Roger Rees
53 movies · 28 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1944
- Died
- Jul 10, 2015 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Biography
Roger Rees (May 5, 1944 – July 10, 2015) was a Welsh-American actor and director. Born in Aberystwyth, Wales, he grew up in south London where his father worked as a police officer. He attended Camberwell College of Arts and the Slade School of Fine Art, initially training as a painter before transitioning to theater work. He painted scenery at the Wimbledon Theater in south London before becoming an actor there in 1965. Rees became widely recognized for his stage work, particularly his starring role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Nicholas Nickleby," which brought him both an Olivier Award and a Tony Award. He also received Obie Awards for his role in The End of the Day and as co-director of Peter and the Starcatcher. On television, he joined the hit TV comedy "Cheers" for the 1989-90 season as Kirstie Alley's suitor, the single-minded international financier and corporate raider Robin Colcord, and appeared in various other productions including the sci-fi series "M.A.N.T.I.S." He became an American citizen in 1989 and was married to theatre collaborator Rick Elice since 2011. Roger was subsequently diagnosed with cancer and while performing on Broadway in the musical "The Visit" starring Chita Rivera, he was forced to quit the show in late May 2015. The 71-year-old actor died on July 10, 2015, leaving behind a distinguished legacy.
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Known for
Roger Rees: movies and TV shows
Acting (81)
- 2016 The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
as William Bradford (Adult)
- 2015 The Pilgrims
as William Bradford
- 2015 Survivor
as Dr. Emil Balan
- 2014
- 2014 Affluenza
as Mr. Carson
- 2014 The Voysey Inheritance
as Hugh Voysey
- 2014
- 2012
- 2011 Almost Perfect
as Kai Lee
- 2009 Happy Tears
as Antiques Dealer
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008 The Narrows
as Professor Reyerson
- 2007 The Invasion
as Yorish
- 2006 The Prestige
as Owens
- 2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Mr. Hobbs
- 2006 Falling for Grace
as Andrew Barrington Sr
- 2006 Game 6
as Jack Haskins
- 2006 The Pink Panther
as Raymmond Laroque
- 2005
- 2005 A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
as Tulse Luper
- 2005 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
as Tulse Luper
- 2005
- 2004 Crazy Like a Fox
as Nat Banks
- 2004 Going Under
as Peter
- 2004 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
as Tulse Luper
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002 Frida
as Guillermo Kahlo
- 2002 The Scorpion King
as King Pheron
- 2002 Return to Never Land
as Edward (voice)
- 2001
- 2001 3 A.M.
as Priest
- 2000 Blackmale
as Bill Fontaine
- 2000 The Crossing
as Gen. Hugh Mercer
- 2000 The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
as Dr. Croft
- 1999
- 1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Peter Quince
- 1999 Double Platinum
as Marc Reckler
- 1998 Next Stop Wonderland
as Ray Thornback
- 1997
- 1997 Trouble on the Corner
as Mr. McMurtry
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996 Sudden Manhattan
as Murphy
- 1996 The Substance of Fire
as Max
- 1996
- 1995 The Possession of Michael D.
as Robin Banks (Hypnotist)
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993 The Tower
as Mr. Littlehill
- 1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Sheriff of Rotingham
- 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Parnell
- 1992 P.J. Sparkles
as Betty (voice)
- 1992 Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
as Prince Charles
- 1991
- 1991 If Looks Could Kill
as Augustus Steranko
- 1990 Next
as Peter (voice)
- 1990
- 1990 Mountains of the Moon
as Papworth
- 1989 The Return of Sam McCloud
as Jason Cross
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1986 God's Outlaw
as William Tyndale
- 1984 A Christmas Carol
as Fred Holywell / Narrator
- 1984
- 1984 The Ebony Tower
as David Williams
- 1983 Saigon: Year of the Cat
as Donald Henderson
- 1983 Star 80
as Aram Nicholas
- 1982 Imaginary Friends
as Douglas Pitblado
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981 The Three Sisters
as Tusenbach
- 1979
- 1979 Macbeth
as Malcolm
- 1978 The Comedy of Errors
as Antipholus of Syracuse
- 1965
Behind the camera (1)
- 1997
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2019
- 1993
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode