Terence Cooper

Terence Cooper was a British actor whose career began on the stage and who became known for his screen roles made in New Zealand and Australia. Born in 1933 at Carnmoney in Northern Ireland, he appeared in ITC British series including The Adventures of William Tell and The Buccaneers. Producer Charles K. Feldman kept him under contract for two years before the James Bond satire Casino Royale (1967) was made. In New Zealand his television credits included Children of Fire Mountain (1979), Gather Your Dreams (1978), Mortimer's Patch (1982), Jack Holborn (1982) and Hunter's Gold (1977), and an episode of Ngaio Marsh Theatre (1977). He played Professor George Edward Challenger in a 1982 radio dramatization of The Lost World. In Australia he took guest spots on series such as Homicide, Matlock Police and Division 4, along with Rafferty's Rules, and had a regular role as Inspector Leo Vincetti in Bony (1992). He also painted watercolors and died in 1997.