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{{short description|American actor and film director}}
{{For|the former British civil servant|Ivan Rogers}}

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| name = Ivan Rogers
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| birth_date = September 20, 1954
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|08|22|1954|09|20}}
| death_place = Indianapolis
| nationality = American
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| occupation = Actor, director, producer, musician
| years_active = 1980s - 2010
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'''Ivan Rogers''' (1954–2010) was an independent film actor, director and producer. He was also a musician. He appeared to be following in the footsteps of his mentor, fellow Indiana native, [[Fred Williamson]].

==Background==

Rogers was born on September 20, 1954. He was one of three boys born to Paul B. Rogers and his wife Ola. His father was a building contractor.<ref>''Hoosiers in Hollywood'', David Lee Smith - Indiana Historical Society, 2006 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=FvsHAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Ivan+Rogers%22One+Way+Out Page 300]</ref>

Rogers studied at [[Ball State University]] and was in a music program. He left the university to become a professional musician. He worked in various R&B bands and even backed [[Marvin Gaye]]. He was also a martial artist and a second dan black belt. A professional kick boxer, he competed in martial arts and kickboxing tournaments in the US and abroad.<ref>''[[Indianapolis Recorder]]'', January 25, 2002 - [https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR20020125-01.1.5 Page 5]</ref><ref>''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010'', By Harris M. Lentz III - [https://books.google.com/books?id=UX_GCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Ivan+Rogers%22Karate&pg=PA360 Page 360 Rogers, Ivan]</ref> He was approached by a video disc company executive to make an instructional video which he ended up starring in as well as writing and producing. In his travels he met former [[Elvis Presley]] bodyguard [[Mike Stone (karate)|Mike Stone]] who had a degree of success with producing made-for-television movies. On the advice of Stone, Rogers moved to Los Angeles to further his film career. [[Fred Williamson]] gave him advice on other aspects of the film business.<ref>''[[Indianapolis Recorder]]'', January 25, 2002 - [https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR20020125-01.1.5 Page 5]</ref>

==Career==
In the mid 1980s, he had a video out called Karate & Self Defense, released through Best Film & Video Corporation.<ref>''[[Billboard Magazine]]'', April 13, 1985 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=8SMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Ivan+Rogers%22Director&pg=PT59 Page 65 New Releases, HOME VIDEO]</ref>

His 1987 film ''Two Wrongs Make a Right'' was directed by Robert Brown. It had a resemblance harking back to the black actioners of the 1970s. According to ''[[Variety Film Reviews]]'' it also had an abstract tone and a similarity to work by French filmmaker [[Jean-Pierre Melville]].<ref>''[[Variety Film Reviews]]'', Volume 21 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=wHRZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ivan+Rogers%22Director - ]</ref>
He produced and directed ''Caged Women II'' about a woman who encounters, drugs, molestation and torture. Rogers played Detective Nate Penna in the film.<ref>''[[Indianapolis Monthly]]'', Oct 1996 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=beoCAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Ivan+Rogers%22Actor+Musician&pg=PA199 Page 199 Indiana On Screen]</ref><ref>Letterboxd - [https://letterboxd.com/film/caged-women-ii/crew/ Caged Women II 1996 Directed by Ivan Rogers]</ref> His films include ''Forgive Me Father'' which came out in the early 2000s.<ref>''Indianapolis Recorder'', January 25, 2002 - [https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR20020125-01.1.5 Page 5]</ref> In the film Rogers plays a hit man who has been living as a priest in Canada. Thought to be dead Father Virgil Garrett (played by Rogers<ref>contactmusic.net - [http://www.contactmusic.net/film/review/forgivemefather Forgive Me Father]</ref>) goes after the people who killed his brother.<ref>''Indianapolis Monthly'', January, 1998 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=FB0DAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Ivan+Rogers%22Actor&pg=PA42 entertainment, BIT PART, One man's voyage through the low-budget film world of Indy auteur Ivan Rogers.]</ref> It premiered at the Madame Walker Theatre Center in Indiana in March 2000. Rogers donated a portion of the premiere takings to Indianapolis Police department.<ref>''Indianapolis Monthly'', Mar 2000 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=LeoCAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Ivan+Rogers%22Actor&pg=PA33 book Page 33 OUT-OF-THE-HOUSE-EVENTS - EDITED BY LOU HARRY]</ref><ref>''Indianapolis Monthly'', Mar 2000 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=LeoCAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Ivan+Rogers%22Director&pg=PA46 Page 46 FILMS]</ref>

==Death==
He died in Indianapolis on 22 August 2010.<ref>BFI - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba6389ad9 Ivan Rogers]</ref>

==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Actor
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes #
|-
! scope="row" | ''One Way Out''
| Det. Joe Weeks
| [[Paul Kyriazi]]
| 1986
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Two Wrongs Make a Right''
| Fletcher Quinn
| Robert Brown
| 1987
| screen story and screenplay by Ivan Rogers
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Slow Burn (1989 film)|Slow Burn]]''
| Murphy
| [[John Eyres]]
| 1989
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Ballbuster''
| Roosevelt Prophet
| Eddie Beverly Jr.
| 1989
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Runner''
| Lewis T. Holden
| Chris Jones
| 1992
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Striking Point]]''
| Capt. Matthews
| Thomas H. Fenton
| 1995
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Karate Raider''
| Edwards
| [[Ronald L. Marchini]], [[Charlie Ordonez]]
| 1995
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Caged Women II ]]''
| Det. Nate Penna
| Ivan Rogers
| 1996
| Screenplay by Ivan Rogers
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Laserhawk ]]''
| Col. Lewis Teagarden USAF
| Jean Pellerin
| 1997
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Forgive Me Father]]''
| Father Virgil Garrett
| Ivan Rogers
| 2001
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Down 'n Dirty]]''
| Bartender
| [[Fred Williamson]]
| 2001
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Payback Man''
| Jesse Cole
| Ivan Rogers
| 2010
| Story by Ivan Rogers
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Producer, writer, director
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes #
|-
! scope="row" | ''Karate and Self-Defense''
| Writer, producer
| 1985
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''One Way Out ''
| Producer, screen story and screenplay
| 1986
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Tigershark (film)|Tigershark]]''
| Screenplay
| 1987
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Two Wrongs Make a Right''
| Producer, screen story and screenplay
| 1987
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Ballbuster''
| Producer
| 1989
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Caged Women II''
| Director, producer, screenplay & story
| 1996
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Forgive Me Father ''
| Director, producer
| 2001
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''The Payback Man''
| Director, producer, story
| 2010
|
|-
|}
<ref>Imdb - [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004677/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Ivan Rogers, Filmography]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0004677}}

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