Gene Simmons
Actor · Writer · ProducerGene 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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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR170
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026
Self
From Tokyo to You
2025
Self - Archive Footage
Året var 1976
2025
Self (archive footage)
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025
Self
Kiss - Hellfest 2023
2023
Bass / Lead Vocals
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
2023
Self
KISS: End of the Road
2023
KISS Rok' N Rosemont!
2023
KISS: End of the Road Cincinnati
2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Self
KISS Frontmen: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
2022
Self
Kiss: Creatures of the Night - 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
2022
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Self - Interviewee
Rock Camp: The Movie
2021
Self
Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe
2021
KISS 2020 Goodbye
2020
The Demon
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
2020
Self
Kiss: End of the Road Tour - Vancouver 2019
2019
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
Self - KISS
Full Circle - Last Exit Rock'n'Roll
2019
Self
The Rainbow
2019
Self
The Ringmaster
2019
Self
The Great Satan
2018
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
2018
Self
Larger Than Life II
2018
Bass, Vocals
Larger Than Life
2018
Bass, Vocals
The Vinnie Vincent Collection
2017
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017
Self
Armed Response
2017
Male Suspect
We Are X
2016
Self
Kiss Rocks Vegas
2016
Bass / Lead Vocals
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
2016
Self
Why Him?
2016
Gene Simmons
Molly: The Real Thing
2016
Self
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
2015
Demon (voice)
Rammstein in Amerika
2015
Self
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
Self
- Kiss [2014] Charlotte 40th Anniversary
Kiss [2014] Charlotte 40th Anniversary
2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2014
Self
KISS Kruise IV
2014
Self
- Kiss [2013] Sydney
Kiss [2013] Sydney
2013
Kiss (2013) Stockholm
2013
- Kiss [2013] Monster in Prague
Kiss [2013] Monster in Prague
2013
The Kiss Monster World Tour: Live from Europe
2013
Bass, Vocals
Sample This
2013
Self - Narrator (voice)
- Kiss [2013] Private Acustic
Kiss [2013] Private Acustic
2013
Kiss: Japan Monster
2013
Self
- Kiss [2012] New Orleans Live Webcast
Kiss [2012] New Orleans Live Webcast
2012
- Kiss [2012] Buenos Aires Rock City
Kiss [2012] Buenos Aires Rock City
2012
- KISS: Anhembi Arena, São Paulo
KISS: Anhembi Arena, São Paulo
2012
Himself - Vocals, Bass
Kiss - Live in Nurburgring
2012
Vocals/Bass
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
Self
Kiss: Live at Rock Am Ring
2010
Vocals, Bass
Expecting Mary
2010
Taylor
Extract
2009
Joe Adler
The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!
2009
Himself (voice)
KISS: Live in Buenos Aires
2009
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
Self
KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE
2009
Kiss Live at Budokan 1988
2008
Bass, Vocals
Detroit Metal City
2008
Jack Il Dark
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)
2007
Self
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)
2007
Self
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)
2006
Self
- Kiss [2006] VH1 Hanging With Gene & Paul
Kiss [2006] VH1 Hanging With Gene & Paul
2006
- Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
2006
Vocals, Bass
![Kiss [2006] Rising Sun](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FfddkIlvpBHXx7pyY6Zr1QkVOKl5.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [2006] Rising Sun
2006
- Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews
Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews
2006
- VH1 Rock Honors
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Self
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Self
- Kiss - Live In Japan - Udo Music Festival
Kiss - Live In Japan - Udo Music Festival
2006
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night
2006
Kiss: Rock the Nation Live
2005
Self
Be Cool
2005
Gene Simmons
KISS: Unauthorized
2005
Bass, Vocal
KISS Loves You
2004
Himself
KISS - Love Gun
2004
Bass Guitar,Singing
The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters
2004
Bass, Vocals
When KISS Ruled the World
2004
Himself
KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!
