| Arthur Hoops | |
| Birth Date: | 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Death Date: | September 16, 1916 (aged 45 - 46) |
| Death Place: | Long Island City New York, New York, United States |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1900–1916 |
Arthur Hoops (1870[1] - September 17, 1916) was an American stage and screen actor.
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.[2]
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.[3] [4]
| 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 | |||
| Rowspan=6 | 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 | |||
| Rowspan=5 | 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 | |||
| Rowspan=2 | 1917 | Bridges Burned | O'Farrell | |
| The Secret of Eve | Arthur Brandon |