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Rex Harrison (1908-1990) was an Oscar® winning English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. By the 1930s he was appearing in movies. His movie career spanned over 6 different decades. His IMDb page shows 59 acting credits from 1930 to 1986. This page will rank 36 Rex Harrison Movies in 6 different statistical categories. Television shows, cameos and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.
Rex Harrison Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1964
My Fair Lady (1964)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Actor Win
1946
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
1938
The Citadel (1938)
AA Best Picture Nom
1963
Cleopatra (1963)
AA Best Picture Nom
1947
The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
1960
Midnight Lace (1960)
1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
1948
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
1947
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
1958
The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
1938
Sidewalks of London (1938)
1945
Notorious Gentleman (1945)
1967
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
1940
Night Train To Munich (1940)
1941
Major Barbara (1941)
1945
A Yank in London (1945)
1936
Men Are Not Gods (1936)
1945
Blithe Spirit (1945)
1937
Storm in a Teacup (1937)
1967
The Honey Pot (1967)
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
1939
Continental Express (1939)
1956
The Constant Husband (1956)
1940
Ten Days in Paris (1940)
1948
Escape (1948)
1952
The Four Poster (1952)
1953
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
1961
The Happy Thieves (1961)
1951
The Long Dark Hall (1951)
1977
Crossed Swords (1977)
1969
Staircase (1969)
1968
A Flea In Her Ear (1968)
1939
Over The Moon (1939)
1979
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
1979
Ashanti (1979)
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | My Fair Lady (1964) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Win |
Audrey Hepburn | 56.60 | 649.2 | 649.20 | 3 | 79 | 12 / 08 | 99.8 | |
| 4 | Anna and the King of Siam (1946) | Irene Dunne & Linda Darnell |
9.50 | 291.4 | 291.40 | 22 | 71 | 05 / 02 | 96.9 | |
| 3 | The Citadel (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Donat & Rosalind Russell |
3.90 | 157.6 | 414.90 | 40 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 2 | Cleopatra (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton |
57.80 | 724.2 | 1,261.40 | 1 | 52 | 09 / 04 | 95.3 | |
| 5 | The Foxes of Harrow (1947) | Maureen O'Hara | 8.60 | 252.0 | 252.00 | 22 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 7 | Midnight Lace (1960) | Doris Day & Myrna Loy & |
10.00 | 156.2 | 156.20 | 22 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 6 | The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) | Charlton Heston | 10.80 | 114.3 | 114.30 | 19 | 79 | 05 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 9 | Unfaithfully Yours (1948) | Linda Darnell | 3.40 | 92.3 | 92.30 | 99 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 8 | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) | Gene Tierney & George Sanders |
2.80 | 82.7 | 82.70 | 118 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 10 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) | Ingrid Bergman | 13.30 | 153.0 | 163.90 | 14 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 11 | The Reluctant Debutante (1958) | Kay Kendall | 4.40 | 79.8 | 153.00 | 53 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 12 | Sidewalks of London (1938) | Vivien Leigh & Charles Laughton |
2.20 | 87.8 | 87.80 | 103 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 13 | Notorious Gentleman (1945) | Lilli Palmer | 2.80 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 104 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 15 | Doctor Dolittle (1967) | Rex Harrison & Samantha Eggar |
8.80 | 78.0 | 78.00 | 35 | 54 | 09 / 02 | 76.7 | |
| 14 | Night Train To Munich (1940) | Margaret Lockwood | 1.00 | 38.5 | 38.50 | 167 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 16 | Major Barbara (1941) | Deborah Kerr | 1.70 | 63.6 | 63.60 | 141 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 17 | A Yank in London (1945) | Dean Jagger | 2.80 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 100 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 20 | Men Are Not Gods (1936) | Miriam Hopkins | 1.60 | 69.9 | 69.90 | 115 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 18 | Blithe Spirit (1945) | Directed by David Lean | 0.50 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 163 | 73 | 01 / 01 | 66.7 | |
| 19 | Storm in a Teacup (1937) | Vivien Leigh & Sara Allgood |
