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Roger Rees

DirectorBorn 1944, died 2015On stage 1974 to 20158 productions on this page

Roger Rees
Princeton Public Library from Princeton NJ, USA

Roger Rees (5 May 1944 – 10 July 2015) was a Welsh-American actor and director. 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. Rees was posthumously inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in November 2015. On television, he played Robin Colcord in Cheers and Lord John Marbury in The West Wing. He also appeared as the Sheriff of Rottingham in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

On stage

8 productions, 41 years
1974
London AssuranceBroadway Palace Theatre. Revival. Directed by Howard Panter
45 performances
1981
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyBroadway Plymouth Theatre. Original. Directed by Trevor Nunn
49 performances
1993
The Red ShoesBroadway Gershwin Theatre. Original. Directed by Stanley Donen
5 performances
1995
IndiscretionsBroadway Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Original. Directed by Sean Mathias
220 performances
1996
The RehearsalBroadway Criterion Center Stage Right. Revival. Directed by Nicholas Martin
55 performances
2000
Uncle VanyaBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Revival. Directed by Michael Mayer
49 performances
2013
The Winslow BoyBroadway American Airlines Theatre. Revival. Directed by Lindsay Posner
53 performances
2015
The VisitBroadway Revival. Directed by John Doyle
39 performances

Worked with more than once

1 names
  • David Threlfall 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

Peter and the Starcatcher

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