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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Character:
Release Date:05/04/2008
The Lady Vanishes
Character:Todhunter
Release Date:30/04/1979
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
Character:narrator
Release Date:24/12/1976
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
Character:Greg Miles
Release Date:11/04/1975
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Character:Brian
Release Date:14/11/1968
Strangler's Web
Character:Inspector Murray
Release Date:01/08/1965
Wonderful Life
Character:Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
Release Date:03/06/1964
The Punch and Judy Man
Character:1st Drunk
Release Date:08/04/1963
The Young Ones
Character:Watts
Release Date:19/12/1961
Tunes of Glory
Character:Major Hugo Macmillan
Release Date:17/09/1960
The League of Gentlemen
Character:Captain Saunders
Release Date:15/04/1960
A Night to Remember
Character:3rd Officer - Carpathia
Release Date:03/07/1958
The Admirable Crichton
Character:Ernest
Release Date:11/06/1957
Tiger in the Smoke
Character:Walter "Duds" Morrison
Release Date:27/11/1956
The Dam Busters
Character:RAF Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:16/05/1955
Television Appearances
Thriller
Character:Greg Miles
Hadleigh
Character:James Hadleigh
The Champions
Character:Croft
The Caesars
Character:Lucius Vitellius
Gazette
Character:James Hadleigh
Cilla
Character:Self
Adam Adamant Lives!
Character:
A Game of Murder
Character:
The Joe Baker Show
Character:
Gideon's Way
Character:Deputy Commander Rae Cox
Public Eye
Character:Raymond Franks
The Protectors
Character:Hon. Arthur Keir
Out of This World
Character:Colonel Tanner
The Avengers
Character:Colonel Corf
No Hiding Place
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