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Roger Rees (5 May 1944 – 10 July 2015) was a Welsh actor and director, widely known for his stage work. He won an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his performance as the lead in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. He also received Obie Awards for his role in The End of the Day and as co-director of Peter and the Starcatcher.
Roger Rees (1944-2015) Roger Rees. Like a number of British actors of the same generation ( John Hurt and Alan Rickman, to name two), Roger Rees originally trained for the visual arts. He was born on May 5 1944 in Aberystwyth, Wales, and acted in church and Boy Scouts stage productions while growing up in South London, but studied painting and ...
- January 1, 1
- Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
- January 1, 1
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Roger Rees, a Welsh-born actor known for roles on Broadway and television staples such as Cheers and the West Wing, died Friday night.. Rees died at his home in New York City after a brief illness ...
Jul 11, 2015 · Roger Rees was born on May 5, 1944, in Aberystwyth, Wales, and grew up in South London. His father, William, was a police officer; his mother, Doris, was a shop clerk.
Jul 11, 2015 · By MARK KENNEDY. Published 2:03 PM PDT, July 11, 2015. NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Rees, the lanky Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who made his mark onstage as Nicholas Nickleby and later played English multi-millionaire Robin Colcord on the TV show “Cheers,” has died. He was 71.
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- Entertainment Writer, Editor And Critic
Roger Rees. Actor: Frida. Like a number of British actors of the same generation (John Hurt and Alan Rickman, to name two), Roger Rees originally trained for the visual arts. He was born on May 5 1944 in Aberystwyth, Wales, and acted in church and Boy Scouts stage productions while growing up in South London, but studied painting and lithography at the Slade School of Art. He had to quit...
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Jul 11, 2015 · Roger Rees was born on May 5, 1944, in Aberystwyth, a market town in Ceredigion, West Wales, the son of a police sergeant and a shopworker, but spent most of his childhood in South London after ...
