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Ewan Hooper
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<h2 id="life-and-career">Life and career</h2> <p>Hooper was the motivating force in the foundation of the <a href="/facts/Greenwich_Theatre/YtQ2utHv">Greenwich Theatre</a>, which opened in 1969. Hooper was the founder director of the <a href="/facts/Scottish_Theatre_Company/XhWIHEvn">Scottish Theatre Company</a> formed in Glasgow in the 1980s. He is best remembered as the priest in <i><a href="/facts/Dracula_Has_Risen_from_the_Grave/qPMLDYjL">Dracula Has Risen from the Grave</a></i>, along with a recurring role as Camp Controller Alec Foster in <a href="/facts/Jimmy_Perry/5cLHzCzY">Jimmy Perry</a> and <a href="/facts/David_Croft_(TV_producer)/6oVsDIjM">David Croft's</a> <i><a href="/facts/Hi-de-Hi!/pLpanhPg">Hi-de-Hi!</a></i>. He appeared as Sergeant Moran in the 1966 <i><a href="/facts/The_Avengers_(TV_series)/QwdCD7Gy">The Avengers</a></i> episode "What the Butler Saw". He also was Detective Sergeant Smith in 1970s series <i>Hunters Walk</i>. </p><p>Hooper was married to an actress. He died on 6 April 2023, at the age of 87.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="selected-filmography">Selected filmography</h2> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/How_I_Won_the_War/l0PgoCDG">How I Won the War</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Dracula_Has_Risen_from_the_Grave/qPMLDYjL">Dracula Has Risen from the Grave</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Julius_Caesar_(1970_film)/0uUsJFHo">Julius Caesar</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Personal_Services/Lfl98Pz8">Personal Services</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Kinky_Boots_(film)/xdsJCCFU">Kinky Boots</a></i> (2005)</li></ul> <h2 id="selected-theatre-performances">Selected theatre performances</h2> <ul><li>Mr Hardcastle in <i><a href="/facts/She_Stoops_to_Conquer/yv9zdlFS">She Stoops to Conquer</a></i> by <a href="/facts/Oliver_Goldsmith/g5IerStu">Oliver Goldsmith</a>. Directed by <a href="/facts/James_Maxwell_(actor)/fqSTcDCu">James Maxwell</a> at the <a href="/facts/Royal_Exchange,_Manchester/G9mFUSC8">Royal Exchange, Manchester</a>. (1990)</li> <li>Mr Jeffcote in <i><a href="/facts/Hindle_Wakes_(play)/eqv1S0Vs">Hindle Wakes</a></i> by <a href="/facts/Stanley_Houghton/66Autl9u">Stanley Houghton</a>. Directed by <a href="/facts/Helena_Kaut-Howson/rzKpqLLL">Helena Kaut-Howson</a> at the <a href="/facts/Royal_Exchange,_Manchester/G9mFUSC8">Royal Exchange, Manchester</a>. This was the production in performance at the time of the <a href="/facts/1996_Manchester_bombing/Ka0gnnRW">1996 Manchester bombing</a>. It was also the production which opened the restored theatre two years later. (1996) and (1998)</li> <li>Leonato in <i><a href="/facts/Much_Ado_About_Nothing/qB0GvdXX">Much Ado About Nothing</a></i>. Directed by <a href="/facts/Helena_Kaut-Howson/rzKpqLLL">Helena Kaut-Howson</a> at the <a href="/facts/Royal_Exchange,_Manchester/G9mFUSC8">Royal Exchange, Manchester</a>. Hooper won a (<a href="/facts/Manchester_Evening_News_Theatre_Awards/N9dM6uVy">MEN Award</a>) for his performance. (1997)</li> <li>Rev. Samuel Gardner in <i><a href="/facts/Mrs_Warren%27s_Profession/TcCrM7zr">Mrs Warren's Profession</a></i> by <a href="/facts/George_Bernard_Shaw/roL4nzwc">George Bernard Shaw</a>. Directed by <a href="/facts/Helena_Kaut-Howson/rzKpqLLL">Helena Kaut-Howson</a> at the <a href="/facts/Royal_Exchange,_Manchester/G9mFUSC8">Royal Exchange, Manchester</a>. (2000)</li> <li>Mr Kirk in Outlying Islands by David Greig. Directed by Loveday Ingram at the Ustinov, Theatre Royal Bath (2006)</li> <li>Gonzalo in <i><a href="/facts/The_Tempest/4YL1Jajf">The Tempest</a></i>. Directed by <a href="/facts/Greg_Hersov/ktWms4Uf">Greg Hersov</a> at the <a href="/facts/Royal_Exchange,_Manchester/G9mFUSC8">Royal Exchange, Manchester</a>. (2007)</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393739/">Ewan Hooper</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Ewan Hooper". The Stage. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023. <a href="https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/ewan-hooper" target="_blank">https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/ewan-hooper</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>