Gil Rogers | |
|---|---|
 Gil Rogers in The Children 1980 | |
| Born | John Veach Rogers Jr. February 4, 1934 |
| Died | March 2, 2021 (aged 87) |
| Education | Transylvania University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–2010 |
| Spouses | Juliet Ribet
(m. 1964; div. 1969)Margaret Hall
(m. 1970; died 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Gil Rogers (born John Veach Rogers Jr.; February 4, 1934 – March 2, 2021) was an American actor.
Rogers was born John Veach Rogers Jr.[1]
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]
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]
Rogers married actress Juliet Ribet in 1964, and they divorced in 1969. He married actress Margaret Hall in 1970, and they remained wed until her death in 2015. They had a daughter, actress Amanda Hall Rogers.[8]
Rogers died in his sleep at his daughter's residence in Encinitas, California,[8] on March 2, 2021, at the age of 87.[9]
Mr Percell. “Leave It To Beaver “ (12/17/1960)
