Ewan Eynon Hooper (23 October 1935 – 6 April 2023) was a Scottish actor who was a graduate from, and later an associate member of

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central Lond ...

Life and career

Hooper was the motivating force in the foundation of the Greenwich Theatre, which opened in 1969. Hooper was the founder director of the Scottish Theatre Company formed in Glasgow in the 1980s. He is best remembered as the priest in '' Dracula Has Risen from the Grave'', along with a recurring role as Camp Controller Alec Foster in Jimmy Perry and David Croft's '' Hi-de-Hi!''. He appeared as Sergeant Moran in the 1966 '' The Avengers'' episode "What the Butler Saw". He also was Detective Sergeant Smith in 1970s series ''Hunters Walk''. Hooper was married to an actress. He died on 6 April 2023, at the age of 87.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1967) * '' Dracula Has Risen from the Grave'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' Personal Services'' (1987) * '' Kinky Boots'' (2005)

Selected theatre performances

* Mr Hardcastle in '' She Stoops to Conquer'' by

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. Directed by James Maxwell at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1990) * Mr Jeffcote in '' Hindle Wakes'' by

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. Directed by

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at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. This was the production in performance at the time of the

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. It was also the production which opened the restored theatre two years later. (1996) and (1998) * Leonato in ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

''. Directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Hooper won a ( MEN Award) for his performance. (1997) * Rev. Samuel Gardner in '' Mrs Warren's Profession'' by

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...

. Directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2000) * Mr Kirk in Outlying Islands by David Greig. Directed by Loveday Ingram at the Ustinov, Theatre Royal Bath (2006) * Gonzalo in ''

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''. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2007)

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* 1935 births 2023 deaths People educated at the High School of Dundee Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Scottish male television actors Male actors from Dundee {{Scotland-actor-stub