Arthur Hoops

Arthur Hoops
Born	1870 Chicago, Illinois, US
Died	September 16, 1916 (aged 45 - 46) Long Island City New York, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1900–1916

Arthur Hoops (1870 – September 17, 1916) was an American stage and screen actor.

Biography

Born in Chicago in 1870, on the stage Hoops 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.

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.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1914	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 Gauntier
	The Song of Hate	Baron Scarpia
	Esmerelda	Count de Montessin
	The Danger Signal	Danny Canavan
1916	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

External links

• Arthur Hoops at IMDb
• Arthur Hoops at the Internet Broadway Database
• Arthur Hoops Kinotv.com