July 5, 1933 — September 16, 1997
Born in Northern Island, he was well know in New Zealand for his work in
- Castaways, The (1978)
- Children of Fire Mountain (1979)
- Comedy Playhouse (1981-83, 1999?)
- Fuller's Earth (1978)
- Gather Your Dreams (1978)
- Grasscutter, the (1988)
- Hunter's Gold (1976)
- MacKenzie Affair, the (1977)
- Mortimer's Patch (1980-84)
- Ngaio Marsh Theatre (1978)
- Park Terrace Murder, the (1976)
- Radio Waves (1978)
- Skycrane (1983-84)
- Thirty Minute Theatre (1976-?)
as well as appearing in the 1967 film, Casino Royale, a James Bond satire based on Ian Fleming's first Bond novel of the same name. He was also at one point a candidate for the role of Bond in the official movie series.
Cooper ran a successful Curry restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand, Trouper Cooper's Curry House, writing Trouper Cooper's Curry Cookbook, and The Parnell Cookbook.
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