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Rex Harrison

Date of Death: June 02, 1990 (82)

Birth Place: Huyton, Lancashire, ENGLAND

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STAGE CREDITS

The Circle
[Broadway]
1989
Lord Porteous
Aren't We All?
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1985
Lord Grenham
Heartbreak House
[Broadway]
1983
Captain Shotover
My Fair Lady
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1981
Henry Higgins
The Kingfisher
[Broadway]
1978
Cecil
Caesar and Cleopatra
[Broadway]
1977
Julius Caesar
In Praise of Love
[Broadway]
1974
Sebastian Cruttwell
Emperor Henry IV
[Broadway]
1973
"Henry IV"
The Fighting Cock
[Broadway]
1959
The General
My Fair Lady
[West End]
London Production, 1958
Henry Higgins
My Fair Lady
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1956
Henry Higgins
The Love of Four Colonels
[Broadway]
1953
The Man
Venus Observed
[Broadway]
1952
Hereward
Bell, Book and Candle
[Broadway]
1950
Shepherd Henderson
Anne Of The Thousand Days
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1948
Henry
Sweet Aloes
[Broadway]
1936
Tubbs Barrow

Productions

The Love of Four Colonels
 
[Broadway, 1953]
Director

Movies

The Great Game
[ 1930 ] George
Leave It to Blanche
[ 1934 ] Ronnie
Get Your Man
[ 1934 ] Tom Jakes
All at Sea
[ 1936 ] Aubrey Bellingham
Men Are Not Gods
[ 1936 ] Tommy Stapledon
Storm in a Teacup
[ 1937 ] Frank Burdon
School for Husbands
[ 1937 ] Leonard Drummond
The Citadel
[ 1938 ] Dr. Lawford
Sidewalks of London
[ 1938 ] Harley Prentiss
Over the Moon
[ 1939 ] Dr. Freddie Jarvis
Continental Express
[ 1939 ] Jacques Sauvin
Missing Ten Days
[ 1940 ] Bob Stevens
Night Train to Munich
[ 1940 ] Dickie Randall - a.k.a. Gus Bennett
Major Barbara
[ 1941 ] Adolphus Cusins
Blithe Spirit
[ 1945 ] Charles Condomine
A Yank in London
[ 1945 ] Major David Bruce
Notorious Gentleman
[ 1945 ] Vivian Kenway
Anna and the King of Siam
[ 1946 ] King Mongkut
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
[ 1947 ] Captain Daniel Gregg
The Foxes of Harrow
[ 1947 ] Stephen Fox
Escape
[ 1948 ] Matt Denant
Unfaithfully Yours
[ 1948 ] Sir Alfred De Carter
The Long Dark Hall
[ 1951 ] Arthur Groome
The Four Poster
[ 1952 ] John Edwards
Main Street to Broadway
[ 1953 ] Rex Harrison
King Richard and the Crusaders
[ 1954 ] Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin
Marriage a la Mode
[ 1955 ] In the Hospital - The Patient
The Reluctant Debutante
[ 1958 ] Jimmy Broadbent
Midnight Lace
[ 1960 ] Anthony Preston
The Happy Thieves
[ 1961 ] Jimmy Bourne
Cleopatra
[ 1963 ] Julius Caesar
My Fair Lady
[ 1964 ] Professor Henry Higgins
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
[ 1964 ] The Marquess of Frinton
The Agony and the Ecstasy
[ 1965 ] Pope Julius II
The Honey Pot
[ 1967 ] Cecil Fox
Doctor Dolittle
[ 1967 ] Dr. John Dolittle
A Flea in Her Ear
[ 1968 ] Victor Chandebisse, Poche
Staircase
[ 1969 ] Charlie Dyer
Crossed Swords
[ 1977 ] The Duke of Norfolk
Shalimar
[ 1978 ] Sir John Locksley
Ashanti
[ 1979 ] Brian Walker
The Fifth Musketeer
[ 1979 ] Colbert
A Time to Die
[ 1982 ] Van Osten

