Roger Rees
Acting
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.
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
William Bradford (Adult)
The Pilgrims
William Bradford
Survivor
Dr. Emil Balan
Affluenza
Mr. Carson
The Voysey Inheritance
Hugh Voysey
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Almost Perfect
Kai Lee
Happy Tears
Antiques Dealer
The Narrows
Professor Reyerson
The Invasion
Yorish
The Prestige
Owens
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Mr. Hobbs
Falling for Grace
Andrew Barrington Sr
Game 6
Jack Haskins
The Pink Panther
Raymmond Laroque
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Tulse Luper
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
Tulse Luper
Crazy Like a Fox
Nat Banks
Going Under
Peter
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Tulse Luper
Frida
Guillermo Kahlo
The Scorpion King
King Pheron
Return to Never Land
Edward (voice)
3 A.M.
Priest
Blackmale
Bill Fontaine
The Crossing
Gen. Hugh Mercer
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
Dr. Croft
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Peter Quince
Double Platinum
Marc Reckler
Next Stop Wonderland
Ray Thornback
Trouble on the Corner
Mr. McMurtry
Sudden Manhattan
Murphy
The Substance of Fire
Max
The Possession of Michael D.
Robin Banks (Hypnotist)
The Tower
Mr. Littlehill
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Sheriff of Rotingham
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Self
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Parnell
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
Prince Charles
P.J. Sparkles
Betty (voice)
If Looks Could Kill
Augustus Steranko
Next
Peter (voice)
Mountains of the Moon
Papworth
The Return of Sam McCloud
Jason Cross
God's Outlaw
William Tyndale
A Christmas Carol
Fred Holywell / Narrator
The Ebony Tower
David Williams
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Donald Henderson
Star 80
Aram Nicholas
Imaginary Friends
Douglas Pitblado
The Three Sisters
Tusenbach
Macbeth
Malcolm
The Comedy of Errors
Antipholus of Syracuse