Roger Rees
Acting
Born: May 5, 1944 · Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Died: July 10, 2015 (aged 71)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Prestige
2006
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Scorpion King
2002
Return to Never Land
2002
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
Frida
2002
The Pink Panther
2006
Elementary
2012
The Invasion
2007
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
Survivor
2015
Photos (2)
Movies (52)
The Prestige
Owens
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Mr. Hobbs
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Parnell
The Invasion
Yorish
Return to Never Land
Edward (voice)
The Scorpion King
King Pheron
The Pink Panther
Raymmond Laroque
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Sheriff of Rotingham
Survivor
Dr. Emil Balan
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Peter Quince
Mountains of the Moon
Papworth
Frida
Guillermo Kahlo
Star 80
Aram Nicholas
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
Dr. Croft
A Christmas Carol
Fred Holywell / Narrator
If Looks Could Kill
Augustus Steranko
Double Platinum
Marc Reckler
Happy Tears
Antiques Dealer
Going Under
Peter
The Substance of Fire
Max
The Narrows
Professor Reyerson
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
The Crossing
Gen. Hugh Mercer
The Tower
Mr. Littlehill
Game 6
Jack Haskins
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Tulse Luper
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Donald Henderson
The Return of Sam McCloud
Jason Cross
Macbeth
Malcolm
The Pilgrims
William Bradford
3 A.M.
Priest
God's Outlaw
William Tyndale
Next Stop Wonderland
Ray Thornback
Almost Perfect
Kai Lee
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Tulse Luper
The Comedy of Errors
Antipholus of Syracuse
The Ebony Tower
David Williams
Blackmale
Bill Fontaine
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
Tulse Luper
Trouble on the Corner
Mr. McMurtry
Falling for Grace
Andrew Barrington Sr
Affluenza
Mr. Carson
The Possession of Michael D.
Robin Banks (Hypnotist)
Imaginary Friends
Douglas Pitblado
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
Prince Charles
News to Me
2004
Sudden Manhattan
Murphy
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
William Bradford (Adult)
Crazy Like a Fox
Nat Banks
Next
Peter (voice)
P.J. Sparkles
Betty (voice)
The Voysey Inheritance
Hugh Voysey
TV Shows (28)
Law & Order
Wyatt Scofield · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Colin Marlow · 3 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Duke Deguerin · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Dr. Todd Grossman · 1 eps
Elementary
Alistair Moore · 2 eps
The West Wing
John Marbury · 5 eps
The Middle
Mr Glover · 1 eps
Cheers
Robin Colcord · 17 eps
American Experience
William Bradford · 1 eps
Warehouse 13
James MacPherson · 7 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Hugh Voysey · 1 eps
Oz
Jack Aldridge · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
James Howgill · 1 eps
Gargoyles
Prince Malcolm (voice) · 2 eps
The Cleveland Show
1 eps
Forever
Priest · 1 eps
My So-Called Life
Vic Racine · 1 eps
The Legend of Prince Valiant
2 eps
Titanic
Joseph Bruce Ismay · 2 eps
Boston Common
Harrison Cross · 8 eps
Veritas: The Quest
De Molay · 2 eps
Related
Bob's Dad · 2 eps
Playing Shakespeare
9 eps
Liberty!
Thomas Paine · 6 eps
M.A.N.T.I.S.
John Stonebrake · 22 eps
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Marcel Proust / Marcel · 1 eps
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby · 10 eps
Singles
21 eps
