Ewan Hooper (born 23 October 1935 in Dundee) is a Scottish actor who is a graduate from, and now an Associate Member of,

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sena ...

. Hooper was the motivating force in the foundation of the

Greenwich Theatre Greenwich Theatre is a local theatre located in Croom's Hill close to the centre of Greenwich in south-east London. Theatre first came to Greenwich at the beginning of the 19th century during the famous Eastertide Greenwich Fair at which the ...

, which opened in 1969. Hooper was the founder director of the

Scottish Theatre Company The Scottish Theatre Company was started in 1980 under the direction of Dundee-born actor Ewan Hooper who had revived the Greenwich Theatre, London in 1969, but for most of its 8 years it was directed by his successor Tom Fleming. From its prod ...

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 James Perry, (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016)Simon Morgan-Russell, "Perry, James (Jimmy) (1923–2016)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Jan 202available online Retrieved 25 August 2020. was an Engli ...

and David Croft's ''

Hi-de-Hi! ''Hi-de-Hi!'' is a BBC television sitcom shown on BBC1 from 1 January 1980 to 30 January 1988. Set in 1959 and 1960 in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, the show was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote '' Dad's Army'' a ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

How I Won the War ''How I Won the War'' is a 1967 British black comedy film starring Michael Crawford, Jack MacGowran, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, and John Lennon in his only non-musical acting role. The film, which was directed and produced by Richard Lester, is b ...

'' (1967) * '' Dracula Has Risen from the Grave'' (1968) * '' Julius Caesar'' (1970) * ''

Personal Services ''Personal Services'' is a 1987 British comedy film directed by Terry Jones and written by David Leland, about the rise of a madam of a suburban brothel which caters to older men. The story is inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne, ...

'' (1987) * '' Kinky Boots'' (2005) Across the lake (1988) Television roles Detective Sergeant Smith in 1970s series ''Hunters Walk''.

Selected theatre performances

* Mr Hardcastle in ''

She Stoops to Conquer ''She Stoops to Conquer'' is a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in the English-speaking world. It is one of the few plays from the 18th ...

'' by

Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is best known for his novel '' The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1766), his pastoral poem '' The Deserted Village'' (1770), and his ...

. Directed by James Maxwell at the

Royal Exchange, Manchester The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal ...

. (1990) * Mr Jeffcote in '' Hindle Wakes'' by Stanley Houghton. Directed by Helena Kaut-Howson at the

. This was the production in performance at the time of the

1996 Manchester bombing The 1996 Manchester bombing was an attack carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on Saturday, 15 June 1996. The IRA detonated a lorry bomb on Corporation Street, Manchester, Corporation Street in the Manchester city cent ...

. 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 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. 1387 The play ...

''. Directed by Helena Kaut-Howson at the

. 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 simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...

. Directed by Helena Kaut-Howson at the

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

. (2007)

Personal life

Hooper is married to an actress.

External links

* Living people 1935 births People from Dundee 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