uncredited) .... A man in the street
... aka Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen (International: English title) - Doctor Dolittle (1967) .... Dr. John Dolittle
- The Honey Pot (1967) .... Cecil Sheridan Fox
... aka It Comes Up Murder
... aka Mr. Fox of Venice
... aka The Honeypot (USA: alternative title) - The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) .... Pope Julius II
... aka Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy - The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) .... Lord Charles Frinton - The Marquess of Frinton
- My Fair Lady (1964) .... Professor Henry Higgins
- Cleopatra (1963) .... Julius Caesar
- The Happy Thieves (1962) .... Jimmy Bourne
- Midnight Lace (1960) .... Anthony 'Tony' Preston
- "Dow Hour of Great Mysteries" .... Cyril Paxton (1 episode, 1960)
- The Dachet Diamonds (1960) TV episode .... Cyril Paxton - "Startime" .... Fred Cortin (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Dear Arthur (1960) TV episode .... Fred Cortin - The Reluctant Debutante (1958) .... Jimmy Broadbent
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Englishman (1 episode, 1957)
- Crescendo (1957) TV episode .... Englishman - The Constant Husband (1955) .... William Egerton
... aka Marriage a la Mode (USA) - King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) .... Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin
- "The United States Steel Hour" .... Raymond Dabney (1 episode, 1953)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- The Man in Possession (1953) TV episode .... Raymond Dabney - "Omnibus" .... Henry VIII (1 episode, 1952)
- The Trial of Anne Boleyn (1952) TV episode .... Henry VIII - The Four Poster (1952) .... John Edwards
- The Long Dark Hall (1951) .... Arthur Groome
- "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
- The Walking Stick (1950) TV episode - Unfaithfully Yours (1948) .... Sir Alfred De Carter
- Escape (1948) .... Matt Denant
- The Foxes of Harrow (1947) .... Stephen Fox
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) .... Capt. Daniel Gregg
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946) .... King Mongkut
- The Rake's Progress (1945) .... Vivian Kenway
... aka Notorious Gentleman (USA) - Journey Together (1945) (uncredited) .... Guest
- I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) .... Major David Bruce
... aka A Yank in London (USA) - Blithe Spirit (1945) .... Charles Condomine
... aka Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' (UK: complete title) - Major Barbara (1941) .... Adolphus Cusins
... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title) - Night Train to Munich (1940) .... Gus Bennett
... aka Gestapo
... aka Night Train (USA: alternative title)
... aka Night Train to Munich (USA) - Ten Days in Paris (1940) .... Bob Stevens
... aka Missing Ten Days
... aka Spy in the Pantry - Over the Moon (1939) .... Dr. Freddie Jarvis
- The Silent Battle (1939) .... Jacques Sauvin
... aka Continental Express (USA) - Villa for Sale (1938) (TV)
- The Citadel (1938) .... Dr. Frederick Lawford
- Sidewalks of London (1938) .... Harley Prentiss
... aka St. Martin's Lane - School for Husbands (1937) .... Leonard Drummond
- Storm in a Teacup (1937) .... Frank Burdon
- Men Are Not Gods (1936) .... Tommy Stapleton
- All at Sea (1935) .... Aubrey Bellingham
- Leave It to Blanche (1934) .... Ronnie
- Get Your Man (1934) .... Tom Jakes
- School for Scandal (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
- The Great Game (1930) .... George
Soundtrack:
- Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV) (performer: "The Rain in Spain")
- Doctor Dolittle (1967) (performer: "The Vegetarian", "Talk To The Animals", "When I Look In Your Eyes", "Like Animals", "Fabulous Places", "I Think I Like You")
- My Fair Lady (1964) (performer: "Why Can't the English?" (1956) (uncredited), "I'm an Ordinary Man" (1956) (uncredited), "The Rain in Spain" (1956) (uncredited), "You Did It" (1956) (uncredited), "A Hymn to Him (Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man)" (1956) (uncredited), "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (1956) (uncredited)) ("Without You" (1956) (uncredited))
- The Fabulous Fifties (1960) (performer: "I'm An Ordinary Man" from My Fair Lady)
- Night Train to Munich (1940) (performer: "Only Love Can Lead the Way" (uncredited), "It's True" (uncredited), "Your Heart Skips a Beat")
... aka Gestapo
... aka Night Train (USA: alternative title)
... aka Night Train to Munich (USA)
Producer:
- The Long Dark Hall (1951) (associate producer)
Thanks:
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV) (dedicated to the memory of)
Self:
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 29 October 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself - The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter & Performer
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1981) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Cary Grant
- Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Host
... aka Short Stories of Love
... aka Short Story
... aka Three Faces of Love - The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Host
- "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode #1.3 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #1.5 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 2 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 21 December 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "Hollywood Talent Scouts" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Art Linkletter's Hollywood Talent Scouts (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 23 May 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
- Flashes Festival (1965) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (8 episodes, 1952-1964)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #18.6 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #11.9 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #7.11 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #6.31 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #6.28 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
(3 more) - The Fairest Fair Lady (1964) .... Himself
- The Fabulous Fifties (1960)
- "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode #1.23 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Main Street to Broadway (1953) .... Himself
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1951)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #1.31 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.28 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #2.22 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "Your Show of Shows" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
- Episode dated 11 March 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer - On Stage! (1949) .... Himself
... aka The March of Time: On Stage! (USA: alternative title)
Archive Footage:
- Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009) (V) .... Himself
- Family Guy: Creating the Chaos (2009) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Broadway: The American Musical"
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) TV episode .... Himself/Professor Henry Higgins (in 'My Fair Lady') - Ça c'est l'amour (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Omnibus"
- My Fair Lady: Loverly (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Dr. John Dolittle
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
-
"Biography"
- Rex Harrison: The Man Who Would Be King (1998) TV episode .... Himself - Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #21.11 (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Doolittle
- Episode #18.17 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - The Car That Became a Star (1965) .... The Marquess of Frinton
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