Gerald Harper
Acting
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.
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Movies (16)
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen2008
The Lady Vanishes1979Todhunter
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom1976narrator- If It's a Man – Hang Up!1975Greg Miles
The Shoes of the Fisherman1968Brian
Strangler's Web1965Inspector Murray
Wonderful Life1964Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Punch and Judy Man19631st Drunk
Wonderful to Be Young!1961Watts
Tunes of Glory1960Major Hugo Macmillan
The League of Gentlemen1960Captain Saunders
A Night to Remember19583rd Officer - Carpathia
The Admirable Crichton1957Ernest
Stars in Your Eyes1956Dicky
Tiger in the Smoke1956Walter "Duds" Morrison
The Dam Busters1955RAF Officer (uncredited)
Shows (16)
Thriller1973Greg Miles
Hadleigh1969James Hadleigh
The Champions1968Croft
The Caesars1968Lucius Vitellius
Gazette1968James Hadleigh
Cilla1968Self
Adam Adamant Lives!1966Adam Adamant
A Game of Murder1966Det. Insp. Jack Kerry- The Joe Baker Show1965
A Man Called Harry Brent1965Det. Insp. Alan Milton
Gideon's Way1965Deputy Commander Rae Cox
Public Eye1965Raymond Franks- The Protectors1964Hon. Arthur Keir
Out of This World1962Colonel Tanner
The Avengers1961Colonel Corf
No Hiding Place1959