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Rex Smith

Biography

Rex Smith is an American actor and singer who first drew notice as a teen idol in the late 1970s. He made his acting debut on Broadway in the musical Grease in 1978, and he later returned to the role of Danny Zuko for a touring production of Grease in 1995. In music, his 1979 recording of You Take My Breath Away, taken from the television film Sooner or Later, climbed to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. He played Frederic for the New York Shakespeare Festival's Central Park staging of The Pirates of Penzance, earned a 1981 Theatre World Award for it, and took the same part in the 1983 film The Pirates of Penzance (1983). He is best known as motorcycle officer Jesse Mach in the 1985 series Street Hawk, and he was the first actor to portray Daredevil in live action, in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989).

71years old

Turns 72 on September 19in 341 days

  • Born Jacksonville, Florida, USA
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
5
Career span
18 years1980 to 1998

Every film, newest first

  1. 1998Richie Rich's Christmas WishIMDb rating 4.1
  2. 1989The Trial of the Incredible HulkIMDb rating 5.8
  3. 1988TransformationsIMDb rating 3.9
  4. 1983The Pirates of PenzanceIMDb rating 7.1
  5. 1980The Pirates of PenzanceIMDb rating 7.9

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    Smith took the part of Daredevil in the 1989 television movie The Trial of the Incredible Hulk. The movie was meant to serve as a backdoor pilot for a Daredevil series, but that series never materialized.

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Wilford Leach directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Awards

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Rex Smith's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1981Theatre World AwardWon

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