Gerald Harper
Actor
Born February 15, 1931 in 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.
Filmography
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
The Lady Vanishes
Todhunter
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
narrator
Thriller
Greg Miles
Hadleigh
James Hadleigh
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Brian
The Champions
Croft
The Caesars
Lucius Vitellius
Gazette
James Hadleigh
Cilla
Self
Adam Adamant Lives!
Adam Adamant
A Game of Murder
Det. Insp. Jack Kerry
Strangler's Web
Inspector Murray
A Man Called Harry Brent
Det. Insp. Alan Milton
Gideon's Way
Deputy Commander Rae Cox
Public Eye
Raymond Franks
Wonderful Life
Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Punch and Judy Man
1st Drunk
Out of This World
Colonel Tanner
Wonderful to Be Young!
Watts
The Avengers
Colonel Corf
Tunes of Glory
Major Hugo Macmillan
The League of Gentlemen
Captain Saunders
No Hiding Place
A Night to Remember
3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Admirable Crichton
Ernest
Stars in Your Eyes
Dicky
Tiger in the Smoke
Walter "Duds" Morrison
The Dam Busters
RAF Officer (uncredited)