Winston Rekert
Winston Rekert | |
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![]() Winston Rekert in 1986 | |
Born | 1948/1949[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | (aged 63)[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1973–2012 |
Winston Houghton Rekert (June 10, 1949[2] – September 14, 2012)[1][3][4] was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series Adderly and Neon Rider.[1][3][4]
Career[]
A Vancouver native,[1][3] Rekert started acting at age 12, appearing in an amateur production of Amahl and the Night Visitors.[1][3] After high school, Rekert spent a year working in a logging camp, then took a year off to try acting.[1] Rekert subsequently joined the Arts Club Theatre Company and in 1973 he landed his first television role on the comedy-drama The Beachcombers.[1]
In 1985 Rekert played the role of Detective Langevin in the American film Agnes of God.[1][3][4] In the same year, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards for his performance in the film Walls.[5]
From 1986 to 1988 Rekert starred as the lead character in the Canadian television series Adderly,[1][3][4] a comedy-drama that was a spoof of the spy genre.[6] In 1987 Rekert won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role for his work on the series.[1][3]
Following Adderly's cancellation, Rekert's childhood friend, Danny Virtue, pitched him an idea for a television series that eventually became Neon Rider.[1][4] The series ran from 1990 to 1995 and starred Rekert as Michael Terry, a therapist who ran a ranch for troubled adolescents.[1][3][4] Rekert also worked on the series as a writer, director and producer.[4] Through the show Rekert became involved with a variety of youth groups and was named the national spokesman for Youth at Risk.[1]
In 2003 Rekert won his second Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for his appearance on the television series Blue Murder.[1]
Over the course of his career, Rekert made guest appearances on many Canadian and American television series filmed in Vancouver, including Cold Squad, Supernatural, Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica.[1]
In April 2012 the awarded Rekert with the Sam Payne Lifetime Achievement Award—an annual award that "recognizes professional performers displaying humanity, artistic integrity and encouragement of new talent."[1][4]
Death[]
Rekert died on September 14, 2012 at the age of 63 after a three-year battle with cancer.[1][3][4]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Prairie Landscapes | ||
1980 | Suzanne | Nicky Callaghan | |
1980 | Coming Out Alive | Cab Driver | |
1981 | Heartaches | Marcello | |
1981 | Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid | Antonio Montoya | |
1982 | Love | John | (segment "The Black Cat in the Black Mouse Socks") |
1983 | Dead Wrong | Sean Phelan | |
1984 | Walls | Danny Baker | |
1985 | Agnes of God | Detective Langevin | |
1985 | The Blue Man | Paul Sharpe | |
1986 | Toby McTeague | Tom McTeague | |
1986 | High Stakes | Dorian Kruger | |
1999 | Psi Factor |
Reed Callum || | |
2000 | The Last Stop | Carl | |
2004 | Savage Island | Eliah Savage | |
2004 | Eve's Christmas | William Simon | |
2006 | Honeymoon with Mom | Larry | |
2006 | Trapped Ashes | Dr. Larry | (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts") |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Leiren-Young, Mark (September 14, 2012). "Neon Rider star Winston Rekert dies of cancer". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Obituary
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Irish, Paul (September 17, 2012). "Winston Rekert of Neon Rider fame dies at 63". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Winston Rekert, 63, dies". The Province. CanWest MediaWorks Publications. September 16, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2014 – via Canada.com.
- ^ "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985.
- ^ Britton, Wesley Alan (2004). Spy Television. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 175. ISBN 0275981630.
Attempts to create new television spy spoofs in the spirit of GS [Get Smart] include Adderly, which appeared during the mid-1980s secret-agent revival as part of CBS's late night schedule.
External links[]
- 1949 births
- 2012 deaths
- Male actors from Vancouver
- Canadian male television actors
- Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners
- Deaths from cancer in British Columbia
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors