Gene Simmons

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Gene Simmons

Acting 77 August 25, 1949

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/…

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Family Guy

Family Guy

7.4 1999 TV Show
Scorpion

Scorpion

8.2 2014 TV Show
Why Him?

Why Him?

6.4 2016 Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8 2014 TV Show
Castle

Castle

8.0 2009 TV Show
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6 2000 TV Show
The View

The View

4.3 1997 TV Show
King of the Hill

King of the Hill

7.4 1997 TV Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3 2003 TV Show
Deep Water

Deep Water

7.3 2026 Movie
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.4 1984 TV Show
Be Cool

Be Cool

5.5 2005 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

    Movie Self

  2. 2026
    Deep Water

    Movie Producer

  3. 2025
    Året var 1976

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2025
    From Tokyo to You

    Movie Self - Archive Footage

  5. 2025
    Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer

    Movie Self

  6. 2023
    KISS: End of the Road

    Movie

  7. 2023
    KISS Rok' N Rosemont!

    Movie

  8. 2023
    KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati

    Movie

  9. 2023
    Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake

    Movie Self

  10. 2023
    Kiss - Hellfest 2023

    Movie Bass / Lead Vocals

  11. 2022
    In Search of Darkness: Part III

    Movie Self

  12. 2022
    Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

    Movie Self

  13. 2022
    In Search of Tomorrow

    Movie Self - Interviewee

  14. 2022
    KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

    Movie Self

  15. 2022
    Kiss: Through the Years

    TV show Self

  16. 2021
    Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe

    Movie

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  1. 2021
    Biography: KISStory

    TV show Self

  2. 2021
    Rock Camp: The Movie

    Movie Self

  3. 2020
    KISS 2020 Goodbye

    Movie The Demon

  4. 2020
    Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration

    Movie Self

  5. 2019
    The Rainbow

    Movie Self

  6. 2019
    The Ringmaster

    Movie Self

  7. 2019
    Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'Roll

    Movie Self

  8. 2019
    Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

    Movie Self - KISS

  9. 2019
    Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019

    Movie

  10. 2018
    Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll

    Movie Self

  11. 2018
    Larger Than Life II

    Movie Bass, Vocals

  12. 2018
    Keith Lemon: Coming in America

    TV show Self

  13. 2018
    Larger Than Life

    Movie Bass, Vocals

  14. 2018
    The Great Satan

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  15. 2017
    Steve

    TV show Self

  16. 2017
    Armed Response

    Movie Male Suspect

  17. 2017
    The Vinnie Vincent Collection

    Movie

  18. 2017
    Cum On Feel The Noize

    Movie Self

  19. 2016
    Why Him?

    Movie Gene Simmons

  20. 2016
    The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale

    Movie Self

  21. 2016
    Kiss Rocks Vegas

    Movie Bass / Lead Vocals

  22. 2016
    We Are X

    Movie Self

  23. 2016
    Molly: The Real Thing

    Movie Self

  24. 2016
    Angie Tribeca

    TV show Self