
Roger Rees
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.
83 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 83

Law & Order
1990

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001

The Good Wife
2009

Elementary
2012

The West Wing
1999

Cheers
1982

The Middle
2009

American Experience
1988

Oz
1997

Tony Awards
1956

Warehouse 13
2009

Tales of the Unexpected
1979

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Gargoyles
1994

The Cleveland Show
2009

The Prestige
2006

Forever
2014

The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991

My So-Called Life
1994

Boston Common
1996

The Scorpion King
2002

Titanic
1996

The Pink Panther
2006

Veritas: The Quest
2003

The Invasion
2007

Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993

Related
2005

M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988

Survivor
2015

Liberty!
1997

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006

Playing Shakespeare
1984

Return to Never Land
2002

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999

Frida
2002

Next Stop Wonderland
1998

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982

A Christmas Carol
1984

Star 80
1983

Mountains of the Moon
1990

Singles
1988

3 A.M.
2001

The Crossing
2000

On Broadway
2019

If Looks Could Kill
1991

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005

Game 6
2006

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004

Affluenza
2014

Macbeth
1979

Trouble on the Corner
1997

The Substance of Fire
1996

The Possession of Michael D.
1995

Double Platinum
1999

The Narrows
2008

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
2000

God's Outlaw
1986

The Pilgrims
2015

The Return of Sam McCloud
1989

Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983

The Tower
1993

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005

Happy Tears
2009

Almost Perfect
2011

Sudden Manhattan
1996

Going Under
2004

Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
1992

Falling for Grace
2006

The Comedy of Errors
1978

Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014

Next
1990

P.J. Sparkles
1992
The Three Sisters
1981

Imaginary Friends
1982

The Ebony Tower
1984

Crazy Like a Fox
2004

The Voysey Inheritance
2014

The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
2016

Blackmale
2000