Fay Roope

Fay Roope (born Winfield Harding Roope; October 20, 1893 – September 13, 1961) was a Harvard graduate and a character actor who appeared in American theater in New York City from the 1920s through 1950, and in American film and television from 1949 through 1961.

Early life Winfield Harding Roope was born October 20, 1893, in Allston, Massachusetts, near Boston, the only son of George Winfield Roope and Lucie Mattie Jacobs, a wealthy couple listed in Newton's Blue Book. He "prepared" at Stone School for Boys, a Boston boarding school, and attended Harvard University from 1912 to 1916. During his time there he appeared in varied dramatic and musical roles in school productions. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the university in 1916.

Acting career He began acting professionally on stage in New York City in the early 1920s, and continued to do so for almost thirty years, appearing both off and on Broadway. He moved into film around 1950. He did do some television in the early 1950s, but did most of his television work in dramas during the last five years of his life, from 1955 on.

Broadway career His first appearance on the Broadway stage was in the musical revue One Helluva Night, on June 4, 1924. From September 5, 1924, until September 12, 1925, he played Lieutenant Aldrich in the drama What Price Glory?. The Brother-in-Law (1958) - Jeff Stacey The Legacy (1959) - Doc Burrage The Spiked Rifle (1959) - Barton Panic (1959) - Doc Burrage Bonanza The Magnificent Adah (1959) - Castellan Gunsmoke Change of Heart (1959) - Mr. Botkin Murder Warrant (1959) - Mr. Botkin The F.U. (1959) - Mr. Botkin Have Gun, Will Travel Killer's Widow (1958) - E.J. Randolph Alaska (1959) - Wade Rawhide Incident on the Edge of Madness (1959) - Mayor Haslip Tate The Gunfighters (1960) - Keefer The Chevy Mystery Show Fear Is the Parent (1960) - Dow The Texan Desert Passage (1958) - Ben Atkins The Accuser (1960) - Mr. Benton The Twilight Zone Execution (1960) - Judge Cheyenne Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude (1960) - Commissioner Brady Gold, Glory and Custer - Requiem (1960) - Commissioner Brady The Tom Ewell Show The Old Magic (1961) - Mr. Dutton (final appearance)

Personal life and death Fay Roope married Marie Teresa Roope. They had two children, Martha and George, and many grandchildren. He died on September 13, 1961, in Port Jefferson, New York, aged 67.