jakeem Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Welsh actor Roger Rees, who starred as the Sheriff of Rottingham in Mel Brooks' 1993 spoof "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," has died at the age of 71. He became familiar to television audiences on the TV series "Cheers" (as millionaire Robin Colcord) and "The West Wing" (as Lord John Marbury, the UK's ambassador to the United States). Rees also was a Tony Award winner for his performance in the landmark 1980s stage play "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby," based on the Charles Dickens novel. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/07/11/roger-rees-tony-winner-robin-colcord-cheers-dies/30006431/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear this! I knew Roger and liked him very much. I first saw him on stage in 1978, in a musical version of A Comedy of Errors presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company, also starring Judi Dench. Some years later he moved to New York, where I got to know him and work with him. Lovely man -- great actor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I'll always think of him as Nicholas Nickelby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAmxv3jx288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Has anyone else read Raphael Samuel's criticism of the 1987 Little Dorritt, which has some nice things to say in contrast to the enormous Nicholas Nickleby production? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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