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