- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 15, 1931
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- July 2, 2025
Gerald Harper
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
movieVerity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
movieThe Lady Vanishes
1979 · Todhunter
moviePrincely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
1976 · narrator
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
movieIf It's a Man – Hang Up!
1975 · Greg Miles
tvThriller
1973 · Greg Miles
tvHadleigh
1969 · James Hadleigh
movieThe Shoes of the Fisherman
1968 · Brian
tvThe Champions
1968 · Croft
tvThe Caesars
1968 · Lucius Vitellius
tvGazette
1968 · James Hadleigh
tvCilla
1968 · Self
tvAdam Adamant Lives!
1966 · Adam Adamant
tvA Game of Murder
1966 · Det. Insp. Jack Kerry
movieStrangler's Web
1965 · Inspector Murray
The Joe Baker Show
tvThe Joe Baker Show
1965
tvA Man Called Harry Brent
1965 · Det. Insp. Alan Milton
tvGideon's Way
1965 · Deputy Commander Rae Cox
tvPublic Eye
1965 · Raymond Franks
movieWonderful Life
1964 · Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Protectors
tvThe Protectors
1964 · Hon. Arthur Keir
movieThe Punch and Judy Man
1963 · 1st Drunk
tvOut of This World
1962 · Colonel Tanner
movieWonderful to Be Young!
1961 · Watts
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Colonel Corf
movieTunes of Glory
1960 · Major Hugo Macmillan
movieThe League of Gentlemen
1960 · Captain Saunders
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
movieA Night to Remember
1958 · 3rd Officer - Carpathia
movieThe Admirable Crichton
1957 · Ernest
movieStars in Your Eyes
1956 · Dicky
movieTiger in the Smoke
1956 · Walter "Duds" Morrison
movieThe Dam Busters
1955 · RAF Officer (uncredited)