ACTOR
Gene Simmons
Known for Family Guy · Scorpion · Castle
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-13
- Born
- Aug 25, 1949
- Birthplace
- Haifa, Israel
- Known For
- 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.
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Known For
TV
Family GuyGene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice) · 1999
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
ScorpionGene Simmons · 2014
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
CastleSelf · 2009
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationGene Simmons · 2000
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
King of the HillJessie (voice) · 1997
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
MOVIE
Deep WaterProducer · 2026
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
Miami ViceNewton Windsor Blade · 1984
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 2014
★ 5.8
★ 5.8
Filmography
Movies
Kiss: Live At Coventry
1973
Kiss [1974] Long Beach
1974
Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose
1974
Kiss - Winterland Or Hell
1975
Kiss [1975] Midnight Special
1975KL
KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975Self
1975K[
KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976
1976
Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,Bass
1976
Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976
1976
Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo
1976
KISS: Destroys AnaheimSelf
1976
Kiss: Live at the Houston SummitSelf
1976KT
Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976
1976
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
1976
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit
1977
Kiss [1977] New York
1977K[
Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit
1977
Kiss: Live at The Summit
1977
Kiss: Live in Tokyo
1977
Kiss: Young Music Show
1977
KISS Meets the Phantom of the ParkThe Demon
1978KISS Meets the Phantom of the ParkSongs
1978KM
Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978
1978
Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979
1979K[
Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection
1979
Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss
1979K[
Kiss [1980] 1980 TV CompilationSelf
1980
Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia
1980
Kiss: The Elder Media Collection
1981K[
Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder
1982
Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo
1983K[
Kiss [1983] Creatures Of The Night 20th Anniversary Media CollectionSelf
1983
Kiss [1983] Essen 1983
1983
Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old
1983Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983Self
1983
Quem KISS TeveSelf
1983
Kiss [1984] Quebec '84
1984
Kiss: Animalize Live UncensoredBass
1984
RunawayDr. Charles Luther
1984
KISS: Asylum Tour New YorkSelf
1985
Never Too Young to DieVelvet Von Ragnar
1986
Trick or TreatNuke
1986
Kiss [1987] A Night At The SpectrumSelf
1987
Kiss ExposedSelf
1987Kiss ExposedWriter
1987
Wanted: Dead or AliveMalak Al Rahim
1987K[
Kiss [1988] A Crazy Night With Kiss
1988
KISS: Crazy NightsBass, Vocals
1988
Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1988
1988
Rock n Roll MeltdownHimself
1988
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal YearsSelf
1988
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 4Self
1989
Red SurfDoc
1989
Truth About Rock
1989
Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990Bass
1990
Kiss [1992] The Palace '92
1992
Kiss: X-Treme Close UpSelf
1992
Kiss: KonfidentialSelf
1993
Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile
1994
Kiss My Ass: The VideoSelf
1994
Kiss: São Paulo, 1994
1994
Kiss [1995] Alive 1995
1995K[
Kiss [1996] Irvine
1996
KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville
1996
Kiss: Unplugged
1996K[
Kiss [1997] The Peter Criss Project
1997
Kiss [1997] Toledo
1997
Rock-A-Big BabyGene Simmons
1997
Kiss: The Second ComingSelf
1998
Detroit Rock CityKiss
1999Detroit Rock CityProducer
1999
At Any CostDennis Berg
2000K[
Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special
2000
Kiss [2000] The Last KissHimself
2000
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' ChristmasHimself (voice)
2001
KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close UpHimself
2001
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup
2001
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron JeremySelf (uncredited)
2001ST
Satan’s Top 40Self
2001
Satan’s Top FortySelf
2001
KISS : The Videos 1975-1998
2002
KISS: Live in Las Vegas
2002
KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002Bass, Vocals
2002
That '70s KISS ShowHimself
2002
The New GuyReverend
2002
Wish You Were DeadVinny
2002
Kiss: Symphonyvocals, bass
2003
Kiss: The Lost Concert
2003
KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!
