Winston Rekert
Acting • Born 1949-06-10 – Died 2012-09-14
Biography
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 encyclopedia
Filmography
56 credits
Agnes of God
Movie • 1985
Det. Larry Langevin
Phantom Racer
Movie • 2009
Sheriff Tom Hodges
Honeymoon with Mom
Movie • 2006
Larry
Trapped Ashes
Movie • 2006
Dr. Larry (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
Trial by Fire
Movie • 2008
Hank
NYC: Tornado Terror
Movie • 2008
Dr. Lars Liggenhorn
The Last Stop
Movie • 2000
Carl
Freefall: Flight 174
Movie • 1995
Rick Dion
Cabin Pressure
Movie • 2001
Ty Corbett
Eternal Evil
Movie • 1985
Paul Sharpe
Christmas Crash
Movie • 2009
Nick Stanley
A Cooler Climate
Movie • 1999
Jack
Wicked Minds
Movie • 2003
Mason
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
Movie • 1990
Brian
Before I Say Goodbye
Movie • 2003
Peter Lang
Moonlight Becomes You
Movie • 1998
Sheriff Chet Brower
Loving Evangeline
Movie • 1995
Orrin Mercer
Eve's Christmas
Movie • 2004
William
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Movie • 2000
Reed Halverson
Coming Out Alive
Movie • 1980
Cab Driver
Love
Movie • 1982
John ("The Black Cat in the Black Mouse Socks")
Who'll Save Our Children?
Movie • 1978
Walls
Movie • 1984
Danny Baker
Dead Wrong
Movie • 1983
Sean Phelan
Heartaches
Movie • 1981
Marcello
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Movie • 1981
Antonio Montoya
Toby McTeague
Movie • 1986
Tom McTeague
Suzanne
Movie • 1981
Nicky Callaghan
To Brave Alaska
Movie • 1996
Bill DeCreeft
The Secret of Hidden Lake
Movie • 2006
The Art of War II: Betrayal
Movie • 2008
Reverend Tim
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Movie • 1986
Mungo Baobab (voice)
High Stakes
Movie • 1986
Dorian Kruger
Undercover Christmas
Movie • 2003
Joe Cunningham
Glory! Glory!
Movie • 1989
Chet Madison
Savage Island
Movie • 2004
Eliah Savage
Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet
Movie • 2004
Mungo Baobab
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster
Movie • 2003
Fred
Star Wars: Droids
TV • 1985
Tig Fromm (voice)
The Collector
TV • 2004
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Jonah Greeley
The L Word
TV • 2004
Bon Sweeney
Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Cordesh
Higher Ground
TV • 2000
General Robert Ruxton
Adderly
TV • 1986
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
TV • 1996
Danger Bay
TV • 1985
Doug Field
Night Heat
TV • 1985
Andromeda
TV • 2000
Zeus
Sliders
TV • 1995
Lt. General Thomas Beckett
Due South
TV • 1994
Frank Orsini
Battlestar Galactica
TV • 2004
Priest
Caprica
TV • 2010
Obal Ferris
First Wave
TV • 1998
Horace Burke
Star Wars: Droids
TV • 1985
Mungo Baobab (voice)
Neon Rider
TV • 1989
Michael Terry / The Nameless Stranger / Dr. Michael Terry