Gerald Harper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 15, 1931
- Died
- Jul 2, 2025 (aged 94)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 34
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.
Known for
A Night to Remember
1958Movie
3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Dam Busters
1955Movie
RAF Officer (uncredited)
The Avengers
1961TV
Colonel Corf
The League of Gentlemen
1960Movie
Captain Saunders
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968Movie
Brian
The Lady Vanishes
1979Movie
Todhunter
Filmography
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008Movie
Noel's Telly Years
1996TV
Self
The Craig Ferguson Story
1990Movie
Stage Doorman
The Lady Vanishes
1979Movie
Todhunter
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
1976Movie
narrator
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
1975Movie
Greg Miles
Thriller
1973TV
Greg Miles
Hadleigh
1969TV
James Hadleigh
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968Movie
Brian
The Champions
1968TV
Croft
The Caesars
1968TV
Lucius Vitellius
Gazette
1968TV
James Hadleigh
Cilla
1968TV
Self
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966TV
Adam Adamant
A Game of Murder
1966TV
Det. Insp. Jack Kerry
Strangler's Web
1965Movie
Inspector Murray
The Joe Baker Show
1965TV
A Man Called Harry Brent
1965TV
DI Alan Milton
Gideon's Way
1965TV
Deputy Commander Rae Cox
Public Eye
1965TV
Raymond Franks
Wonderful Life
1964Movie
Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Protectors
1964TV
The Honourable Arthur Keir
The Punch and Judy Man
1963Movie
1st Drunk
Out of This World
1962TV
Colonel Tanner
The Young Ones
1961Movie
Watts
The Avengers
1961TV
Colonel Corf
Tunes of Glory
1960Movie
Major Hugo Macmillan
The League of Gentlemen
1960Movie
Captain Saunders
No Hiding Place
1959TV
A Night to Remember
1958Movie
3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Admirable Crichton
1957Movie
Ernest
Stars in Your Eyes
1956Movie
Dicky
Tiger in the Smoke
1956Movie
Walter "Duds" Morrison
The Dam Busters
1955Movie
RAF Officer (uncredited)