Rex Harrison

Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (March 5, 1908–June 2, 1990) was a British theater and film actor. He was born in Huyton, Lancashire, England. He died in New York City of pancreatic cancer.

He first appeared on the stage in 1924 in Liverpool. He acted in various stage productions until May 11 of the year in which he died. He acted in the West End of London when he was young, appearing in the Terrence Rattigan play French Without Tears, which proved to be his breakthrough role.

In 1942 he divorced his first wife, Marjorie Thomas, and married actress Lilli Palmer the next year; the two later appeared in numerous plays and films. After several years in film, he achieved wide success starring in the adaptation of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit (1945). He followed that with his first major American film, starring as King Mongkut in Anna and the King of Siam.

The scandal of his affair with young actress Carole Landis, which led to her suicide, almost derailed his career. Harrison and Palmer divorced in 1957, and he was soon remarried to actress Kay Kendall. It was rumoured that he tried for a reconciliation with Lilli, but changed his mind when he discovered that Kendall was terminally ill.

Harrison was best known for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady, based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, especially after he reprised the role in the 1964 film version. He also starred in 1967's Doctor Dolittle.

Kay Kendall died in 1959, and in 1962 Harrison married actress Rachel Roberts, whom he divorced in 1971. His next wife was Elizabeth, former wife of actor Richard Harris, but they soon divorced. In 1978, he married Mercia Tinker, and this final marriage lasted until his death.

In 1989 he was knighted.

Academy Awards and Nominations

  • Nominated as Best Actor for Cleopatra (1963)
  • Won Best Actor for My Fair Lady (1964)

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In 1989 he was knighted. Series in which he had a starring role are listed here. In 1978, he married Mercia Tinker, and this final marriage lasted until his death. Keith worked steadily in television from the 1950s until the end of his life and made numerous guest appearances. His next wife was Elizabeth, former wife of actor Richard Harris, but they soon divorced. [1]. Kay Kendall died in 1959, and in 1962 Harrison married actress Rachel Roberts, whom he divorced in 1971. Keith was a strong and capable actor who spent many years playing second leads and gruff sidekicks, He may be best known for his role as "Uncle Bill" on the television series Family Affair (1966-1971).

He also starred in 1967's Doctor Dolittle. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California. Harrison was best known for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady, based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, especially after he reprised the role in the 1964 film version. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on June 24, 1997, just two months after his daughter had committed suicide. It was rumoured that he tried for a reconciliation with Lilli, but changed his mind when he discovered that Kendall was terminally ill. During the later part of his life he suffered from emphysema and lung cancer. Harrison and Palmer divorced in 1957, and he was soon remarried to actress Kay Kendall. After the war, he became a stage actor, branching into television and films in the late 1940s.

The scandal of his affair with young actress Carole Landis, which led to her suicide, almost derailed his career. Marines (1942-1945) where he served during World War II as an aerial gunner and received an Air Medal. He followed that with his first major American film, starring as King Mongkut in Anna and the King of Siam. After high school, he joined the U.S. After several years in film, he achieved wide success starring in the adaptation of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit (1945). He made his acting debut in a silent film, Pied Piper Malone (1924). In 1942 he divorced his first wife, Marjorie Thomas, and married actress Lilli Palmer the next year; the two later appeared in numerous plays and films. in Bayonne, New Jersey to actor Robert Keith and stage actress Helena Shipman (born in Aberdeen, Washington).

He acted in the West End of London when he was young, appearing in the Terrence Rattigan play French Without Tears, which proved to be his breakthrough role. Brian Keith was born Robert Keith Richey, Jr. He acted in various stage productions until May 11 of the year in which he died. Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 - June 24, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actor. He first appeared on the stage in 1924 in Liverpool. Pied Piper Malone (1924). He died in New York City of pancreatic cancer. The Other Kind of Love (1924).

He was born in Huyton, Lancashire, England. Arrowhead (1953). Sir Reginald Carey Harrison (March 5, 1908–June 2, 1990) was a British theater and film actor. Alaska Seas (1954). Won Best Actor for My Fair Lady (1964). Jivaro (1954). Nominated as Best Actor for Cleopatra (1963). The Bamboo Prison (1954).

The Violent Men (1955). Tight Spot (1955). 5 Against the House (1955). Storm Center (1956).

Nightfall (1957). Dino (1957). Run of the Arrow (1957). Chicago Confidential (1957).

Hell Canyon Outlaws (1957). Fort Dobbs (1958). Desert Hell (1958). Sierra Baron (1958).

Violent Road (1958). Villa! (1958). Appointment with a Shadow (1959). The Young Philadelphians (1959).

Ten Who Dared (1960). The Parent Trap (1961). The Deadly Companions (1961). Moon Pilot (1962).

Savage Sam (1963). A Tiger Walks (1964). The Raiders (1964). The Pleasure Seekers (1964).

Those Calloways (1965). The Hallelujah Trail (1965). The Rare Breed (1966). The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966).

Nevada Smith (1966). Way… Way Out (1966). Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967). With Six You Get Eggroll (1968).

Krakatoa, East of Java (1969). Gaily, Gaily (1969). Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970). The MacKenzie Break (1970).

Something Big (1971). Scandalous John (1971). The Yakuza (1975). The Wind and the Lion (1975).

Joe Panther (1976). Nickelodeon (1976). Hooper (1978). Meteor (1979).

The Mountain Men (1980). Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981). Sharkey's Machine (1981). Death Before Dishonor (1987).

Young Guns (1988). Welcome Home (1989). After the Rain (1990). Wind Dancer (1993).

Under a Killing Moon (1994). Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996). FollowYour Heart (1998). The Crusader (CBS, 1955-1956).

The Westerner (NBC, 1960). Family Affair (CBS, 1966-1971). The Brian Keith Show (NBC, 1972-1974). Archer (NBC, 1975).

Hardcastle and McCormick (ABC, 1983-1986). Pursuit of Happiness (ABC, 1987). Heartland (CBS, 1989). Walter and Emily (NBC, 1991-1992).

Heyday (1946). Mister Roberts (1948). Darkness at Noon (1951). Da (199?).