Tony Roper (actor)
| Tony Roper | |
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Tony Roper 19 August 1941 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) | Isobel[1] |
Tony Roper (born 19 August 1941) is a Scottish actor, comedian, playwright and writer.
His first major starring role was in Scotch and Wry. He wrote the comedy-drama The Steamie in 1988. He achieved even greater fame in Naked Video and in the spin-off series Rab C. Nesbitt, in which he played Rab's partner-in-trouble, Jamesie Cotter. He also starred in the short-lived 1999 sitcom All Along the Watchtower. Tony also had a small part as the postman in the longer version of the 1973 cult film The Wicker Man.
In the theatre he played Tom Weals in Miles Tredinnick's farce It's Now or Never! at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch in 1994. Also starred other stage plays such as'Willie Rough' by Bill Bryden, The Red Runner' by Billy Connolly, and others by Alyn Aykbourne, Shaw and Shakespeare
In the 1980s he co founded the charity football team Dukla Pumpherston.
Roper has also written Paddies, a conceptual sequel to The Steamie set in Glasgow's "Paddies Market", and two novels based on Rikki Fulton's character Rev. I.M. Jolly. In 2004–2005 he co-wrote and starred as Rikki Fulton in Rikki and Me, a play about the comedy actor Rikki Fulton, which is available on DVD, and appeared as Merv in the 2005 Scottish film On a Clear Day.
Other Activities
Roper hosted the Celtic VHS/DVD "The Treble" in celebration of Celtic's 2000–01 treble-winning season, and 'Hoops we did it again' in 2001–02, and is a lifelong Celtic fan. In 2008 he wrote and directed the hit play 'The Celts in Seville' which played at the Pavilion Theatre Glasgow in 2005 and 2014.
Personal life
In April 2013, Roper received treatment for prostate cancer.[2] He was given the all-clear.[1]
His autobiography I'll No Tell You Again was published 2014. The foreword was written by his friend Billy Connolly.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Legendary Scots actor Tony Roper: I only faced up to cancer after rocket from wife". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "Cancer op for Rab C star Tony Roper". Evening Times. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "Scotland Tonight: Spotlight on the career of comic actor Tony Roper". STV. Retrieved 25 November 2016.