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