Hubert Rees

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.

Hubert Rees
Born27 April 1928
Abergavenny, Wales
Died20 October 2009 (aged 81)
Ilminster, Somerset, England
OccupationActor

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".[1] The next year he appeared in another episode of Doctor Who, playing the role of Captain Ransom in "The War Games".[2] In 1971 he appeared in the film thriller Unman, Wittering and Zigo.[3] 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.[4]

Rees continued his career throughout the 1970s appearing in popular television programmes including Softly, Softly: Taskforce, The Sweeney, The Sandbaggers and Van der Valk.[5][6] He also made his final appearance for Doctor Who when he appeared in "The Seeds of Doom" alongside Tom Baker.[7] 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.[8] In 1983 Rees was back in another Sherlock Holmes series, this time as Doctor Watson in The Baker Street Boys.[9] 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).[6][5]

Death

Rees died on 20 October 2009 in Ilminster, Somerset, England.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1971Unman, Wittering and ZigoBlisterine
1972Under Milk WoodButcher Beynon
1973Blue BloodDr. Barratt
1978Sweeney 2Bank Manager
1979The First Great Train RobberyLewis
1979AgathaOfficial at Literary Luncheon #2
1984ChampionsBill (Hiawatha)
1986Defence of the RealmClub Waiter
1989The Angry EarthMayor
1996DarklandsBill Sawyer
1997Food of LoveRed faced man
2000Undertaker's Paradise

References
  1. "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Fury from the Deep - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "The War Games ★★★★★". Radio Times.
  3. "Hubert Rees | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. "Under Milk Wood (1972)". BFI.
  5. "Hubert Rees". www.aveleyman.com.
  6. "Hubert Rees". BFI.
  7. "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Seeds of Doom - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "The Hound of the Baskervilles". October 24, 1982. p. 27 – via BBC Genome.
  9. "The Baker Street Boys: The Adventure of the Winged Scarab: 1". March 22, 1983. p. 36 – via BBC Genome.
  10. "Hubert Rees". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
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