Rex Reed

Rex Reed

Known for

Acting

Born

October 2, 1938

Birthplace

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Died

May 12, 2026 (aged 87)

Biography

Rex Taylor Reed (October 2, 1938 — May 12, 2026) was an American film critic, occasional actor, median personality and former co-host of the syndicated television show At the Movies. He penned the column 'On the Town with Rex Reed' for The New York Observer.

Best known work

Superman
Superman
1978
People I Know
People I Know
2002
Lost in America
Lost in America
1985
The Critic
The Critic
1994
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Tab Hunter Confidential
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
Irreconcilable Differences
Irreconcilable Differences
1984
Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968

Filmography

  1. 2017

    John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

    as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

  2. 2015

    Tab Hunter Confidential

    as Self

  3. 2008

    Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years

    as Self

  4. 2003

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    as Self

  5. 2002

    People I Know

    as Self

  6. 1996

    E! True Hollywood StoryTV

  7. 1995

    More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

    as Self

  8. 1994

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    as Self

  9. 1994

    The CriticTV

    as Rex Reed (voice) (2 episodes)

  10. 1990

    Night of 100 Stars III

    as Self

  11. 1985

    Lost in America

    as Rex Reed (voice) (uncredited)

  12. 1984

    Irreconcilable Differences

    as Entertainment Editor

  13. 1982

    At the MoviesTV

  14. 1982

    The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

    as Self

  15. 1981

    Inchon

    as Longfellow

  16. 1979

    An Almost Perfect Affair

    as Self (uncredited)

  17. 1978

    Superman

    as Rex Reed

  18. 1973

    The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  19. 1970

    Myra Breckinridge

    as Young Man

  20. 1968

    The Dick Cavett ShowTV

    as Self - Guest (3 episodes)

  21. 1962

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV

    as Self (8 episodes)

  22. 1962

    The Merv Griffin ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  23. 1961

    The Mike Douglas ShowTV

    as Self - Co-Host (2 episodes), as Self (8 episodes)

  24. 1958

    Kraft Music HallTV

    as Self (1 episode)

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