Harrison, Sir Rex

Harrison, Sir Rex
orig. Reginald Carey Harrison

(5 mar. 1908, Huyton, Lancashire, Inglaterra–2 jun. 1990, New York, N.Y., EE.UU.).

Actor británico. En 1930 debutó en el cine y en el teatro londinense. Posteriormente actuó en exitosas obras de teatro como French Without Tears (1936). Después de la segunda guerra mundial retornó al cine y protagonizó personajes corteses en películas como El espíritu burlón (1945) y Un caballero notable (1945). Su estreno en Hollywood fue con Ana y el rey de Siam (1946). Su personaje más famoso, el profesor Henry Higgins de Mi bella dama le valió el premio Tony (1956) por la comedia musical, y el premio de la Academia por la versión cinematográfica (1964). También interpretó de manera notable a Julio César en Cleopatra (1963).

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