Terence Cooper (5 July 1933 – 16 September 1997) was a British film actor, best known for his roles in Australian and New Zealand television and film.

Biography

Born in 1933 at Carnmoney, a district of the modern-day borough of

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, he became a stage actor and appeared in ITC British television series such as ''

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'' and '' The Adventures of William Tell''. Cooper is known for appearing in the

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film, '' Casino Royale'', a

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based on

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's first Bond novel of the same name. Producer Charles K. Feldman kept him on a contract for two years before the film was made. In New Zealand he appeared in a number of New Zealand TV series such as ''Hunter's Gold'' (1977), an episode of Ngaio Marsh Theatre (1977), ''Gather Your Dreams'' (1978), '' Children of Fire Mountain'' (1979), '' Jack Holborn'' (1982) and '' Mortimer's Patch'' (1982). He played the part of Sir

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's bombastic character 'Professor George Edward Challenger' in a 1982 New Zealand radio dramatisation of Doyle's novel "The Lost World" (produced by Peggy Wells and Barry Campbell). In Australia, he appeared in guest roles in local drama series including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', with a regular role as Inspector Leo Vincetti in '' Bony'' (1992). He was also a water colour artist. He retired in

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where he painted a collection of water colours depicting Australian tropical rain forests and birdlife. Perhaps one of Cooper's lesser known achievements was his 1982 publication, ''Trouper Cooper's Curry Cookbook'' (William Collins Publishers, Auckland 1982). At the time, Cooper ran a successful

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restaurant in

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, ''Trouper Cooper's Curry House''. He also wrote ''The Parnell Cookbook''. He died in Cairns in September 1997 at the age of 64.

Partial filmography

*'' The Square Peg'' (1958) – Paratrooper (uncredited) *'' Oh... Rosalinda!!'' (1955) – Gentleman *'' Top Floor Girl'' (1959) – (uncredited) *''

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'' (1959) – (uncredited) *'' Calculated Risk'' (1963) – Nodge *'' Man in the Middle'' (1964) – Maj. Clement *'' Walk a Tightrope'' (1964) – Jason Shepperd *'' Casino Royale'' (1967) – Cooper (James Bond 007) *''

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'' (1980) – Paul Temin *'' Jack Holborn'' (1982) – Morris *''Trespasses'' (1984) – Doug Mortimer *''Heart of the Stag'' (1984) – Robert Jackson *'' Pallet on the Floor'' (1984) – Brendon O'Keefe *''Should I Be Good?'' (1985) – Frank Lauber *'' Sylvia'' (1985) – Inspector Bletcher *'' Kingpin'' (1985) – Dave Adams *''Hot Target'' (1985) – Carmichael *''Lie of the Land'' (1985) – Clifford *''

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'' (1987) – Captain Andrew *'' No Way Out'' (1987) – N.Z. Ambassador *'' Defense Play'' (1988) – Professor Vandemeer *'' The Shrimp on the Barbie'' (1990) – Sir Ian Hobart *'' The Grasscutter'' (1990) – Jack Macready *''

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'' (1991) – Eric Hogg *'' Fatal Past'' (1994) – David Preston *''Hell's Belles'' (1995) – (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Terence 1933 births 1997 deaths Male actors from County Antrim Male film actors from Northern Ireland 20th-century male actors from Northern Ireland People from Newtownabbey