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Winston Houghton Rekert (June 10, 1949[2] – September 14, 2012)[1][3][4] was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series Adderly and Neon Rider.[1][3][4]

Winston Rekert
Winston Rekert in 1986
Born	1948/1949[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	September 14, 2012 (aged 63)[1] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–2012

Career

A Vancouver native,[1][3] Rekert started acting at age 12, appearing in an amateur production of Amahl and the Night Visitors.[1][3] After high school, Rekert spent a year working in a logging camp, then took a year off to try acting.[1] Rekert subsequently joined the Arts Club Theatre Company and in 1973 he landed his first television role on the comedy-drama The Beachcombers.[1]

In 1985 Rekert played the role of Detective Langevin in the American film Agnes of God.[1][3][4] 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.[5]

From 1986 to 1988 Rekert starred as the lead character in the Canadian television series Adderly,[1][3][4] a comedy drama that was a spoof of the spy genre.[6] In 1987 Rekert won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role for his work on the series.[1][3]

Following Adderly's cancellation, Rekert's childhood friend, Danny Virtue, pitched him an idea for a television series that eventually became Neon Rider.[1][4] The series ran from 1990 to 1995 and starred Rekert as Michael Terry, a therapist who ran a ranch for troubled adolescents.[1][3][4] Rekert also worked on the series as a writer, director and producer.[4] Through the show Rekert became involved with a variety of youth groups and was named the national spokesman for Youth at Risk.[1]

In 2003 Rekert 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.[1]

Over the course of his career, Rekert made guest appearances on many Canadian and American television series filmed in Vancouver, including Cold Squad, Supernatural, Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica.[1]

In April 2012 the Union of B.C. Performers awarded Rekert with the Sam Payne Lifetime Achievement Award—an annual award that "recognizes professional performers displaying humanity, artistic integrity and encouragement of new talent."[1][4]

Death

Rekert died on September 14, 2012 at the age of 63 after a three-year battle with cancer.[1][3][4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Prairie Landscapes
1980	Suzanne	Nicky Callaghan
1980	Coming Out Alive	Cab Driver
1981	Heartaches	Marcello
1981	Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid	Antonio Montoya
1982	Love	John	(segment "The Black Cat in the Black Mouse Socks")
1983	Dead Wrong	Sean Phelan
1984	Walls	Danny Baker
1985	Agnes of God	Detective Langevin
1985	The Blue Man	Paul Sharpe
1986	Toby McTeague	Tom McTeague
1986	High Stakes	Dorian Kruger
1999	Psi Factor	Reed Callum
2000	The Last Stop	Carl
2004	Savage Island	Eliah Savage
2004	Eve's Christmas	William Simon
2006	Honeymoon with Mom	Larry
2006	Trapped Ashes	Dr. Larry	(segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")

References

External links

• Winston Rekert at IMDb

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