Gerald Harper
Acting • Born 1931-02-15 – Died 2025-07-02
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.
Filmography
31 credits
The Lady Vanishes
Movie • 1979
Todhunter
The League of Gentlemen
Movie • 1960
Captain Saunders
Tiger in the Smoke
Movie • 1956
Walter "Duds" Morrison
The Dam Busters
Movie • 1955
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Strangler's Web
Movie • 1965
Inspector Murray
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
Movie • 1975
Greg Miles
The Punch and Judy Man
Movie • 1963
1st Drunk
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
Movie • 1976
narrator
The Admirable Crichton
Movie • 1957
Ernest
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Movie • 1968
Brian
A Night to Remember
Movie • 1958
3rd Officer - Carpathia
Wonderful Life
Movie • 1964
Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Young Ones
Movie • 1961
Watts
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Movie • 2008
Tunes of Glory
Movie • 1960
Major Hugo Macmillan
Stars in Your Eyes
Movie • 1956
Dicky
Adam Adamant Lives!
TV • 1966
Thriller
TV • 1973
Greg Miles
Gideon's Way
TV • 1965
Deputy Commander Rae Cox
The Avengers
TV • 1961
Colonel Corf
The Champions
TV • 1968
Croft
No Hiding Place
TV • 1959
The Caesars
TV • 1968
Lucius Vitellius
The Joe Baker Show
TV • 1965
Hadleigh
TV • 1969
James Hadleigh
Cilla
TV • 1968
Self
A Game of Murder
TV • 1966
Gazette
TV • 1968
James Hadleigh
The Protectors
TV • 1964
Hon. Arthur Keir
Public Eye
TV • 1965
Raymond Franks
Out of This World
TV • 1962
Colonel Tanner