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.
Filmography
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
The Craig Ferguson Story
1990
as Stage Doorman
The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Todhunter
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
1976
as narrator
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If It's a Man – Hang Up!
1975
as Greg Miles
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
as Brian
Strangler's Web
1965
as Inspector Murray
Wonderful Life
1964
as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as 1st Drunk
The Young Ones
1961
as Watts
Tunes of Glory
1960
as Major Hugo Macmillan
The League of Gentlemen
1960
as Captain Saunders
A Night to Remember
1958
as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Admirable Crichton
1957
as Ernest
Stars in Your Eyes
1956
as Dicky
Tiger in the Smoke
1956
as Walter "Duds" Morrison
The Dam Busters
1955
as RAF Officer (uncredited)