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama League Awards - 1990 - Unique Contribution to the Theatre

Sir Rex Harrison


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1985 - Special Awards

Rex Harrison

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Rex Harrison, Heartbreak House

Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Rex Harrison , Heartbreak House

Olivier Awards - 1983 - Actor of the Year in a Revival

Rex HarrisonHeartbreak House


winner
Tony Awards - 1969 - Special Tony Award

Rex Harrison


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1960 - Best Actor

Rex Harrison Platonov


winner
Tony Awards - 1957 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady


winner
Tony Awards - 1949 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Rex Harrison , Anne of the Thousand Days

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VIDEO: First Look At Contemporary Production of MY FAIR LADY in Austria Photo
VIDEO: First Look At Contemporary Production of MY FAIR LADY in Austria

Get a first look at a contemporary production of My Fair Lady, now on stage at the Seefestspiele Mörbisch, the world's largest festival of operettas and musicals.
THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT With Cris Groenendaal and Sue Anderson Announced At Music Thea Photo
THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT With Cris Groenendaal and Sue Anderson Announced At Music Theatre of CT

Broadway stars will perform at the Music Theatre of Connecticut in Norwalk, CT, featuring selections from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LES MISÉRABLES, and other beloved musicals.
Carmel Dean Announced As Composer Of THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR Musical Adaptation Photo
Carmel Dean Announced As Composer Of THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR Musical Adaptation

Carmel Dean has been announced as the composer for the upcoming musical adaptation of THE GHOST AND MRS MUIR.
Carmel Dean Will Compose Musical Adaptation of THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR Photo
Carmel Dean Will Compose Musical Adaptation of THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR

Carmel Dean (music director/arranged: Funny Girl (revival), Broadway; The Notebook,  Broadway) will be writing music and lyrics for London's up and coming musical adaptation  of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. 
North Coast Repertory's CAMELOT Announces Transfer To Laguna Playhouse Photo
North Coast Repertory's CAMELOT Announces Transfer To Laguna Playhouse

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present Lerner & Loewe's CAMELOT, directed by Jeffrey D. Moss. The show opens Sunday, July 28 at 5:30pm.
Cast & Creative Team Set for CAMELOT at Laguna Playhouse Photo
Cast & Creative Team Set for CAMELOT at Laguna Playhouse

Laguna Playhouse has revealed the creative team and full cast for the transfer of North Coast Repertory Theatre of Lerner & Loewe’s CAMELOT. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Cortland Repertory Theatre Presents MY FAIR LADY Photo
Photos: Cortland Repertory Theatre Presents MY FAIR LADY

Cortland Repertory Theatre will open its 53rd summer season with MY FAIR LADY, featuring Molly Bremer as Eliza Doolittle and James Tweedale as Henry Higgins. See photos from the production. 
Cortland Rep to Open 53rd Summer Season With Lerner And Loewe's MY FAIR LADY Photo
Cortland Rep to Open 53rd Summer Season With Lerner And Loewe's MY FAIR LADY

Cortland Repertory Theatre will open its 53rd summer season with MY FAIR LADY, featuring Molly Bremer as Eliza Doolittle and James Tweedale as Henry Higgins. Learn how to purchase tickets.
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How Often Do Shows Tour Before Coming to Broadway?

This time, the reader question was: How often do shows like The Wiz start on tour before coming to Broadway?
Al Hirschfeld Prints Signed By Cher, Chita Rivera & More to be Auctioned Off Photo
Al Hirschfeld Prints Signed By Cher, Chita Rivera & More to be Auctioned Off

Discover the auction benefitting BC/EFA and The Al Hirschfeld Foundation featuring 20 limited-edition Al Hirschfeld prints, signed by iconic stage and screen stars.
MY FAIR LADY Joins San Francisco Playhouse 24-25 Season Photo
MY FAIR LADY Joins San Francisco Playhouse 24-25 Season

