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Roger Rees passes at age 71
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:19 pm
by Mikey
RSC and Broadway mainstay and Tony winner, comic actor of Cheers and Robin Hood: Men in Tights fame, Warehouse 13 alum, and owner of a list of TV, film, and voice credits far longer than my arm, Roger Rees passed away at the age of 71. Sir Patrick Stewart said, "Brilliant actor, dear friend and colleague, witty, kind, private man, Roger Rees died this morning. A space is left that cannot be filled."
Re: Roger Rees passes at age 71
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:47 am
by IanKennedy
RIP
Re: Roger Rees passes at age 71
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:14 pm
by Nutso
Damn. Last thing I saw him in was Warehouse 13. He fantastic in it of course. I remember him from Cheers as well. RIP.
Re: Roger Rees passes at age 71
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:11 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Ooh, yeah. I
loved him in Cheers. RIP.
Re: Roger Rees passes at age 71
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 11:46 pm
by Mikey
He was certainly great in both of those roles, but I will admit that I had no idea when watching him in Cheers that he was already a famed Shakespearean actor and Tony winner.
Re: Roger Rees passes at age 71
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:57 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Mikey wrote:He was certainly great in both of those roles, but I will admit that I had no idea when watching him in Cheers that he was already a famed Shakespearean actor and Tony winner.
Neither did I. Now that I think about it, I didn't know Patrick Stewart did Shakespeare when I first saw TNG.
Re: Roger Rees passes at age 71
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:14 am
by Mikey
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Now that I think about it, I didn't know Patrick Stewart did Shakespeare when I first saw TNG.
I think my first thought was something along the lines of, "Hey, it's that guy from
Dune."