Rex Harrison

Biography

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

Career Overview

Rex Harrison has 62 screen credits in a career dating back to 1930. Signature works include My Fair Lady, Cleopatra, Doctor Dolittle. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

62

Birth Date

1908-03-05 00:00:00

Birth Place

Huyton, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  My Fair Lady
• 

  Cleopatra
• 

  Doctor Dolittle
• 

  Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
• 

  Midnight Lace
• 

  The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Frequent Collaborators

• Isobel Elsom (2 collaborations)
• Colin Kenny (2 collaborations)
• Bert Stevens (2 collaborations)
• Frank Baker (2 collaborations)
• Arthur Tovey (2 collaborations)
• William Beckley (2 collaborations)
• Geoffrey Steele (2 collaborations)
• John Alderson (2 collaborations)
• Roddy McDowall (2 collaborations)
• Audrey Hepburn (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (61 credits)

  • Rex Harrison at the N.F.T.

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Julie Andrews Forever

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

    Self / Professor Henry Higgins (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

    Self (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Kingfisher

    Cecil

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • A Time to Die

    Van Osten

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Fifth Musketeer

    Colbert

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Ashanti

    Brian Walker

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Shalimar

    Sir John Locksley

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Duke of Norfolk

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Bob Hope's World of Comedy

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Frank Sinatra: The Main Event

    Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Platonov

    Mikhail Platonov

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Great Performances

    - Episode 2 (1985) ... Captain Shotover actor actors
    1971
  • Staircase

    Charles Dyer

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • A Flea in Her Ear

    Victor Chandebisse / Poche

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Doctor Dolittle

    Dr. John Dolittle

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Honey Pot

    Cecil Fox

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Agony and the Ecstasy

    Papa Giulio II

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Car That Became a Star

    The Marquess of Frinton (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - The Adventures of Don Quixote (1973) ... Don Quixote actor actors

    - Platonov (1971) ... Mikhail Platonov actor actors
    1965
  • The Yellow Rolls-Royce

    The Marquess of Frinton

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • My Fair Lady

    Professor Henry Higgins

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Cleopatra

    Julius Caesar

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Happy Thieves

    Jimmy Bourne

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Midnight Lace

    Anthony Preston

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Fabulous Fifties

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Zwischen Glück und Krone

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Reluctant Debutante

    Jimmy Broadbent

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Constant Husband

    William Egerton

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • King Richard and the Crusaders

    Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Oscars

    - The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) ... Self actor actors

    - The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • The Four Poster

    John Edwards

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Long Dark Hall

    Arthur Groome

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Unfaithfully Yours

    Sir Alfred de Carter

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Escape

    Matt Denant

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Foxes of Harrow

    Stephen Fox

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

    Capt. Daniel Gregg

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Anna and the King of Siam

    King Mongkut

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Rake's Progress

    Vivian Kenway

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Journey Together

    Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • I Live in Grosvenor Square

    Major David Bruce

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Blithe Spirit

    Charles Condomine

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Major Barbara

    Adolphus Cusins

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Ten Days in Paris

    Bob Stevens

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Over the Moon

    Dr. Freddie Jarvis

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Silent Battle

    Jacques Sauvin

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Citadel

    Dr. Frederick Lawford

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • St. Martin's Lane

    Harley Prentiss

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • School for Husbands

    Leonard Drummond

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Storm in a Teacup

    Frank Burdon

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Men Are Not Gods

    Tommy Stapleton

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • All at Sea

    Aubrey Bellingham

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The School for Scandal

    Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Great Game

    George

    actor

    actors
    1930

• production (1 credits)

  • The Long Dark Hall

    associate producer

    production
    1951