Gil Rogers

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Gil Rogers
Born
John Veach Rogers Jr.

(1934-02-04)February 4, 1934
Lexington, Kentucky
DiedMarch 2, 2021(2021-03-02) (aged 87)
Encinitas, California
EducationTransylvania University
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2010
Spouse(s)Margaret Hall
ChildrenAmanda Rogers

Gil Rogers (February 4, 1934 – March 2, 2021) was an American actor.

Early life[]

Rogers was born on February 4, 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was raised, as John Veach Rogers Jr.[1]

Education[]

Rogers graduated from Henry Clay High School and then attended Harvard University majoring in chemistry, but later after deciding he wanted to pursue a career as an actor, transferred to Transylvania University because it had a drama department; he would later graduate from there.[1][2]

Career[]

Rogers began acting as a child in Lexington Children's Theatre.[3][4]

Rogers received his equity card in 1955 while working in local theater in Lexington.[5] He would go on to perform in hundreds of plays in summer stock and regional theater.[2] His most notable theater roles include Broadway productions of The Great White Hope, The Corn is Green and for 2 1/2 years played Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.[3][6]

He is perhaps best known for his roles on several daytime dramas, most notably as Ray Gardner on All My Children and Hawk Shayne on Guiding Light.[3] He also starred in a series of Grape-Nuts cereal commercials that ran on television for 5 years.[7]

His film roles include Eddie Macon's Run, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings and the cult horror film The Children.[3][7]

Death[]

Rogers died in his sleep at his daughter's residence on March 2, 2021, at the age of 87.[8]

Filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hall-Rogers". Lexington Herald. December 6, 1970. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Dorsey, Tom (June 19, 1988). "Homemade Soap". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d McBain, Roger (July 10, 1998). "A New Challenge". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rogers a popular villain". Augusta Chronicle. March 12, 1982. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  5. ^ McAllister, Jim (February 19, 1967). "Tall Actor's Problem". Greensboro Daily News. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Kunen, James S. "The Plot Thickens When Soap Stars Perish, but Death Isn't Necessarily a Grave Condition". People. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Johnson, Teri (July 10, 1997). "Rogers a light on stage and the small screen". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Mason, Charlie (March 5, 2021). "Soap-Hopper Who Played One of Daytime's Vilest Baddies Dead at 87: He Was a 'Shameless Flirt and a Fierce Protector'". Soaps.com. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

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