Hubert Rees
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 27, 1928
- Died
- October 20, 2009 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Abergavenny, Wales, UK
Biography
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. 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". The next year he appeared in another episode of Doctor Who, playing the role of Captain Ransom in "The War Games". In 1971 he appeared in the film thriller Unman, Wittering and Zigo. 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. Rees continued his career throughout the 1970s appearing in popular television programmes including Softly, Softly: Taskforce, The Sweeney, The Sandbaggers and Van der Valk. He also made his final appearance for Doctor Who when he appeared in "The Seeds of Doom" alongside Tom Baker. 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. In 1983 Rees was back in another Sherlock Holmes series, this time as Doctor Watson in The Baker Street Boys. 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).
Known For
Filmography
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Movie · as Captain Ransom (archive footage)
Daylight Robbery
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Darklands
Movie · as Bill Sawyer
The Sherman Plays
TV · as Griff · 1 ep
Jeeves and Wooster
TV · as Sir Reginald · 1 ep
Chillers
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep
Heartland
Movie · as Bank Manager
The Play on One
TV · as Bank Manager · 1 ep
The New Statesman
TV · as Goronwy Hopkins · 1 ep
Defence of the Realm
Movie · as Club Waiter
Howards' Way
TV · as Stephen Bittens · 1 ep
Champions
Movie · as Bill
Cold Warrior
TV · as Spalding · 1 ep
The Glory Boys
TV · as Norah's Father · 2 eps
Travelling Man
TV · as Geoff Watkins · 1 ep
The Baker Street Boys
TV · as Dr Watson, Dr Watson (uncredited) · 6 eps
The Hound of the Baskervilles
TV · as Inspector Lestrade · 1 ep
Bergerac
TV · as George Barton · 1 ep
Buccaneer
TV · as Captain Rees · 1 ep
Father's Day
Movie · as RAC Man
Agatha
Movie · as Official at Literary Luncheon
Sweeney 2
Movie · as Bank Manager
The First Great Train Robbery
Movie · as Lewis
Ice Age
Movie · as Pastor Holm
Hawkmoor
TV · as Traveller · 2 eps
Enemy at the Door
TV · as Chemist · 1 ep
The Sandbaggers
TV · as Gordon Forsyth · 1 ep
The Sunday Drama
TV · as Wally · 1 ep
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
Movie · as John Stevensen
The Government Inspector
TV · as Mr. Lloyd · 1 ep
The Duchess of Duke Street
TV · as Court Clerk · 1 ep
The Sweeney
TV · as Reginald Dowland · 1 ep
Dummy Run
Movie · as Jack
Blue Blood
Movie · as Dr. Barratt
The Inheritors
TV · as Houghton · 3 eps
Centre Play
TV · as Jack · 1 ep
Under Milk Wood
Movie · as Butcher Benyon
Van der Valk
TV · as Berger · 1 ep
A Breed of Men
Movie
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Movie · as Blisterine
Doctor Who: The War Games
Movie · as Captain Ransom
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep
Movie · as Chief Engineer
Public Eye
TV · as George, Barman · 2 eps
Doctor Who
TV · as John Stevenson · 2 eps
Festival
TV · as Sinbad · 1 ep
Richard the Lionheart
TV · as Squire · 1 ep