Roger Rees
Acting
1944-05-05 · Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
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.
Filmography
On Broadway
2019 · Movie
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
2016 · Movie
The Pilgrims
2015 · Movie
Survivor
2015 · Movie
Forever
2014 · Series
Affluenza
2014 · Movie
The Voysey Inheritance
2014 · Movie
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014 · Movie
Elementary
2012 · Series
Almost Perfect
2011 · Movie
Happy Tears
2009 · Movie
The Middle
2009 · Series
The Cleveland Show
2009 · Series
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Warehouse 13
2009 · Series
The Narrows
2008 · Movie
The Invasion
2007 · Movie
The Prestige
2006 · Movie
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · Movie
Falling for Grace
2006 · Movie
Game 6
2006 · Movie
The Pink Panther
2006 · Movie
Related
2005 · Series
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Movie
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005 · Movie
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Crazy Like a Fox
2004 · Movie
Going Under
2004 · Movie
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004 · Movie
Veritas: The Quest
2003 · Series
Frida
2002 · Movie
The Scorpion King
2002 · Movie
Return to Never Land
2002 · Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
3 A.M.
2001 · Movie
Blackmale
2000 · Movie
The Crossing
2000 · Movie
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
2000 · Movie
The West Wing
1999 · Series
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999 · Movie
Double Platinum
1999 · Movie
Next Stop Wonderland
1998 · Movie
Liberty!
1997 · Series
Trouble on the Corner
1997 · Movie
Oz
1997 · Series
Titanic
1996 · Series
Sudden Manhattan
1996 · Movie
The Substance of Fire
1996 · Movie
Boston Common
1996 · Series
The Possession of Michael D.
1995 · Movie
Gargoyles
1994 · Series
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994 · Series
My So-Called Life
1994 · Series
The Tower
1993 · Movie
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993 · Movie
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993 · Movie
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992 · Movie
P.J. Sparkles
1992 · Movie
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
1992 · Movie
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991 · Series
If Looks Could Kill
1991 · Movie
Next
1990 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Mountains of the Moon
1990 · Movie
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989 · Movie
American Experience
1988 · Series
Singles
1988 · Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Series
God's Outlaw
1986 · Movie
A Christmas Carol
1984 · Movie
Playing Shakespeare
1984 · Series
The Ebony Tower
1984 · Movie
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983 · Movie
Star 80
1983 · Movie
Imaginary Friends
1982 · Movie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982 · Series
Cheers
1982 · Series
The Three Sisters
1981 · Movie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
Macbeth
1979 · Movie
The Comedy of Errors
1978 · Movie
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series