2003
Kiss: Symphony
2003
vocals, bass
Kiss: The Lost Concert
2003
Wish You Were Dead
2002
Vinny
KISS : The Videos 1975-1998
2002
KISS: Live in Las Vegas
2002
The New Guy
2002
Reverend
KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002
2002
Bass, Vocals
That '70s KISS Show
2002
Himself
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
2001
Self (uncredited)
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup
2001
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001
Himself (voice)
Satan’s Top Forty
2001
Self
KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up
2001
Himself
- Satan’s Top 40
Satan’s Top 40
2001
Self
![Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FzUG2JzT1YZ6g94ZRzJdTwV40tU4.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss
2000
Himself
- Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special
Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special
2000
At Any Cost
2000
Dennis Berg
Detroit Rock City
1999
Kiss
Kiss: The Second Coming
1998
Self
Rock-A-Big Baby
1997
Gene Simmons
![Kiss [1997] Toledo](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Fa5iBBNTN2NW0erpkOOHz0rou7OE.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1997] Toledo
1997
- Kiss [1996] Irvine
Kiss [1996] Irvine
1996
Kiss: Unplugged
1996
KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville
1996
![Kiss [1995] Alive 1995](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FpJYlUaZaMKRTw4w8S1O5UPSwLGg.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1995] Alive 1995
1995
Kiss: São Paulo, 1994
1994
![Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Flf6oSWerE7KaQEbsxefHEQPZ2Lt.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1994] Live Santiago de Chile
1994
Kiss My Ass: The Video
1994
Self
Kiss: Konfidential
1993
Self
![Kiss [1992] The Palace '92](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FcuSq9bI7TFtlu4jJlPdtN8vhvgz.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1992] The Palace '92
1992
Kiss: X-Treme Close Up
1992
Self
![Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FwsvaayzXVlQKX55TZHOOiuunBQx.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1990] Detroit 1990
1990
Bass
Truth About Rock
1989
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 4
1989
Self
Red Surf
1989
Doc
- Kiss [1988] A Crazy Night With Kiss
Kiss [1988] A Crazy Night With Kiss
1988
Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1988
1988
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988
Self
KISS: Crazy Nights
1988
Bass, Vocals
Rock n Roll Meltdown
1988
Himself
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
Malak Al Rahim
![Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F6mVe12BLdLWZaM8YYLQhLtf5Dl9.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1987] A Night At The Spectrum
1987
Self
Kiss Exposed
1987
Self
Trick or Treat
1986
Nuke
Never Too Young to Die
1986
Velvet Von Ragnar
KISS: Asylum Tour New York
1985
Self
Runaway
1984
Dr. Charles Luther
Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored
1984
Bass
![Kiss [1984] Quebec '84](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FfChx3iVKJFBtRJ34fwOgM5FtrlD.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1984] Quebec '84
1984
![Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FnXu1KEHHPbDUJqvIS5lGfdp4saz.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1983] Ao Vivo
1983
![Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F6OqV8LApSokCYLk4kF1Yur6kqem.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1983] If It Is Too Loud, You Are Too Old
1983
![Kiss [1983] Essen 1983](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F7zFrRbYIBTBgQPQojnwCgi2Jqyy.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1983] Essen 1983
1983
Kiss [1983] Madrid 1983
1983
Self
- Kiss [1983] Creatures Of The Night 20th Anniversary Media Collection
Kiss [1983] Creatures Of The Night 20th Anniversary Media Collection
1983
Self
Quem KISS Teve
1983
Self
- Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder
Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder
1982
Kiss: The Elder Media Collection
1981
![Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2Fw7mCfbmlEULSKF07QQOPH6Of5g2.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia
1980
- Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation
Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation
1980
Self
![Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F93GWICf7U9jVxbKSDnkZaYnF1Of.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss
1979
![Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FqzRe0dKqzEO8P12d5PmwsuzOSyG.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979
1979
- Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection
Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection
1979
- Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978
Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978
1978
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
The Demon
- Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit
Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit
1977
![Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FiSIvqdyUXERjsZ76B9BIi4qoADg.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit
1977
Kiss: Live at The Summit
1977
![Kiss [1977] New York](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FxF0HHxAuMUa6rcw9UvtRXA5ipmM.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1977] New York
1977
Kiss: Young Music Show
1977
Kiss: Live in Tokyo
1977
KISS: Destroys Anaheim
1976
Self
![Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FkU6sarFHXojXsmLYUiHdqlN6Csc.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976
1976
- KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976
KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976
1976
- Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976
Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976
1976
![Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FkPewRoRDAllMnoicqg5eZZdLfX.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo
1976
Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,
1976
Bass
Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit
1976
Self
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
1976
Kiss - Winterland Or Hell
1975
![Kiss [1975] Midnight Special](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F9K8fmttgwRbRsHbp4bryvq1rONH.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1975] Midnight Special
1975
- KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975
KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975
1975
Self
![Kiss [1974] Long Beach](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2F5YdfQDFi6qBo7Jl3rYIptFJB8mr.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1974] Long Beach
1974
![Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FbqerjTkvWSyjdEBFD87JE5hBXsH.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose
1974
Kiss: Live At Coventry
1973
KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77
KISS EXTREME AND CLOSE UP
Self
- Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I
Self
- Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II
Self
KISS: Happy Halloween 1998
- Love Meets in the Sunshine
Love Meets in the Sunshine
