Rex Harrison - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	05-March-1908
Place of Birth	Huyton (United Kingdom, Merseyside)
Nationality	United Kingdom
Also know as	Reginald Carey Harrison, Sir Rex Harrison, Sexy Rexy, Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison, Sir Reginald Carey Harrison
Profession	Actor
Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison MBE was an English actor of stage and screen. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He won his first Tony Award for his performance as Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days in 1949. He won his second Tony for the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the stage production of My Fair Lady in 1957. He reprised the role for the 1964 film version, which earned him a Golden Globe Award and Best Actor Oscar. In addition to his stage career, Harrison also appeared in numerous films, including Anna and the King of Siam, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cleopatra, and Doctor Dolittle. In July 1989, Harrison was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In 1975, Harrison released his first autobiography. His second, A Damned Serious Business: My Life in Comedy, was published posthumously in 1991. Harrison was married a total of six times and had two sons: Noel and Carey Harrison. He continued working in stage productions until shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in June 1990 at the age of 82.

Awards by Rex Harrison

Check all the awards nominated and won by Rex Harrison.

1985

Drama Desk Special Award	(For the continuing pleasure of his company)

1984

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play	Heartbreak House
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play	Heartbreak House

1983

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival	Heartbreak House

1976

Grammy Hall of Fame Award	Honored for : My Fair Lady (1956 original Broadway cast)

1969

Special Tony Award

1968

Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	Doctor Dolittle

1966

Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama	The Agony and the Ecstasy
BAFTA Award for Best British Actor	My Fair Lady
Golden Globe Henrietta Award for World Film Favorites

1965

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Honored for : My Fair Lady

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor

Honored for : My Fair Lady

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy	My Fair Lady

1964

Academy Award for Best Actor

Honored for : My Fair Lady

(Role: Professor Henry Higgins)

Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama	Cleopatra
Academy Award for Best Actor	My Fair Lady Role: Professor Henry Higgins

1963

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor

Honored for : Cleopatra

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor	Cleopatra Role: Julius Caesar

1957

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Honored for : My Fair Lady

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical	My Fair Lady

1949

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play	Honored for : Anne of the Thousand Days

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