Biography
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.
Acted in 29
2000s
- 2008
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Movie
1990s
- 1990
The Craig Ferguson Story
Stage Doorman
1970s
- 1979
- 1973
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Brian
The Caesars
Lucius Vitellius · 1 episode
Gazette
James Hadleigh · 13 episodes
- 1966
A Game of Murder
Det. Insp. Jack Kerry · 6 episodes
- 1965
Strangler's Web
Inspector Murray
A Man Called Harry Brent
DI Alan Milton · 6 episodes
- 1964
Wonderful Life
Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Protectors
The Honourable Arthur Keir · 1 episode
- 1963
The Punch and Judy Man
1st Drunk
- 1962
Out of This World
Colonel Tanner · 1 episode
- 1961
The Young Ones
Watts
- 1960
The League of Gentlemen
Captain Saunders
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
Stars in Your Eyes
Dicky
Tiger in the Smoke
Walter "Duds" Morrison
- 1955
The Dam Busters
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Appearances2
1970s
- 1976
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
narrator
1960s
- 1968