1.00 | 41.5 | 41.50 | 168 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 21 | The Honey Pot (1967) | Susan Hayward | 2.50 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 85 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 23 | King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) | Virginia Mayo | 3.90 | 92.3 | 190.90 | 85 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 22 | Continental Express (1939) | Valerie Hobson | 0.70 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 198 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 23 | The Constant Husband (1956) | Kay Kendall | 0.60 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 196 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 24 | Ten Days in Paris (1940) | Kaaren Verne | 0.40 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 215 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 25 | Escape (1948) | Peggy Cummins | 0.60 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 189 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 27 | The Four Poster (1952) | Lilli Palmer | 1.10 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 192 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 28 | Main Street to Broadway (1953) | Agnes Moorehead & Lionel Barrymore |
1.30 | 22.6 | 24.20 | 197 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.2 | |
| 29 | The Happy Thieves (1961) | Rita Hayworth | 2.00 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 94 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 30 | The Long Dark Hall (1951) | Lilli Palmer | 0.90 | 20.1 | 20.10 | 209 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 31 | Crossed Swords (1977) | Charlton Heston & Ernest Borgnine |
7.30 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 72 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 31.3 | |
| 32 | Staircase (1969) | Richard Burton | 5.30 | 40.1 | 40.10 | 51 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 33 | A Flea In Her Ear (1968) | Rosemary Harris | 1.90 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 123 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 35 | Over The Moon (1939) | Merle Oberon | 0.90 | 33.2 | 33.20 | 187 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 34 | The Fifth Musketeer (1979) | Olivia de Havilland | 2.60 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 95 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 36 | Ashanti (1979) | Michael Caine & William Holden |
1.70 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 126 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 |
Adjusted Rex Harrison Adjusted Worldwide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Cleopatra (1963) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton |
1,261.40 | |
| The Citadel (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Donat & Rosalind Russell |
414.90 | |
| King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) | Virginia Mayo | 190.90 | |
| The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) | Ingrid Bergman | 163.90 | |
| The Reluctant Debutante (1958) | Kay Kendall | 153.00 | |
| Main Street to Broadway (1953) | Agnes Moorehead & Lionel Barrymore |
24.20 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Rex Harrison
1. Reginald Carey Harrison was born in Huyton, Lancashire (Liverpool) in 1908.
2. As a child, Rex Harrison lost most of the sight in his left eye after catching the measles.
3. As a child, Harrison changed his name to Rex, knowing it was the Latin word for “King”.
4. Rex Harrison served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
5. Rex Harrison was married six times. Three of his wives were his movie co-stars: Lilli Palmer, Kay Kendall and Rachel Roberts. He had two sons and three stepsons. Jared Harris was his stepson from 1971 to 1975.
6. Rex Harrison frequently wore a specific ring with a dark square-cut stone, on his little finger of his left hand. It appears in almost all of his films.
7. Chuck Jones has stated that Bugs Bunny’s character was based on an amalgam of Rex Harrison, Dorothy Parker and D’Artagnan.
8. Rex Harrison was in four Oscar® Best Picture nominees: The Citadel (1938) Cleopatra (1963), My Fair Lady (1964) and Doctor Dolittle (1967). My Fair Lady was the only winner.
9. Rex Harrison was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1989.
10. Check out Rex Harrison‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time. If you want to see Tyrone Power’s movie career posters then you need to check out this Steve Lensman You Tube Video
Now we enter an enigma of the latest version(s) of the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. Since they’re using Wikipedia instead of the IMDB a number of older actors have returned to the list and some new old actors (ones who have never been on) have joined the club. Rex Harrison is one of them. He never appeared on an Oracle of Bacon list till the December 15, 2018 list where he resides at # 702. Most of his connections are people who returned to the list. He doesn’t have as many connections as Emma Thompson but he has appeared with more Oscar winners. These are the actors on the December 15, 2018 list he has worked with.