San Francisco Playhouse will stage Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady as the final show in its 21st season. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Acquires the Archive of Novella N Photo
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Acquires the Archive of Novella Nelson

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Billy Rose Theatre Division has acquired the archive of Novella Nelson. Learn more about Nelson!
Theatre Forty's Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars to Return This Month Photo
Theatre Forty's Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars to Return This Month

Theatre Forty's popular series of Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars is resuming. Learn more about the series!
Review: MY FAIR LADY Stirs Up Conversation at the Benedum Center Photo
Review: MY FAIR LADY Stirs Up Conversation at the Benedum Center

Leave it to a musical based on George Bernard Shaw to have audiences debating in the aisles after bows.
Interview: Luke Yankee's Being Me in MARILYN, MOM & ME Photo
Interview: Luke Yankee's Being Me in MARILYN, MOM & ME

Luke Yankee’s Marilyn, Mom & Me world premieres February 16, 2024, at the International City Theatre. Written by Luke, he also directs the cast of Laura Gardner, Alisha Soper, Jacquelin Lorraine Schofield, Brian Rohan and Noah Wagner.
Interview: Donna McKechnie Remembers Her Friend Chita Rivera and Looks Ahead to WICKE Photo
Interview: Donna McKechnie Remembers Her Friend Chita Rivera and Looks Ahead to WICKED

BroadwayWorld spoke with Donna McKechnie as she shares her memories and thoughts on working alongside the iconic Chita Rivera. Discover the magic behind their friendship and the impact Chita had on the theater community.
Curve Theatre Announces New Production of Lerner and Loewe's MY FAIR LADY Photo
Curve Theatre Announces New Production of Lerner and Loewe's MY FAIR LADY

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Review: MY FAIR LADY at BASS CONCERT HALL Photo
Review: MY FAIR LADY at BASS CONCERT HALL

MY FAIR LADY rolled into town this week, treating Austin to a classic musical of old. And by “of old” I mean lavish costuming, soaring vocals, a beautiful choral ensemble and lush orchestrations performed by a full orchestra. What a treat! In case you missed it over the last 67 years, the musical tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from Professor Henry Higgins, a phonetics professor, so that she might transform into a refined lady. The musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play 'Pygmalion,' with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. 
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Matt Bogart, Lauren Zakrin & More to Star in THE LAST DAYS OF CLEOPATRA Industry Presentation

The new musical comedy The Last Days of Cleopatra , penned by acclaimed composer and playwright Charlie Barnett, is set to have an exclusive invite-only industry presentation.
Review: MY FAIR LADY al TEATRO SISTINA Photo
Review: MY FAIR LADY al TEATRO SISTINA

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Rex Harrison been in?

Rex Harrison has appeared on Broadway in 15 shows.

How many West End shows has Rex Harrison been in?

Rex Harrison has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Rex Harrison's first West End show?

Rex Harrison's first West End show was My Fair Lady which opened in 1958

What awards has Rex Harrison been nominated for?

Rex Harrison has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. These include the Unique Contribution to the Theatre award from the Drama League Awards, Special Awards from the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Actor in a Play from the Drama Desk Awards for his role in "Heartbreak House," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play from the Tony Awards for "Heartbreak House," Actor of the Year in a Revival from the Olivier Awards for "Heartbreak House," a Special Tony Award from the Tony Awards, Best Actor from the Evening Standard Awards for "Platonov," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical from the Tony Awards for "My Fair Lady," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play from the Tony Awards for "Anne of the Thousand Days."

What awards has Rex Harrison won?

Rex Harrison has won several awards throughout his career. These include the Unique Contribution to the Theatre award from the Drama League Awards, Special Awards from the Drama Desk Awards, a Special Tony Award, the Best Actor award from the Evening Standard Awards for his performance in "Platonov," the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Tony Award for his role in "My Fair Lady," and the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Tony Award for his performance in "Anne of the Thousand Days."

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