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Rex Smith

Rex Smith

Actor · Born September 19, 1955 (71) · Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Rex Smith has performed in all mediums (Broadway, film, television), and produced his one-man show. He started his career as a "teen idol" heartthrob with the platinum album hit "You Take My Breath Away." Other albums include "Rex", "Where Do We Go From Here", "Sooner Or Later", "Forever", "Camouflage", and most recently, "Simply...Rex". Turning to Broadway at the height of his popularity, Rex made his Broadway debut as Danny Zuko in the original production of "Grease". He received the Theater World Award for his memorable portrayal of Frederick in "The Pirates of Penzance" on Broadway. Other starring roles on Broadway include "Grand Hotel", "Sunset Boulevard", "The Scarlet Pimpernel", "Annie Get Your Gun", and "Kiss Me Kate". He starred in the series Street Hawk (1985), and became a household name on the popular CBS daytime drama As the World Turns (1956). He hosted three episodes of Solid Gold (1980), and was featured in Once in a Lifetime (1994), A Passion to Kill (1994), Shades of Love: The Ballerina and the Blues (1987), and Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990). In 2018, he played Billy Mack, an aging rock star, in the world-premiere production of Love Actually Live. A one-of-a-kind stage production performed live with an all-star cast and 15-piece orchestra immersing the singers and musicians at The Wallis in Beverly Hills, California.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 19, 1955 (71)
From
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Rex Smith's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Morality
49%
Bonds
20%
Self
14%
Survival
14%
Power
2%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Joyful
2
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Rex Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rex Smith's 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

25 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cats Dancing on Jupiter(2011)

    as Rex Katz

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Richie Rich's Christmas Wish(1998)

    as Rudy

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Galileo / Frank Rachins

  • Pacific Blue(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Hudson Miller

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxwell Frankl

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Caroline in the City(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. David Engel

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • A Passion to Kill(1994)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Once in a Lifetime(1994)

    as Jeffrey Fields

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer(1990)

    as Andy Sacks

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Trial of the Incredible Hulk(1989)

    as Mat Murdock / Daredevil

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Transformations(1988)

    as Wolfgang Shadduck

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Shades of Love: The Ballerina and the Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Rick Peterson

  • Street Hawk(1985)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jesse Mach

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Stew Bennett

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as The Prince

  • Street Hawk: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jesse Mach

  • The Pirates of Penzance(1983)

    as Frederic

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest Interviewee · as The Prince

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Pirates of Penzance(1980)

    as Frederic

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Headin' for Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Fast Eddie

  • California Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sooner or Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Michael Skye

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Redding

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1977 to 2015; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

$694K worldwide

Highest rated

The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Street Hawk (1985)

Film career

19772015

Peak 1983 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s8 · acting2010s1 · acting

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.

How do Rex Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Cats Dancing on Jupiter (2011)

98th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Pirates of Penzance (1980)

Midcredits 89th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 32. 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.

Who does Rex Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rex Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wilford Leach shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers