Ewan Eynon Hooper, (23 October 1935 — 6 April 2023), was a Scottish actor best known for playing Alec Foster in Hi-de-Hi!.
He graduated from RADA and in his thirties helped found the Greenwich Theatre, opening in 1969. Also in The '60s, Hooper made guest appearances in series including The Avengers (1960s), Redcap (1964), Dixon of Dock Green, Man in a Suitcase, and Strange Report, and had a large role in the film Dracula Has Risen from the Grave as a priest who has lost his faith and is enslaved by Dracula.
At the start of The '70s, he appeared in Julius Caesar (1970), but the rest of the decade was lacking in work for him. In The '80s, he founded the Scottish Theatre Company in Glasgow and was their director. He also played the recurring antagonist Alec Foster in the final two series of Hi-de-Hi!. Once The '90s rolled around, Hooper was in high demand, going back to TV guest roles and making several appearances on the stage.
As the 2000s came, Hooper decided to take fewer acting roles. He made one final film appearance in Kinky Boots in 2005, and his final role came in a 2009 episode of Doc Martin.
He died at the age of 87.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Films- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) — Priest
- Julius Caesar (1970) — Strato
- Kinky Boots (2005) — George
- The Avengers, episode "What the Butler Saw" (1966) — Sergeant Moran
- Redcap, 2 episodes:
- "The Patrol" (1965) — Sergeant Job
- "An Ambush Among Friends" (1966) — Sergeant Amis
- Dixon of Dock Green, 2 episodes:
- "The Samaritan Act" (1966) — Kenneth Morley
- "Find the Lady" (1968) — Murray
- Man in a Suitcase, episode "Flight Night to Andorra" (1968) — Eddy
- Strange Report, episode "Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor?" (1969) — Roland Caine
- Play for Today, episode "Keep Smiling" (1980) — Dr. Sutton
- Minder, episode "Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (1982) — Rory Quinn
- Hi-de-Hi!, 5 episodesshow list (1986-88) — Alec Foster
- CASUAL+Y, 2 episodes:
- "Remembrance" (1990) — Sam Dewsbury
- "Crossroads" (1999) — Ed Pearce
- Poirot, episode "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery" (1991) — Mr. Vavasour
- Coronation Street, 1 episode (1997) — Arnold Stowe
- Peak Practice, episode "Innocent Blood" (1997) — Derek Lomas
- Heartbeat, 2 episodes:
- "Windows of Opportunity" (2002) — John Salter
- "Stumped" (2006) — Mostyn Clegg
- Wire in the Blood, episode "The Darkness of Light" (2003) — Curator
- Doc Martin, episode "Perish Together as Fools" (2009) — Mr. Routledge
