Gerald Harper
February 15, 1931 (94 years old) in London, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2008 · Verity Lambert: Drama Queen as
- 1979 · The Lady Vanishes as Todhunter
- 1976 · Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom as narrator
- 1975 · If It's a Man – Hang Up! as Greg Miles
- 1973 · Thriller as Greg Miles
- 1969 · Hadleigh as James Hadleigh
- 1968 · The Shoes of the Fisherman as Brian
- 1968 · The Champions as Croft
- 1968 · The Caesars as Lucius Vitellius
- 1968 · Gazette as James Hadleigh
- 1968 · Cilla as Self
- 1966 · Adam Adamant Lives! as
- 1966 · A Game of Murder as
- 1965 · Strangler's Web as Inspector Murray
- 1965 · The Joe Baker Show as
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as Deputy Commander Rae Cox
- 1964 · Wonderful Life as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
- 1964 · The Protectors as Hon. Arthur Keir
- 1963 · The Punch and Judy Man as 1st Drunk
- 1962 · Out of This World as
- 1961 · The Young Ones as Watts
- 1961 · The Avengers as Colonel Corf
- 1960 · Tunes of Glory as
- 1960 · The League of Gentlemen as Captain Saunders
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 1958 · A Night to Remember as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
- 1957 · The Admirable Crichton as Ernest
- 1956 · Tiger in the Smoke as Walter "Duds" Morrison
- 1955 · The Dam Busters as RAF Officer (uncredited)