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