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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 5, 1944
Died
July 10, 2015
Place of Birth
Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Roger Rees
1.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
8.7
Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
2019
0.0
William Bradford (Adult)
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
2016
7.7
William Bradford
The Pilgrims
2015
5.7
Dr. Emil Balan
Survivor
2015
7.8
Priest
Forever
2014
4.6
Mr. Carson
Affluenza
2014
0.0
Hugh Voysey
The Voysey Inheritance
2014
0.0
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
7.6
Alistair Moore
Elementary
2012
2.0
Kai Lee
Almost Perfect
2011
Credits
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
2019
8.7
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
as William Bradford (Adult)
2016
0.0
The Pilgrims
as William Bradford
2015
7.7
Survivor
as Dr. Emil Balan
2015
5.7
Forever
as Priest
2014
7.8
Affluenza
as Mr. Carson
2014
4.6
The Voysey Inheritance
as Hugh Voysey
2014
0.0
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
0.0
Elementary
as Alistair Moore
2012
7.6
Almost Perfect
as Kai Lee
2011
2.0
Happy Tears
as Antiques Dealer
2009
5.0
The Middle
as Mr Glover
2009
7.6
The Cleveland Show
2009
5.9
The Good Wife
as Dr. Todd Grossman
2009
7.6
Warehouse 13
as James MacPherson
2009
7.7
The Narrows
as Professor Reyerson
2008
5.8
The Invasion
as Yorish
2007
6.0
The Prestige
as Owens
2006
8.2
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Mr. Hobbs
2006
5.6
Falling for Grace
as Andrew Barrington Sr
2006
5.1
Game 6
as Jack Haskins
2006
4.5
The Pink Panther
as Raymmond Laroque
2006
5.8
Related
2005
9.0
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
as Tulse Luper
2005
5.3
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
as Tulse Luper
2005
4.9
Grey's Anatomy
as Colin Marlow
2005
8.2
Crazy Like a Fox
as Nat Banks
2004
4.0
Going Under
as Peter
2004
4.8
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
4.6
Veritas: The Quest
as De Molay
2003
6.5
Frida
as Guillermo Kahlo
2002
7.4
The Scorpion King
as King Pheron
2002
5.6
Return to Never Land
as Edward (voice)
2002
6.5
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Duke Deguerin
2001
7.6
3 A.M.
as Priest
2001
5.7
Blackmale
as Bill Fontaine
2000
3.6
The Crossing
as Gen. Hugh Mercer
2000
6.3
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
as Dr. Croft
2000
6.2
The West Wing
as John Marbury
1999
8.2
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Peter Quince
1999
6.4
Double Platinum
as Marc Reckler
1999
8.0
Next Stop Wonderland
as Ray Thornback
1998
5.9
Liberty!
as Thomas Paine
1997
7.8
Trouble on the Corner
as Mr. McMurtry
1997
1.7
Oz
as Jack Aldridge
1997
8.0
Titanic
as Joseph Bruce Ismay
1996
5.9
Sudden Manhattan
as Murphy
1996
5.2
The Substance of Fire
as Max
1996
7.1
Boston Common
as Harrison Cross
1996
6.9
The Possession of Michael D.
as Robin Banks (Hypnotist)
1995
4.8
Gargoyles
as Prince Malcolm (voice)
1994
8.1
M.A.N.T.I.S.
as John Stonebrake
1994
5.0
My So-Called Life
as Vic Racine
1994
7.6
The Tower
as Mr. Littlehill
1993
3.4
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Sheriff of Rotingham
1993
6.6
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
as Self
1993
6.4
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Parnell
1992
5.3
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
as Prince Charles
1992
2.0
P.J. Sparkles
as Betty (voice)
1992
6.0
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
6.5
If Looks Could Kill
as Augustus Steranko
1991
6.1
Next
as Peter (voice)
1990
7.1
Law & Order
as Wyatt Scofield
1990
7.4
Mountains of the Moon
as Papworth
1990
6.5
The Return of Sam McCloud
as Jason Cross
1989
6.0
American Experience
as William Bradford
1988
6.9
Singles
1988
6.0
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Marcel Proust / Marcel
1988
0.0
God's Outlaw
as William Tyndale
1986
6.5
A Christmas Carol
as Fred Holywell / Narrator
1984
7.5
Playing Shakespeare
1984
10.0
The Ebony Tower
as David Williams
1984
0.0
Saigon: Year of the Cat
as Donald Henderson
1983
4.6
Star 80
as Aram Nicholas
1983
6.4
Imaginary Friends
as Douglas Pitblado
1982
6.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Nicholas Nickleby
1982
7.0
Cheers
as Robin Colcord
1982
7.6
🎬
The Three Sisters
as Tusenbach
1981
0.0
Tales of the Unexpected
as James Howgill
1979
6.7
Macbeth
as Malcolm
1979
7.3
The Comedy of Errors
as Antipholus of Syracuse
1978
8.8
BBC Play of the Month
as Hugh Voysey
1965
5.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
5.9