5 MICHAEL CAINE Ashanti (1979)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE Crossed Swords (1977)
41 MICHAEL HORDERN Cleopatra (1963)
41 MICHAEL HORDERN The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
45 OMAR SHARIFF Ashanti (1979)
45 OMAR SHARIFF The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
53 JOHN SAXON Shalimar (1978)
53 JOHN SAXON The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
71 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Doctor Dolittle (1967)
71 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Journey Together (1945)
89 PETER USTINOV Ashanti (1979)
90 MARTIN LANDAU Cleopatra (1963)
92 CHARLTON HESTON Crossed Swords (1977)
92 CHARLTON HESTON The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
97 JEANNE MOREAU The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
104 HARRY ANDREWS Crossed Swords (1977)
104 HARRY ANDREWS The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
110 RODDY MCDOWELL Cleopatra (1963)
110 RODDY MCDOWELL Midnight Lace (1960)
112 SHIRLEY MACLAINE The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
122 IAN MCSHANE THE FIFTH MUSKETEER (1979)
155 ROBERT MORLEY A YANK IN LONDON (1945)
155 ROBERT MORLEY Major Barbara (1941)
167 MAGGIE SMITH The Honey Pot (1967)
193 WILLIAM HOLDEN Ashanti (1979)
228 JOSE FERRER The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
232 ANGELA LANSBURY The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
260 DAVID HEMMINGS Crossed Swords (1977)
285 OLIVER REED Crossed Swords (1977)
299 RICHARD BURTON Cleopatra (1963)
299 RICHARD BURTON Staircase (1969)
321 GEORGE SANDERS King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
321 GEORGE SANDERS The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
338 TOMAS MILIAN The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
355 DESMOND LLEWELYN Cleopatra (1963)
372 BEAU BRIDGES The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
373 ERIC POHLMANN Ashanti (1979)
373 ERIC POHLMANN The Long Dark Hall (1951)
391 LLOYD BRIDGES The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
402 KAMIR BEDI ASHANTI (1979)
408 GRAHAM STARK Crossed Swords (1977)
416 ADOLFO CELI The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
416 ADOLFO CELI The Honey Pot (1967)
441 MARNE MAITLAND Ashanti (1979)
441 MARNE MAITLAND Cleopatra (1963)
504 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE My Fair Lady (1964)
504 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Over the Moon (1939)
516 ALAIN DELON The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
566 LILLI PALMER NOTORIOUS GENTLEMAN (1945)
566 LILLI PALMER The Four Poster (1952)
566 LILLI PALMER The Long Dark Hall (1951)
570 CLIFF ROBERTSON The Honey Pot (1967)
605 LIONEL STANDER Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
625 ROD TAYLOR A Time to Die (1982)
642 BRITT EKLAND The Happy Thieves (1962)
646 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Cleopatra (1963)
650 ROLAND CULVER Night Train to Munich (1940)
650 ROLAND CULVER The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
651 CYRIL CUSACK Escape (1948)
653 LESLIE PHILLIPS The Citadel (1938)
665 MAURICE DENHAM Escape (1948)
696 RAQUEL WELCH Crossed Swords (1977)
699 RALPH RICHARDSON The Citadel (1938)
722 BESSIE LOVE Journey Together (1945)
782 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Journey Together (1945)
802 ROBERT STEPHENS Cleopatra (1963)
812 GEORGE C. SCOTT Crossed Swords (1977)
812 GEORGE C. SCOTT The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
821 LAURENCE HARVEY King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
824 IRENE HANDL NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH (1940)
846 MARTIN BENSON CLEOPATRA (1963)
853 LOUIS JOURDAN A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
896 ALIDA VALLI The Happy Thieves (1962)
946 RICHARD VERNON THE YELLOW ROLLS-ROYCE (1964)
955 RAF VALLONE A Time to Die (1982)
958 VENANTINO VENANTINI The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
959 MICHAEL MEDWIN The Long Dark Hall (1951)
974 CECIL PARKER Storm in a Teacup (1937)
974 CECIL PARKER The Citadel (1938)
989 LAURENCE NAISMITH CLEOPATRA (1963)
HM (728) LEO GENN Ten Days in Paris (1940)
Sexy Rexy appeared with 27 Oscar winners.
ART CARNEY The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
AUDREY HEPBURN My Fair Lady (1964)
CHARLES LAUGHTON Sidewalks of London (1938)
CHARLTON HESTON Crossed Swords (1977)
CHARLTON HESTON The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
CLIFF ROBERTSON The Honey Pot (1967)
DEAN JAGGER A Yank in London (1945)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Cleopatra (1963)
ERNEST BORGNINE Crossed Swords (1977)
GALE SONDERGAARD ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM (1946)
GEORGE C. SCOTT Crossed Swords (1977)
GEORGE C. SCOTT The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
GEORGE SANDERS King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
GEORGE SANDERS The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
INGRID BERGMAN The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
JANE DARWELL A Yank in London (1945)
JOSE FERRER The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
MAGGIE SMITH The Honey Pot (1967)
MARGARET RUTHERFORD Blithe Spirit (1945)
MARTIN LANDAU Cleopatra (1963)
MICHAEL CAINE Ashanti (1979)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
PETER USTINOV Ashanti (1979)
ROBERT DONAT The Citadel (1938)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
SUSAN HAYWARD The Honey Pot (1967)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
VIVIEN LEIGH Sidewalks of London (1938)
VIVIEN LEIGH Storm in a Teacup (1937)
WENDY HILLER Major Barbara (1941)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Ashanti (1979)
Hey Dan. I know I have said this before, but I like the new lists more. I like knowing almost everybody on the list. Always good to see Michael Caine on top of a list.
Looks like his Lilli Palmer…one of his ex-wives- is his most frequent co-stars. 27 Oscar winning co-stars is in the low side. Ashanti has always fascinated me…..it is a horrible movie but filled with Oscar winning stars.
Good stuff!
Cleopatra: How DARE you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library? Play conqueror all you want, mighty Caesar! Rape, murder, pillage thousands, even millions of human beings! But neither you nor any other barbarian has the right to destroy one human thought!
