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Winston Rekert

Winston Rekert

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.

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  • BIRTH 10/06/1949
  • DEATH 14/09/2012
  • Country Canada
  • SHOWS 12
  • MOVIES 21
  • SHOWRUNNER 1

Shows (12)

Supernatural
Supernatural
Jonah Greeley
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
Cordesh
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Priest
The L Word
The L Word
Bon Sweeney
Sliders
Sliders
Lt. General Thomas Beckett
Caprica
Caprica
Obal Ferris
Andromeda
Andromeda
Zeus
Higher Ground
Higher Ground
General Robert Ruxton
Star Wars: Droids
Star Wars: Droids
Tig Fromm (voice)
First Wave
First Wave
Horace Burke
Due South
Due South
Frank Orsini
Danger Bay
Danger Bay
Doug Field

Movies (21)

Before I Say Goodbye
Before I Say Goodbye
Peter Lang
Wicked Minds
Wicked Minds
Mason
Star Wars: Droids - The Battle Against Sise Fromm
Star Wars: Droids - The Battle Against Sise…
Sise Fromm / Mungo Baobab
Phantom Racer
Phantom Racer
Sheriff Tom Hodges
The Art of War II: Betrayal
The Art of War II: Betrayal
Reverend Tim
Toby McTeague
Toby McTeague
Tom McTeague
Agnes of God
Agnes of God
Det. Larry Langevin
Freefall: Flight 174
Freefall: Flight 174
Rick Dion
Honeymoon with Mom
Honeymoon with Mom
Larry
NYC: Tornado Terror
NYC: Tornado Terror
Dr. Lars Liggenhorn
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Mungo Baobab (voice)
To Brave Alaska
To Brave Alaska
Savage Island
Savage Island
Eliah Savage
Trapped Ashes
Trapped Ashes
Dr. Larry
Christmas Crash
Christmas Crash
Nick Stanley
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire
Hank
Moonlight Becomes You
Moonlight Becomes You
Sheriff Chet Brower
Eve's Christmas
Eve's Christmas
William
Undercover Christmas
Undercover Christmas
Joe Cunningham
Suzanne
Suzanne
Nicky Callaghan
The Secret of Hidden Lake
The Secret of Hidden Lake

Showrunner

Neon Rider
Neon Rider