Actor
Rex Harrison
Born 5 March 1908 · Huyton, Lancashire, England, UK — died 2 June 1990
Sir Rex Harrison (1908–1990) was an English actor celebrated for his polished, sharp-witted screen and stage presence. He rose to fame in British comedies and 1940s Hollywood films, then became most closely identified with Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, a role he played on Broadway and on screen.
Key films
Night Train to Munich (1940)
Wartime thriller that showcased his suave charm in a leading British role.
Blithe Spirit (1945)
Noël Coward comedy adaptation in which he played the haunted novelist Charles Condomine.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Romantic fantasy in which he played the ghostly sea captain opposite Gene Tierney.
My Fair Lady (1964)
His signature role as Henry Higgins, which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Cleopatra (1963)On Cinespective
Played Julius Caesar in the epic, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Key awards
- 1965 Academy Award for Best Actor (My Fair Lady)
- 1965 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy (My Fair Lady)
- 1968 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy (Doctor Dolittle)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 61
- 1930The Great Game · as GeorgeActor
- 1930The School for Scandal · as Man (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Men Are Not Gods · as Tommy StapletonActor
- 1936All at Sea · as Aubrey BellinghamActor
- 1937Storm in a Teacup · as Frank BurdonActor
- 1937School for Husbands · as Leonard DrummondActor
- 1938The Citadel · as Dr. Frederick LawfordActor
- 1938St. Martin's Lane · as Harley PrentissActor
- 1939Over the Moon · as Dr. Freddie JarvisActor
- 1939The Silent Battle · as Jacques SauvinActor
- 1940Night Train to Munich · as Gus BennettActor
- 1940Ten Days in Paris · as Bob StevensActor
- 1941Major Barbara · as Adolphus CusinsActor
- 1945Blithe Spirit · as Charles CondomineActor
- 1945The Rake's Progress · as Vivian KenwayActor
- 1945I Live in Grosvenor Square · as Major David BruceActor
- 1945Journey Together · as Guest (uncredited)Actor
- 1946Anna and the King of Siam · as King MongkutActor
- 1947The Ghost and Mrs. Muir · as Capt. Daniel GreggActor
- 1947The Foxes of Harrow · as Stephen FoxActor
- 1948Unfaithfully Yours · as Sir Alfred de CarterActor
- 1948Escape · as Matt DenantActor
- 1951The Long Dark Hall · as Arthur GroomeActor
- 1952The Four Poster · as John EdwardsActor
- 1953Main Street to Broadway · as SelfActor
- 1954King Richard and the Crusaders · as Emir Hderim Sultan SaladinActor
- 1955The Constant Husband · as William EgertonActor
- 1958The Reluctant Debutante · as Jimmy BroadbentActor
- 1959Zwischen Glück und Krone · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1960Midnight Lace · as Anthony PrestonActor
- 1960The Fabulous Fifties · as SelfActor
- 1961The Happy Thieves · as Jimmy BourneActor
- 1963Cleopatra · as Julius CaesarActor
- 1964My Fair Lady · as Professor Henry HigginsActor
- 1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce · as The Marquess of FrintonActor
- 1965The Agony and the Ecstasy · as Papa Giulio IIActor
- 1965The Car That Became a Star · as The Marquess of Frinton (archive footage)Actor
- 1967Doctor Dolittle · as Dr. John DolittleActor
- 1967The Honey Pot · as Cecil FoxActor
- 1968Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen · as A man in the street (uncredited)Actor
- 1968A Flea in Her Ear · as Victor Chandebisse / PocheActor
- 1969Staircase · as Charles DyerActor
- 1971Platonov · as Mikhail PlatonovActor
- 1973The Adventures Of Don Quixote · as Don QuixoteActor
- 1974Frank Sinatra: The Main Event · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)Actor
- 1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love · as Self - HostActor
- 1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1977The Prince and the Pauper · as The Duke of NorfolkActor
- 1978Shalimar · as Sir John LocksleyActor
- 1979Ashanti · as Brian WalkerActor
- 1979The Fifth Musketeer · as ColbertActor
- 1982A Time to Die · as Van OstenActor
- 1983The Kingfisher · as CecilActor
- 1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1995More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' · as Self / Professor Henry Higgins (archive footage)Actor
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving Memories · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2019Julie Andrews Forever · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2028Charmed Lives: A Family Romance · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.