Winston Rekert

Known for ActingBorn 1949-06-10Died 2012-09-14 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Winston Houghton Rekert (June 10, 1949 – September 14, 2012) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series Adderly and Neon Rider. In 1985, he played the role of Detective Langevin in the American film Agnes of God. 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. From 1986 to 1988, he starred as the lead character in the Canadian television series Adderly, a comedy drama that was a spoof of the spy genre. In 1987, he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role for his work on the series. Following Adderly's cancellation, Rekert's childhood friend, Danny Virtue, pitched him an idea for a television series that eventually became Neon Rider. The series ran from 1990 to 1995 and starred Rekert as Michael Terry, a therapist who ran a ranch for troubled adolescents. He also worked on the series as a writer, director and producer. Through the show, he became involved with a variety of youth groups and was named the national spokesman for Youth at Risk. In 2003, he 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. In April 2012, he was awarded with the Sam Payne Lifetime Achievement Award—an annual award that "recognizes professional performers displaying humanity, artistic integrity and encouragement of new talent." He died on September 14, 2012, at the age of 63 after a three-year battle with cancer. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRead more

Movies & web series

Walls

Supernatural

Higher Ground

Battlestar Galactica

Stargate SG-1

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

Moonlight Becomes You

The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid

Glory! Glory!

The L Word

Sliders

Due South

Neon Rider

Danger Bay

First Wave

Andromeda

Caprica

Adderly

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

Night Heat

Who'll Save Our Children?

Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet

Wicked Minds

Toby McTeague

Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep

Agnes of God

Before I Say Goodbye

The Collector

Freefall: Flight 174

To Brave Alaska

Undercover Christmas

High Stakes

Trial by Fire

Eve's Christmas

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster

Heartaches

Coming Out Alive

Cabin Pressure

Star Wars: Droids

NYC: Tornado Terror

Trapped Ashes

Savage Island

Suzanne

The Last Stop

Loving Evangeline

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

The Art of War II: Betrayal

A Cooler Climate