Portrait of Rex Harrison

Acting

Rex Harrison

Career

Active from 1936 to 1986, busiest in 1945 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rex Harrison Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Witty Banter 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009)

as (archive footage)

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 54
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Grand Duke Cyril Romanov

The Kingfisher
The Kingfisher (1983)

as Cecil

A Time to Die
A Time to Die (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

as Van Osten

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 54
Ashanti
Ashanti (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

as Brian Walker

The Fifth Musketeer
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

as Colbert

Shalimar
Shalimar (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sir John Locksley

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
GoodWatch score 58

as The Duke of Norfolk

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

The Adventures Of Don Quixote
The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973)

as Don Quixote

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Captain Shotover

Platonov
Platonov (1971)

as Mikhail Platonov

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 61
Staircase
Staircase (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Charles Dyer

A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

as Victor Chandebisse / Poche

Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. John Dolittle

The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cecil Fox

The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

as Papa Giulio II

The Car That Became a Star
The Car That Became a Star (1965)

as The Marquess of Frinton (archive footage)

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Mikhail Platonov / Don Quixote

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

as Professor Henry Higgins

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Marquess of Frinton

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Julius Caesar

The Happy Thieves
The Happy Thieves (1961)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jimmy Bourne

Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Anthony Preston

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 64
Startime
Startime (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Fred Cortin

The Reluctant Debutante
The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jimmy Broadbent

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV show ยท as Mr. Sir

The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as William Egerton

King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
GoodWatch score 45

as Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin

The Four Poster
The Four Poster (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as John Edwards

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

The Long Dark Hall
The Long Dark Hall (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Arthur Groome

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 73
Unfaithfully Yours
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Sir Alfred de Carter

Escape
Escape (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Matt Denant

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
GoodWatch score 90

as Capt. Daniel Gregg

The Foxes of Harrow
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stephen Fox

Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

as King Mongkut

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

as Charles Condomine

The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Vivian Kenway

I Live in Grosvenor Square
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Major David Bruce

Major Barbara
Major Barbara (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Adolphus Cusins

Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)
GoodWatch score 80

as Gus Bennett

Ten Days in Paris
Ten Days in Paris (1940)

as Bob Stevens

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 63
Over the Moon
Over the Moon (1939)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Freddie Jarvis

The Silent Battle
The Silent Battle (1939)

as Jacques Sauvin

St. Martin's Lane
St. Martin's Lane (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Harley Prentiss

The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Frederick Lawford

Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Frank Burdon

School for Husbands
School for Husbands (1937)

as Leonard Drummond

Men Are Not Gods
Men Are Not Gods (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tommy Stapleton

All at Sea
All at Sea (1936)

as Aubrey Bellingham

The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal (1930)

as Man (uncredited)

The Great Game
The Great Game (1930)

as George