Gerald Harper
Acting
Born: 1931-02-15 in London, England, UK
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
A Night to Remember
3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Dam Busters
RAF Officer (uncredited)
The Avengers
Colonel Corf
The League of Gentlemen
Captain Saunders
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Brian
The Lady Vanishes
Todhunter
Tunes of Glory
Major Hugo Macmillan
The Admirable Crichton
Ernest
The Champions
Croft
The Punch and Judy Man
1st Drunk
The Young Ones
Watts
Thriller
Greg Miles
Tiger in the Smoke
Walter "Duds" Morrison
Wonderful Life
Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
Adam Adamant Lives!
Adam Adamant
The Caesars
Lucius Vitellius
Public Eye
Raymond Franks
Gideon's Way
Deputy Commander Rae Cox
No Hiding Place
Hadleigh
James Hadleigh
Out of This World
Colonel Tanner
Strangler's Web
Inspector Murray
Stars in Your Eyes
Dicky
Cilla
Self
Gazette
James Hadleigh
A Man Called Harry Brent
DI Alan Milton
A Game of Murder
Det. Insp. Jack Kerry
The Protectors
The Honourable Arthur Keir
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
narrator
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
The Craig Ferguson Story
Stage Doorman