
Roger Rees
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.
Acting (53 movies)

The Prestige
2006

Frida
2002

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

Imaginary Friends
1982

The Invasion
2007

Star 80
1983

If Looks Could Kill
1991

Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006

A Christmas Carol
1984

The Scorpion King
2002

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992

The Crossing
2000

Macbeth
1979

The Voysey Inheritance
2014

The Pilgrims
2015

On Broadway
2019

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
2000

Almost Perfect
2011

Trouble on the Corner
1997

The Substance of Fire
1996

Mountains of the Moon
1990

Going Under
2004

The Return of Sam McCloud
1989

Return to Never Land
2002

God's Outlaw
1986

Affluenza
2014

The Ebony Tower
1984

Falling for Grace
2006

The Tower
1993

Survivor
2015

The Narrows
2008

The Possession of Michael D.
1995

Game 6
2006

The Pink Panther
2006

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999

Sudden Manhattan
1996

3 A.M.
2001

Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983

The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
2016

Next Stop Wonderland
1998

Crazy Like a Fox
2004

Next
1990

Double Platinum
1999

Happy Tears
2009

Blackmale
2000

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

P.J. Sparkles
1992

The Comedy of Errors
1978

Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
1992

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

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005

Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
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