Hubert Rees
{{Short description|Welsh actor (1928–2009)}}
{{for|British Army officer|Hubert Conway Rees}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hubert Rees
| birth_date = 27 April 1928
| birth_place = Abergavenny, Wales
| death_date = 20 October 2009 (aged 81)
| death_place = Ilminster, Somerset, England
| occupation = Actor
}}
Hubert Rees (27 April 1928 – 20 October 2009) was a Welsh character actor, known for his supporting roles in British television shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life
Rees was born on 27 April 1928 in Abergavenny, Wales.
Career
Rees's early career in television series and shows in character and bit parts, often playing a police officer. In 1968 Rees made his first appearance in the popular long-running British television series Doctor Who. He played the part of Chief Engineer in all six parts of "Fury from the Deep".{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/furyfromdeep/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Fury from the Deep - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628145449/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/furyfromdeep/detail.shtml|archive-date=28 June 2009|access-date=31 October 2021|url-status=dead}} The next year he appeared in another episode of Doctor Who, playing the role of Captain Ransom in "The War Games".{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2009-09-06/the-war-games/|title=The War Games ★★★★★|website=Radio Times}} In 1971 he appeared in the film thriller Unman, Wittering and Zigo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/hubert-rees-p59323|title=Hubert Rees | Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}} This was followed in 1972 when he was part of the Welsh ensemble cast in the adaptation of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood; he played the part of Butcher Beynon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b96335f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527111015/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b96335f|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2016|title=Under Milk Wood (1972)|website=BFI}}
Rees continued his career throughout the 1970s appearing in popular television programmes including Softly, Softly: Taskforce, The Sweeney, The Sandbaggers and Van der Valk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=14434|title=Hubert Rees|website=www.aveleyman.com}} He also made his final appearance for Doctor Who when he appeared in "The Seeds of Doom" alongside Tom Baker.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/seedsofdoom/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Seeds of Doom - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk}} He was to appear with Baker again in 1982 when he took the part of Inspector Lestrade in the television mini-series of Sherlock Holmes classic The Hound of the Baskervilles.{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/68611f695b1c4b289684ddbeb9a59905|title=The Hound of the Baskervilles|date=October 24, 1982|issue=3076|pages=27|via=BBC Genome}} In 1983 Rees was back in another Sherlock Holmes series, this time as Doctor Watson in The Baker Street Boys.{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c104fc1ed52f43a196b246a3104af01d|title=The Baker Street Boys: The Adventure of the Winged Scarab: 1|date=March 22, 1983|issue=3097|pages=36|via=BBC Genome}} The 1980s saw Rees taking character roles in more popular television shows including Bergerac, Howards' Way and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Rees also appeared in Welsh films The Angry Earth (1989) and Darklands (1996).{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29ec1b6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402225144/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29ec1b6|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2019|title=Hubert Rees|website=BFI}}
Death
Rees died on 20 October 2009 in Ilminster, Somerset, England.{{Cite web|title=Hubert Rees|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715914/|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-05-04}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Unman, Wittering and Zigo | Blisterine | |
| 1972 | Under Milk Wood | Butcher Beynon | |
| 1973 | Blue Blood | Dr. Barratt | |
| 1978 | Sweeney 2 | Bank Manager | |
| 1979 | The First Great Train Robbery | Lewis | |
| 1979 | Agatha | Official at Literary Luncheon #2 | |
| 1984 | Champions | Bill (Hiawatha) | |
| 1986 | Defence of the Realm | Club Waiter | |
| 1989 | The Angry Earth | Mayor | |
| 1996 | Darklands | Bill Sawyer | |
| 1997 | Food of Love | Red faced man | |
| 2000 | Undertaker's Paradise |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0715914}}
- {{IBDB name|91145}}
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Category:Welsh male television actors