Roger Cook

Actor Aug 20 (died age 70) 1979–2002 (23 year career)

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Biography

Roger Cook was the landscape contractor on the Emmy Award-winning television series This Old House and Ask This Old House for more than 35 years, starting in 1982 until his retirement in 2020 due to health issues. Born in 1954 and raised in Burlington, Massachusetts, Roger earned a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife management and conservation law from the University of Maine in 1977. He and his wife Kathleen founded K&R Landscape in 1982, a company specializing in both plants and hardscapin…