A veteran of the London and Broadway stage, he abruptly left 'The Visit' in late May. The actor also was known for playing stuffy Englishman Robin Colcord on 'Cheers.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor ...

NEW YORK — Roger Rees, the lanky Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who made his mark onstage as Nicholas Nickleby and later played English multi-millionaire Robin Colcord on the TV show ...

Roger Rees, the RSC’s Nicholas Nickleby, and one of their most notable Hamlets – as well as Kirstie Alley’s obnoxious love interest, Robin Colcord, in Cheers – died on Friday night in New York aged 71 ...

FILE - In this May 24, 2006, file photo, Roger Rees, artistic director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Mass., introduces the 2006 season during a news conference in New York.

Roger Rees — a Tony-winning theater star also widely known for his comedic flair in TV roles, including in “The West Wing” and as Robin Colcord on “Cheers” — has died, his representative Rick ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Rees, the lanky Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who made his mark onstage as Nicholas Nickleby and later played English multi-millionaire Robin Colcord on the TV ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Rees, the lanky Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who made his mark onstage as Nicholas Nickleby and later played English multi-millionaire Robin Colcord on the TV ...

NEW YORK Roger Rees, the lanky Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who made his mark onstage as Nicholas Nickleby and later played English multi-millionaire Robin Colcord on the TV show ...