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Gene Simmons

Actor, also composer and producer · Born August 25, 1949 (77) · Haifa, Israel

Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; August 25, 1949) is an Israeli American rock bassist, singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and businessman. Known as "The Demon," he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s. Simmons was ranked number 12 in Roadrunner's list of 50 Best Frontmen in Metal History.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 25, 1949 (77)
From
Haifa, Israel
Works as
Actor, also composer and producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 133 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Gene Simmons' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
24%
Self
22%
Bonds
15%
Survival
15%
Morality
12%
Ideas
8%
Power
5%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 8 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Joyful
7
Thrilling
7
Absurd
5
Contemplative
6
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gene Simmons' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gene Simmons' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

133 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 95 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Deep Water(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • KISS: End of the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • KISS Rok' N Rosemont! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Kiss - Hellfest 2023 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Bass / Lead Vocals

  • Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • KISS 2020 Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as The Demon

  • Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Larger Than Life II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Bass, Vocals

  • Larger Than Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Bass, Vocals

  • Armed Response(2017)

    Producer · as Male Suspect

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Vinnie Vincent Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Why Him?(2016)

    as Gene Simmons

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Rocks Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bass / Lead Vocals

  • Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery(2015)

    as Demon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Gene Simmons

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Kiss [2014] Charlotte 40th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Welcome to Sweden(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Gene Simmons

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bass, Vocals

  • Kiss [2013] Monster in Prague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Kiss [2013] Private Acustic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Kiss (2013) Stockholm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Kiss [2013] Sydney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Kiss [2012] Buenos Aires Rock City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Kiss - Live in Nurburgring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Vocals/Bass

  • Kiss [2012] New Orleans Live Webcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Expecting Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Taylor

  • Kiss: Live at Rock Am Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Vocals, Bass

  • KISS: Live in Buenos Aires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Extract(2009)

    as Joe Adler

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Glenn Martin DDS(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • I Get That a Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Kiss Live at Budokan 1988 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Bass, Vocals

  • Detoroito Metaru Shiti(2008)

    as Jack Il Dark

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dave Navarro's Spread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ugly Betty(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gene Simmons

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Gene Simmons: Family Jewels(2006)

    Show 143 episodes · Creator · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Kiss - Live In Japan - Udo Music Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Kiss [2006] Rising Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Vocals, Bass

  • Kiss [2006] VH1 Hanging With Gene & Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Henry Rollins Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Tyra Banks Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rock School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Mind of Mencia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • KISS: Unauthorized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bass, Vocal

  • Be Cool(2005)

    as Gene Simmons

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Ed's Nite In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 17 episodes · Actor

  • The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Bass, Vocals

  • KISS - Love Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Bass Guitar,Singing

  • KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Anderson Cooper 360°(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • My Dad the Rock Star(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Kiss: Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as vocals, bass

  • Kiss: The Lost Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Bass, Vocals

  • Wish You Were Dead(2001)

    as Vinny

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The New Guy(2002)

    as Reverend

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • KISS: Live in Las Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • KISS : The Videos 1975-1998 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Kiss: Beyond the Makeup(2001)

    Composer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Gene Simmons

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • At Any Cost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Dennis Berg

  • Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Donald Mann

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Detroit Rock City(1999)

    Producer · as Kiss

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gene Simmons (voice) · as Gene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Rock-A-Big Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Gene Simmons

  • Kiss [1997] Toledo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Hector Leachman

  • Kiss: Unplugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Action League Now! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 37 episodes · Writer

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1996] Irvine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1995] Alive 1995 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Kiss: São Paulo, 1994 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1992] The Palace '92 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bass

  • Red Surf(1989)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Truth About Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • KISS: Crazy Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Bass, Vocals

  • Kiss [1988] A Crazy Night With Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1988 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Kiss Exposed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer · as Self

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive(1986)

    as Malak Al Rahim

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Trick or Treat(1986)

    as Nuke

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Never Too Young to Die(1986)

    as Velvet Von Ragnar

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Runaway(1984)

    as Dr. Charles Luther

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Bass

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Newton Windsor Blade

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Kiss [1984] Quebec '84 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Big

  • Kiss [1983] Essen 1983 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Kiss: The Elder Media Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Young Music Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park(1978)

    Songs · as The Demon

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Kiss: Live at The Summit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Kiss: Live in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Kiss: Young Music Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1977] New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Paul Lynde Halloween Special(1976)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25, (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bass

  • Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1975] Midnight Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Kiss - Winterland Or Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Kiss [1974] Long Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Kiss: Live At Coventry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Jingles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • KISS: Happy Halloween 1998 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Love Meets in the Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Mr. Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Simmons Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 134 titles, 128 of them dated from 1973 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Deep Water (2026)

$8.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Deep Water (2026)

Film career

19732026

Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1978Screen debut· KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
  • 2016First top-billed film· Kiss Rocks Vegas
  • 2016Career best· Kiss Rocks Vegas

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting127 of 134: 124 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting2 of 134: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 134: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew5 of 134: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role

134 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew1980s20 · 19 acting · 1 crew1990s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew2000s40 · 38 acting · 2 crew2010s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · 6 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
7898

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gene Simmons' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)

88th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, composer

Kiss: Beyond the Makeup (2001)

Midcredits 93rd · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gene Simmons' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Gene Simmons work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gene Simmons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Stanley shares the most, 6.

Actors

Mixed roles