Arthur Hoops (1870Who Was Who on Screen by Evelyn Mack Truitt, p.348, 3rd Edit. c.1983 – September 17, 1916) was an American stage and screen actor.
Biography Born in Chicago in 1870, Hoops created the role of the secretary in the premiere of Henry Guy Carleton's Ambition at the Fifth Avenue Theatre on Broadway in 1895. On the stage he was primarily associated with actor James K. Hackett. From 1900 on Hoops supported or costarred with Hackett in three Ruritanian themed plays Rupert of Hentzau, The Pride of Jennico and most famously The Prisoner of Zenda. Hoops also appeared in Alice of Old Vincennes in 1901 with Virginia Harned. Both he and Hackett were well over 6'4" and made worthy adversaries in the famous duelling scene from Zenda. It was the most famous duelling scene in the American theatre at the turn of the 20th century.Pictorial History of the American Theatre 1860-1985 by Daniel Blum, c. 1985
Hoops moved on to silent film in 1914. As his screen career progressed Hoops appeared in several films with Mary Pickford, one film with Marguerite Clark and finished his career in over half a dozen films at Metro Studios starring early screen vamp Olga Petrova. Hoops died in Los Angeles at 46 following a heart attack.Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum, c.1953Silent Film Necrology by Eugene Michael Vazzana, p.249, 3rd edit., c.2001
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes1914 The Better Man Reverend Lionel Barmore The Lost Paradise Ralph Standish Such a Little Queen Prince Eugene The Straight Road Douglas Aines Aristocracy Prince Emil von Haldenwald 1915 Mistress Nell Duke of Buckingham Gretna Green Sir William Chetwynde Should A Mother Tell? Baron GauntierThe Song of Hate Baron Scarpia Esmerelda Count de Montessin The Danger Signal Danny Canavan1916 The Lure of Heart's Desire Thomas Martin Playing With Fire Geoffrey Vane The Scarlet Woman Clinton Hastings The Eternal Question Grand Duke of Serdian Extravagance Howard Dundore 1917 Bridges Burned O'Farrell The Secret of Eve Arthur Brandon
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Arthur Hoops Kinotv.com(Wayback)