Actor
Gerald Harper
February 15, 1931 · London, England, UK
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.
Often works with
Laurence Naismith
3 titles together
A Night to Remember, The Dam Busters, Tiger in the Smoke
Allan Cuthbertson
3 titles together
The Avengers, Tunes of Glory, Gideon's Way
Mike Pratt
3 titles together
The Champions, Gideon's Way, Hadleigh
Kenneth More
2 titles together
A Night to Remember, The Admirable Crichton
Honor Blackman
2 titles together
A Night to Remember, The Avengers
Kenneth Griffith
2 titles together
A Night to Remember, Tiger in the Smoke
Full filmography · 30
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
cast
2008
The Craig Ferguson Story
as Stage Doorman
1990
The Lady Vanishes
as Todhunter
19796
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
as narrator
1976If It's a Man – Hang Up!
as Greg Miles
1975
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Brian
19686.8
Strangler's Web
as Inspector Murray
1965
Wonderful Life
as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
1964
The Punch and Judy Man
as 1st Drunk
1963
The Young Ones
as Watts
1961
Tunes of Glory
as Major Hugo Macmillan
19607
The League of Gentlemen
as Captain Saunders
19607.1