Hubert Rees

Hubert Rees (27 April 1928 – 20 October 2009) was a Welsh character actor, known for his supporting roles in British television shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Early life Rees was born on 27 April 1928 in Abergavenny, Wales. The next year he appeared in another episode of Doctor Who, playing the role of Captain Ransom in The War Games. In 1971 he appeared in the film thriller Unman, Wittering and Zigo. This was followed in 1972 when he was part of the Welsh ensemble cast in the adaptation of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood; he played the part of Butcher Beynon.

Rees continued his career throughout the 1970s appearing in popular television programmes including Softly, Softly: Task Force, The Sweeney, The Sandbaggers and Van der Valk. He was to appear with Baker again in 1982 when he took the part of Inspector Lestrade in the television mini-series of Sherlock Holmes classic The Hound of the Baskervilles. In 1983 Rees was back in another Sherlock Holmes series, this time as Doctor Watson in The Baker Street Boys. The 1980s saw Rees taking character roles in more popular television shows including Bergerac, Howards' Way and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Rees also appeared in Welsh films The Angry Earth (1989) and Darklands (1996).

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1971 Unman, Wittering and Zigo Blisterine 1971 Under Milk Wood Butcher Beynon 1973 Blue Blood Dr. Barratt 1978 Sweeney 2 Bank Manager 1979 The First Great Train Robbery Lewis 1979 Agatha Official at Literary Luncheon #2 1984 Champions Bill (Hiawatha) 1986 Defence of the Realm Club Waiter 1989 The Angry Earth Mayor 1996 Darklands Bill Sawyer 1997 Food of Love Red faced man 2000 Undertaker's Paradise