Gerald Harper
Acting Born Feb 15, 1931 London, England, UK 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- The Avengers (1961) as Colonel Corf
- The Champions (1968) as Croft
- No Hiding Place (1959)
- Thriller (1973) as Greg Miles
- Public Eye (1965) as Raymond Franks
- Gideon's Way (1965) as Deputy Commander Rae Cox
- Cilla (1968) as Self
- Out of This World (1962) as Colonel Tanner
- A Night to Remember (1958) as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
- Hadleigh (1969) as James Hadleigh
- Adam Adamant Lives! (1966) as Adam Adamant
- The Caesars (1968) as Lucius Vitellius
- The Dam Busters (1955) as RAF Officer (uncredited)
- The Protectors (1964) as Hon. Arthur Keir
- The Lady Vanishes (1979) as Todhunter
- The Admirable Crichton (1957) as Ernest
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) as Brian
- Tunes of Glory (1960) as Major Hugo Macmillan
- The League of Gentlemen (1960) as Captain Saunders
- Wonderful Life (1964) as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
- Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008)
- Gazette (1968) as James Hadleigh
- Tiger in the Smoke (1956) as Walter "Duds" Morrison
- A Game of Murder (1966) as Det. Insp. Jack Kerry