Portrait of Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: August 25, 1949

Place of Birth: Haifa, Israel

Filmography

2023
Kiss - Hellfest 2023

as Bass / Lead Vocals

2020
KISS 2020 Goodbye

as The Demon

2019
2019
2018
Larger Than Life II

as Bass, Vocals

2018
Larger Than Life

as Bass, Vocals

2018
The Great Satan

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Armed Response

as Male Suspect

2016
Why Him?

as Gene Simmons

2016
Kiss Rocks Vegas

as Bass / Lead Vocals

2016
We Are X

as Self

2016
Angie Tribeca

as Himself

2014
Scorpion

as Gene Simmons

2014
KISS Kruise IV

as Himself

2014
Welcome to Sweden

as Gene Simmons

2013
2013
Sample This

as Narrator

2012
2012
2010
2010
2009
Extract

as Joe Adler

2009
2009
2009
Castle

as Self

2008
2008
Detroit Metal City

as Jack Il Dark

2007
Shrink Rap

as Self

2006
Ugly Betty

as Gene Simmons

2005
Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

2005
Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

2005
KISS: Unauthorized

as Bass, Vocal

2005
Be Cool

as Gene Simmons

2004
KISS Loves You

as Himself

2004
KISS - Love Gun

as Bass Guitar,Singing

2003
Kiss: Symphony

as vocals, bass

2002
2002
2002
American Idol

as Self - Guest Judge

2002
2002
The New Guy

as Reverend

2001
2000
At Any Cost

as Dennis Berg

2000
Jackass

as Self

1999
Third Watch

as Donald Mann

1999
Family Guy

as Gene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice)

1999
Family Guy

as Gene Simmons (voice)

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Rock-A-Big Baby

as Gene Simmons

1997
King of the Hill

as Jessie (voice)

1996
Millennium

as Hector Leachman

1989
Red Surf

as Doc

1989
1988
KISS: Crazy Nights

as Bass, Vocals

1987
Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’

as Newton Windsor Blade

1987
1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Malak Al Rahim

1986
1986
Never Too Young to Die

as Velvet Von Ragnar

1984
Runaway

as Dr. Charles Luther

1984
Miami Vice

as Newton Windsor Blade

1983
The Hitchhiker

as Mr. Big

1983