Caesar: Whatever else I may be, in your opinion, first of all, I am Caesar.
Cleopatra: And I am Cleopatra, Queen, daughter of Isis !
Ceasar: If I say so and when I say so, you are what I say you are, nothing more.
Cleopatra: Hail Caesar!
Caesar: You… a descendant of generations of inbred, incestuous mental defectives, how dare you call anyone barbarian!
Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar in Cleopatra, my favorite role of his.
I liked My Fair Lady but it’s not a big favorite. I haven’t watched Dr. Dolittle in ages.
I’ve seen 9 of the 36 films on the chart. I also liked Rex as Pope Julius in The Agony and the Ecstasy, yelling “When will you make an end of it!” at Michelangelo played by Charlton “I am Legend” Heston.
Looking at the box office chart – Cleopatra’s $600m adjusted domestic gross is a lot of moolah, it must have done about a billion dollars worldwide and it still wasn’t profitable. It was too expensive.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Glad this page gave you the chance to share one of your favorite quotes. I liked him in Cleopatra….too bad he only makes it halfway through the movie. I have only seen 7 of his movies. Our combined total trails Flora….17 to 15.
Cleopatra made a bunch of money….but it almost took down an entire studio…as it’s costs spirralled out of control. Rex almost took the same studio down with Dr. Doolittle….which cost a boatload of money too.
Good comment as always.
I have seen 17 of these Rex Harrison movies, including 9 of the top 10 and 12 of the top 14.
The HIGHEST ranked movie I have seen is My Fair Lady.
The highest ranked movie I have NOT seen is Unfaithfully Yours.
The LOWEST ranked movie I have seen is The Happy Thieves.
Favourite Rex Harrison Movies:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
My Fair Lady
Blithe Spirit
Night Train to Munich
Midnight Lace
Sidewalks of London
Doctor Doolittle
The Foxes at Harrow
Other Rex Harrison Movies I Have Seen:
Cleopatra
The Citadel
Anna and the King of Siam (prefer The King and I)
The Agony and the Ecstacy
The Yellow Rolls Royce
The Reluctante Debutante
Storm in a Teacup
King Richard and the Crusaders
The Happy Thieves
Glad to see Possibly Interesting Facts Again.
Hey Flora. Thanks for checking out our new page. 17 Rex movies seen is almost 3 times my tally of 6, I have seen 4 of his Top 10. #1,#2, #7 and #8. I have also suffered through his worst movie ….Ashanti….a few times.
I have seen 3 of your favorites. With the Ghost and Mrs. Muir being my favorite. Midnight Lace is the one I want to see the most….of the ones I have not seen.
Glad you liked the possibly interesting facts part of the page….sadly limited time has made that part of the page harder to complete on a regular basis. Good feedback as always.
Glad to see the possibility interesting facts. Rosemary Harris was also another co starring wife. She is not included in that fact.
Hey In The Shadows…thanks for that heads up on my error. Currently sitting in a doctor’s office….but will fix that when we get home. Thanks again.
I steal from only “the best” so on this occasion I’ll let The Master do some talking for me as I think that he incisively sums up Rex’s status in the star system[indeed almost as well as I could myself].
“Rex Harrison was never one of the top box office attractions though he had a long and prolific career. Despite his impeccable performances, his cool aristocratic manner placed a barrier between himself and his audiences. He did try some Cary Grant-like roles but he lacked Grant’s common underlying touch.”
Most filmgoers will undoubtedly think of My Fair Lady and possibly after that Taylor/Burton’s Cleo when Sexy Rexy as he was nicknamed is mentioned. However I always most remember him for the 1951 The Long Dark Hall. You don’t think over-much of it with just a 57% rating but I was at the impressionable age of 11 when I first saw it and as it was a murder thriller it fascinated the young Bob. IMDB to an extent vindicates my boyhood taste by giving it a “good” rating of 63%.
As The Master suggests Rexy never became a top legend but in my observation he always enjoyed a certain artistic prestige and therefore beyond doubt he deserves his page from you, which I welcome, though Maureen O’Hara who as you indicate co-starred with him in the 1947 Foxes of Harrow claimed in her autobiography that he was the rudest actor she ever worked with.
Hey Bob. Beating me to the punch, by quoting Joel before me….love it! Good to see you agreeing with him on Sexy Rex (a nickname he did not like at all).
I had never heard of The Long Dark Hall before doing this page. Thanks for sharing that childhood memory. I think there are lots of stories of his bad behavior off screen. Amazingly, he seems to have been the best behaved star when Cleopatra was getting made.
Good stuff as always.