2003
KISS - Love GunBass Guitar,Singing
2004
KISS Loves YouHimself
2004
The Best of KISS: 20th Century MastersBass, Vocals
2004
When KISS Ruled the WorldHimself
2004
Be CoolGene Simmons
2005
Kiss: Rock the Nation LiveSelf
2005
KISS: UnauthorizedBass, Vocal
2005K-
Kiss - Live In Japan - Udo Music Festival
2006
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night
2006
Kiss [2006] Rising Sun
2006K[
Kiss [2006] VH1 Hanging With Gene & Paul
2006KS
Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews
2006KV
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006Vocals, Bass
2006
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)Self
2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of SupermanSelf
2006VR
VH1 Rock HonorsSelf
2006KT
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume IISelf
2007
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)Self
2007
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)Self
2007
Detroit Metal CityJack Il Dark
2008
Kiss Live at Budokan 1988Bass, Vocals
2008
ExtractJoe Adler
2009
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret RecipeSelf
2009
KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE
2009
KISS: Live in Buenos Aires
2009
The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!Himself (voice)
2009
Expecting MaryTaylor
2010
Kiss: Live at Rock Am RingVocals, Bass
2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted StageSelf
2010
Kiss - Live in NurburgringVocals/Bass
2012K[
Kiss [2012] Buenos Aires Rock City
2012K[
Kiss [2012] New Orleans Live Webcast
2012KA
KISS: Anhembi Arena, São PauloHimself - Vocals, Bass
2012
Kiss (2013) Stockholm
2013K[
Kiss [2013] Monster in Prague
2013K[
Kiss [2013] Private Acustic
2013K[
Kiss [2013] Sydney
2013
Kiss: Japan MonsterSelf
2013
Sample ThisSelf - Narrator (voice)
2013
The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from EuropeBass, Vocals
2013K[
Kiss [2014] Charlotte 40th Anniversary
2014
KISS Kruise IVSelf
2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
2014
Rammstein in AmerikaSelf
2015
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll MysteryDemon (voice)
2015
The Ritchie Blackmore StorySelf
2015
Kiss Rocks VegasBass / Lead Vocals
2016
Molly: The Real ThingSelf
2016
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins TaleSelf
2016
We Are XSelf
2016
Why Him?Gene Simmons
2016
Armed ResponseMale Suspect
2017Armed ResponseProducer
2017
Cum On Feel The NoizeSelf
2017
The Vinnie Vincent Collection
2017
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' RollSelf
2018
Larger Than LifeBass, Vocals
2018
Larger Than Life IIBass, Vocals
2018
The Great SatanSelf (archive footage)
2018
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll MagazineSelf - KISS
2019
Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'RollSelf
2019
Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019
2019
The RainbowSelf
2019
The RingmasterSelf
2019
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
2020
KISS 2020 GoodbyeThe Demon
2020
Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe
2021
Rock Camp: The MovieSelf
2021
In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf
2022
In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee
2022
KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul StanleySelf
2022
Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe EditionSelf
2022
Kiss - Hellfest 2023Bass / Lead Vocals
2023
KISS Rok' N Rosemont!
2023
KISS: End of the Road
2023
KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati
2023
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee KerslakeSelf
2023
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost SingerSelf
2025
From Tokyo to YouSelf - Archive Footage
2025
Året var 1976Self (archive footage)
2025
Deep WaterProducer
2026
Iron Maiden: Burning AmbitionSelf
2026
KISS EXTREME AND CLOSE UPSelf
KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77
KISS: Happy Halloween 1998
KT
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume ISelf
LM
Love Meets in the Sunshine
Television
Young Music Show1 eps
1978
FridaysSelf - Musical Guest · 1 eps
1980
The HitchhikerMr. Big · 1 eps
1983
Miami ViceNewton Windsor Blade · 1 eps
1984
MTV Video Music AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1984
MTV UnpluggedSelf · 1 eps
1989
Action League Now!Writer
1996
E! True Hollywood Story1 eps
1996
MillenniumHector Leachman · 1 eps
1996
King of the HillJessie (voice) · 1 eps
1997
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
Family GuyGene Simmons / Prisoner #3 (voice) · 1 eps
1999Family GuyGene Simmons (voice) · 2 eps
1999
Third WatchDonald Mann · 3 eps
1999WA
Where Are They Now?Self · 1 eps
1999
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationGene Simmons · 1 eps
2000
JackassSelf · 1 eps
2000
American IdolSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2002
Anderson Cooper 360°1 eps
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 2 eps
2003
My Dad the Rock StarProducer
2003My Dad the Rock StarCreator
2003TN
The New Tom Green ShowSelf · 1 eps
2003
The Celebrity Apprentice1 eps
2004The Celebrity ApprenticeSelf - Contestant · 2 eps
2004
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Judge · 1 eps
2005EN
Ed's Nite In17 eps
2005
Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron · 1 eps
2005
Mind of Mencia1 eps
2005
Rock School11 eps
2005
The Tyra Banks Show1 eps
2005
Gene Simmons: Family JewelsHimself · 143 eps
2006Gene Simmons: Family JewelsCreator
2006
Heavy: The Story of MetalSelf · 4 eps
2006TG
The Greg Behrendt ShowSelf · 1 eps
2006
The Henry Rollins Show1 eps
2006
Ugly BettyGene Simmons · 2 eps
2006DN
Dave Navarro's Spread1 eps
2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and DivesSelf · 1 eps
2007
Seven Ages of RockSelf · 7 eps
2007
Shrink RapSelf · 1 eps
2007
Shatner's Raw NerveSelf · 1 eps
20081M
100 Most Shocking Music MomentsSelf · 5 eps
2009
CastleSelf · 1 eps
2009
Glenn Martin, DDS1 eps
2009IG
I Get That a Lot1 eps
2009
MTV World StageSelf · 1 eps
2009
Comic Book MenSelf · 1 eps
2012
Through the KeyholeSelf · 1 eps
2013
4th and LoudSelf - Los Angeles Kiss Co-Owner • Self - Los Angeles Kiss Team Owner · 10 eps
2014
ScorpionGene Simmons · 1 eps
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 1 eps
2014
Welcome to SwedenGene Simmons · 1 eps
2014
Angie TribecaSelf · 1 eps
2016
SteveSelf · 1 eps
2017
Keith Lemon: Coming in AmericaSelf · 1 eps
2018
Biography: KISStorySelf · 2 eps
2021
Kiss: Through the YearsSelf · 17 eps
2022J
Jingles8 eps
MR
Mr. RomanceCreator
SF
Simmons FamilyCreator
Photos
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