Gil Rogers

Gil Rogers (February 4, 1934 – March 2, 2021) was an American actor.

Gil Rogers
Born
John Veach Rogers Jr.

(1934-02-04)February 4, 1934
Lexington, Kentucky
DiedMarch 2, 2021(2021-03-02) (aged 87)
Encinitas, California
EducationTransylvania University
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2010
Spouse(s)Margaret Hall
ChildrenAmanda Rogers

Early life

Rogers was born on February 4, 1934 in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was raised, as John Veach Rogers Jr.[1]

Education

Rogers graduated from Henry Clay High School and then attended Harvard University majoring in chemistry, but later after deciding he wanted to pursue a career as an actor, transferred to Transylvania University because it had a drama department; he would later graduate from there.[1][2]

Career

Rogers began acting as a child in Lexington Children's Theatre.[3][4]

Rogers received his equity card in 1955 while working in local theater in Lexington.[5] He would go on to perform in hundreds of plays in summer stock and regional theater.[2] His most notable theater roles include Broadway productions of The Great White Hope, The Corn is Green and for 2 1/2 years played Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.[3][6]

He is perhaps best known for his roles on several daytime dramas, most notably as Ray Gardner on All My Children and Hawk Shayne on Guiding Light.[3] He also starred in a series of Grape-Nuts cereal commercials that ran on television for 5 years.[7]

His film roles include Eddie Macon's Run, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings and the cult horror film The Children.[3][7]

Death

Rogers died in his sleep at his daughter's residence on March 2, 2021, at the age of 87.[8]

References
  1. "Hall-Rogers". Lexington Herald. December 6, 1970. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. Dorsey, Tom (June 19, 1988). "Homemade Soap". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  3. McBain, Roger (July 10, 1998). "A New Challenge". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  4. "Rogers a popular villain". Augusta Chronicle. March 12, 1982. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  5. McAllister, Jim (February 19, 1967). "Tall Actor's Problem". Greensboro Daily News. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  6. Kunen, James S. "The Plot Thickens When Soap Stars Perish, but Death Isn't Necessarily a Grave Condition". People. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. Johnson, Teri (July 10, 1997). "Rogers a light on stage and the small screen". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. Mason, Charlie (March 5, 2021). "Soap-Hopper Who Played One of Daytime's Vilest Baddies Dead at 87: He Was a 'Shameless Flirt and a Fierce Protector'". Soaps.com. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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