Roger Rees
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1944
- Died
- Jul 10, 2015 (aged 71)
- Place of birth
- Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
- Credits
- 84
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.
Known for
The Prestige
2006Movie
Owens
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Colin Marlow
The Scorpion King
2002Movie
King Pheron
Return to Never Land
2002Movie
Edward (voice)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006Movie
Mr. Hobbs
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993Movie
Sheriff of Rotingham
Filmography
On Broadway
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
2016Movie
William Bradford (Adult)
The Pilgrims
2015Movie
William Bradford
Survivor
2015Movie
Dr. Emil Balan
Forever
2014TV
Priest
Affluenza
2014Movie
Mr. Carson
The Voysey Inheritance
2014Movie
Hugh Voysey
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014Movie
Elementary
2012TV
Alistair Moore
Almost Perfect
2011Movie
Kai Lee
Happy Tears
2009Movie
Antiques Dealer
The Middle
2009TV
Mr Glover
The Cleveland Show
2009TV
The Good Wife
2009TV
Dr. Todd Grossman
Warehouse 13
2009TV
James MacPherson
The Narrows
2008Movie
Professor Reyerson
The Invasion
2007Movie
Yorish
The Prestige
2006Movie
Owens
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006Movie
Mr. Hobbs
Falling for Grace
2006Movie
Andrew Barrington Sr
Game 6
2006Movie
Jack Haskins
The Pink Panther
2006Movie
Raymmond Laroque
Related
2005TV
Bob's Dad
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005Movie
Tulse Luper
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005Movie
Tulse Luper
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Colin Marlow
Crazy Like a Fox
2004Movie
Nat Banks
Going Under
2004Movie
Peter
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004Movie
Tulse Luper
News to Me
2004Movie
Veritas: The Quest
2003TV
De Molay
Frida
2002Movie
Guillermo Kahlo
The Scorpion King
2002Movie
King Pheron
Return to Never Land
2002Movie
Edward (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001TV
Duke Deguerin
3 A.M.
2001Movie
Priest
Blackmale
2000Movie
Bill Fontaine
The Crossing
2000Movie
Gen. Hugh Mercer
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
2000Movie
Dr. Croft
The West Wing
1999TV
John Marbury
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999Movie
Peter Quince
Double Platinum
1999Movie
Marc Reckler
Next Stop Wonderland
1998Movie
Ray Thornback
Liberty!
1997TV
Thomas Paine
Trouble on the Corner
1997Movie
Mr. McMurtry
Oz
1997TV
Jack Aldridge
Titanic
1996TV
Joseph Bruce Ismay
Sudden Manhattan
1996Movie
Murphy
The Substance of Fire
1996Movie
Max
Boston Common
1996TV
Harrison Cross
The Possession of Michael D.
1995Movie
Robin Banks (Hypnotist)
Gargoyles
1994TV
Prince Malcolm (voice)
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994TV
John Stonebrake
My So-Called Life
1994TV
Vic Racine
The Tower
1993Movie
Mr. Littlehill
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993Movie
Sheriff of Rotingham
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993Movie
Self
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992Movie
Parnell
P.J. Sparkles
1992Movie
Betty (voice)
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
1992Movie
Prince Charles
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991TV
If Looks Could Kill
1991Movie
Augustus Steranko
Next
1990Movie
Peter (voice)
Law & Order
1990TV
Wyatt Scofield
Mountains of the Moon
1990Movie
Papworth
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989Movie
Jason Cross
American Experience
1988TV
William Bradford
Singles
1988TV
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988TV
Marcel Proust / Marcel
God's Outlaw
1986Movie
William Tyndale
A Christmas Carol
1984Movie
Fred Holywell / Narrator
Playing Shakespeare
1984TV
The Ebony Tower
1984Movie
David Williams
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983Movie
Donald Henderson
Star 80
1983Movie
Aram Nicholas
Imaginary Friends
1982Movie
Douglas Pitblado
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982TV
Nicholas Nickleby
Cheers
1982TV
Robin Colcord
The Three Sisters
1981Movie
Tusenbach
Tales of the Unexpected
1979TV
James Howgill
Macbeth
1979Movie
Malcolm
The Comedy of Errors
1978Movie
Antipholus of Syracuse
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Hugh Voysey
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Nominee