Gerald Harper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 15, 1931
- Died
- July 2, 2025 (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Movie
Noel's Telly Years
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Craig Ferguson Story
Movie · as Stage Doorman
The Lady Vanishes
Movie · as Todhunter
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
Movie · as narrator
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
Movie · as Greg Miles
Thriller
TV · as Greg Miles · 1 ep
Hadleigh
TV · as James Hadleigh · 52 eps
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Movie · as Brian
The Champions
TV · as Croft · 1 ep
The Caesars
TV · as Lucius Vitellius · 1 ep
Cilla
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Gazette
TV · as James Hadleigh · 13 eps
Adam Adamant Lives!
TV · as Adam Adamant · 29 eps
A Game of Murder
TV · as Det. Insp. Jack Kerry · 6 eps
Strangler's Web
Movie · as Inspector Murray
Gideon's Way
TV · as Deputy Commander Rae Cox · 1 ep
The Joe Baker Show
TV · 6 eps
Public Eye
TV · as Raymond Franks · 1 ep
A Man Called Harry Brent
TV · as DI Alan Milton · 6 eps
Wonderful Life
Movie · as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Protectors
TV · as The Honourable Arthur Keir · 1 ep
The Punch and Judy Man
Movie · as 1st Drunk
Out of This World
TV · as Colonel Tanner · 1 ep
The Young Ones
Movie · as Watts
The Avengers
TV · as Colonel Corf · 3 eps
The League of Gentlemen
Movie · as Captain Saunders
Tunes of Glory
Movie · as Major Hugo Macmillan
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
A Night to Remember
Movie · as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Admirable Crichton
Movie · as Ernest
Tiger in the Smoke
Movie · as Walter "Duds" Morrison
Stars in Your Eyes
Movie · as Dicky
The Dam Busters
Movie · as RAF Officer (uncredited)