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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1944-05-05
- event Death Date 2015-07-10
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 1.1
- info Birth Place Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Roger Rees
8.3
The Prestige
2006-10-17
7.4
Frida
2002-08-29
5.1
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005-06-09
6
Imaginary Friends
1982-11-13
6
The Invasion
2007-08-17
6.4
Star 80
1983-11-10
6.1
If Looks Could Kill
1991-03-15
6.6
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993-07-28
5.7
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006-06-15
7.5
A Christmas Carol
1984-10-09
5.6
The Scorpion King
2002-04-18
5.3
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992-02-21
6.2
The Crossing
2000-01-10
7.3
Macbeth
1979-02-02
0
The Voysey Inheritance
2014-05-15
7.7
The Pilgrims
2015-11-24
8.7
On Broadway
2019-10-12
6.2
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
2000-01-01
2
Almost Perfect
2011-03-13
1.5
Trouble on the Corner
1997-10-09
7.2
The Substance of Fire
1996-09-11
6.5
Mountains of the Moon
1990-02-16
4.9
Going Under
2004-10-21
6
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989-11-12
6.5
Return to Never Land
2002-02-14
6.5
God's Outlaw
1986-01-01
4.6
Affluenza
2014-07-11
0
The Ebony Tower
1984-04-01
5.2
Falling for Grace
2006-03-31
3.4
The Tower
1993-08-16
5.7
Survivor
2015-05-21
0
The Three Sisters
1981-12-29
5.7
The Narrows
2008-09-08
4.8
The Possession of Michael D.
1995-05-02
4.5
Game 6
2006-03-10
5.9
The Pink Panther
2006-02-10
6.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999-05-20
5.9
Sudden Manhattan
1996-10-11
5.6
3 A.M.
2001-07-01
4.6
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983-11-29
0
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
2016-11-27
5.9
Next Stop Wonderland
1998-08-21
4
Crazy Like a Fox
2004-10-25
7.1
Next
1990-11-28
8
Double Platinum
1999-05-16
5.1
Happy Tears
2009-10-16
3.8
Blackmale
2000-05-11
6
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993-07-27
6
P.J. Sparkles
1992-01-01
8.8
The Comedy of Errors
1978-10-17
2.5
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
1992-01-01
4.9
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004-06-11
5.3
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005-07-07
0
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014-01-23
6.3
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991-09-03
8.3
The West Wing
1999-09-22
8.1
Gargoyles
1994-10-24
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24
8.1
Oz
1997-07-12
9
Related
2005-10-05
7
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982-11-07
6
Singles
1988-01-27
5
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994-08-26
7.4
American Experience
1988-10-04
5.9
The Cleveland Show
2009-09-27
5.9
Tony Awards
1956-04-01
7.6
Elementary
2012-09-27
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001-09-30
7.7
Warehouse 13
2009-07-07
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27
7.6
The Middle
2009-09-30
7.8
Forever
2014-09-22
7.6
My So-Called Life
1994-08-25
5.9
Titanic
1996-11-17
10
Playing Shakespeare
1984-07-29
7.4
Law & Order
1990-09-13
7.8
Liberty!
1997-11-23
0
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988-01-10
7.6
Cheers
1982-09-30
6.9
Boston Common
1996-03-21
6.5
Veritas: The Quest
2003-01-27
7.6
The Good Wife
2009-09-22
5
BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19