Gerald Harper
Born: 1931-02-15 in London, England, UK
Died: 2025-07-02
Known For: 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.
Filmography
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 Champions as Croft
- The Shoes of the Fisherman as Brian
- Cilla as Self
- The Caesars as Lucius Vitellius
- Gazette as James Hadleigh
1965
- Gideon's Way as Deputy Commander Rae Cox
- Public Eye as Raymond Franks
- Strangler's Web as Inspector Murray
- The Joe Baker Show
1964
- Wonderful Life as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
- The Protectors as Hon. Arthur Keir
1963
- The Punch and Judy Man as 1st Drunk
1962
- Out of This World as Colonel Tanner
1961
- The Avengers as Colonel Corf
- The Young Ones as Watts
1960
- The League of Gentlemen as Captain Saunders
- Tunes of Glory as Major Hugo Macmillan
1959
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)