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