Gerald Harper
Biography
Gerald Harper (15 February 1931 – 2 July 2025) was an English actor, best known for his work on television, having played the title roles in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966–67) and Hadleigh (1969–76). He then returned to his main love, the theatre. Harper was married to actress Jane Downs from 1957 until they divorced in 1975. In 2001, when he was in his early seventies, he began a relationship with 30-year-old actress Sarah Alexander; the relationship ended when she left him for actor Peter Serafinowicz in 2002. Harper died at the age of 94 on 2 July 2025.
Known For
All Movies (16)
- Verity Lambert: Drama Queen2008
- The Lady Vanishes1979 · as Todhunter
- Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom1976 · as narrator
- If It's a Man – Hang Up!1975 · as Greg Miles
- The Shoes of the Fisherman1968 · as Brian
- Strangler's Web1965 · as Inspector Murray
- Wonderful Life1964 · as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
- The Punch and Judy Man1963 · as 1st Drunk
- Wonderful to Be Young!1961 · as Watts
- Tunes of Glory1960 · as Major Hugo Macmillan
- The League of Gentlemen1960 · as Captain Saunders
- A Night to Remember1958 · as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
- The Admirable Crichton1957 · as Ernest
- Stars in Your Eyes1956 · as Dicky
- Tiger in the Smoke1956 · as Walter "Duds" Morrison
- The Dam Busters1955 · as RAF Officer (uncredited)
All TV Shows (15)
- Thriller1973 · as Greg Miles
- Hadleigh1969 · as James Hadleigh
- The Champions1968 · as Croft
- The Caesars1968 · as Lucius Vitellius
- Gazette1968 · as James Hadleigh
- Cilla1968 · as Self
- Adam Adamant Lives!1966 · as Adam Adamant
- A Game of Murder1966 · as Det. Insp. Jack Kerry
- The Joe Baker Show1965
- Gideon's Way1965 · as Deputy Commander Rae Cox
- Public Eye1965 · as Raymond Franks
- The Protectors1964 · as Hon. Arthur Keir
- Out of This World1962 · as Colonel Tanner
- The Avengers1961 · as Colonel Corf
- No Hiding Place1959