Winston Houghton Rekert\u00a0(June 10, 1949\u00a0\u2013 September 14, 2012)\u00a0was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series\u00a0Adderly\u00a0and\u00a0Neon Rider.<\/p>\n
In 1985, he played the role of Detective Langevin in the American film\u00a0Agnes of God.\u00a0In the same year, he received a\u00a0Genie Award\u00a0nomination for\u00a0Best Actor\u00a0at the\u00a06th Genie Awards\u00a0for his performance in the film\u00a0Walls.<\/p>\n
From 1986 to 1988, he starred as the lead character in the Canadian television series\u00a0Adderly,\u00a0a comedy drama that was a\u00a0spoof\u00a0of the\u00a0spy genre.\u00a0In 1987, he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role for his work on the series.<\/p>\n
Following\u00a0Adderly’s\u00a0cancellation, Rekert’s childhood friend, Danny Virtue, pitched him an idea for a television series that eventually became\u00a0Neon Rider.\u00a0The series ran from 1990 to 1995 and starred Rekert as Michael Terry, a\u00a0therapist\u00a0who ran a\u00a0ranch\u00a0for troubled\u00a0adolescents. He also worked on the series as a writer, director and producer.\u00a0Through the show, he became involved with a variety of youth groups and was named the national spokesman for Youth at Risk.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Blue Murder.<\/p>\n
In April 2012, he was\u00a0awarded with the Sam Payne Lifetime Achievement Award\u2014an annual award that “recognizes professional performers displaying humanity, artistic integrity and encouragement of new talent.”<\/p>\n
He died on September 14, 2012, at the age of 63 after a three-year battle with\u00a0cancer.<\/p>\n
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Winston Houghton Rekert\u00a0(June 10, 1949\u00a0\u2013 September 14, 2012)\u00a0was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series\u00a0Adderly\u00a0and\u00a0Neon Rider. In 1985, he played the role of Detective Langevin in the American film\u00a0Agnes of God.\u00a0In the same year, he received a\u00a0Genie Award\u00a0nomination for\u00a0Best Actor\u00a0at the\u00a06th Genie Awards\u00a0for his performance in the film\u00a0Walls. From […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-29703","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n