1949-06-10 ( 75 years old ) in 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.
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2009-08-22
Christmas Crash
2009-01-01
NYC: Tornado Terror
2008-10-04
Trial by Fire
2008-09-27
The Art of War II: Betrayal
2008-08-12
The Secret of Hidden Lake
2006-10-29
Trapped Ashes
2006-09-12
Honeymoon with Mom
2006-05-14
Eve's Christmas
2004-12-06
Savage Island
2004-04-20
Undercover Christmas
2003-12-07
Wicked Minds
2003-03-01
Before I Say Goodbye
2003-01-01
Cabin Pressure
2001-08-08
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000-12-17
The Last Stop
2000-05-16
A Cooler Climate
1999-08-22
Moonlight Becomes You
1998-01-11
To Brave Alaska
1996-11-03
Freefall: Flight 174
1995-10-10
Loving Evangeline
1995-03-11
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
1990-09-20
Glory! Glory!
1989-09-25
High Stakes
1986-10-01
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
1986-06-07
Toby McTeague
1986-03-01
Agnes of God
1985-09-13
Eternal Evil
1985-01-04
Walls
1984-01-01
Dead Wrong
1983-01-01
Love
1982-07-01
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
1981-09-19
Suzanne
1981-09-18
Heartaches
1981-07-04
Coming Out Alive
1980-09-27
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978-12-16
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