
Gerald Harper
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
A Night to Remember
3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Dam Busters
RAF Officer (uncredited)
The League of Gentlemen
Captain Saunders
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Brian
Tunes of Glory
Major Hugo Macmillan
The Lady Vanishes
Todhunter
The Admirable Crichton
Ernest
The Punch and Judy Man
1st Drunk
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Filmography
Acting (30)
Movies (15)
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
The Lady Vanishes
1979as Todhunter
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
1976as narrator
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
1975as Greg Miles
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968as Brian
Strangler's Web
1965as Inspector Murray
Wonderful Life
1964as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Punch and Judy Man
1963as 1st Drunk
The Young Ones
1961as Watts
The League of Gentlemen
1960as Captain Saunders
Tunes of Glory
1960as Major Hugo Macmillan
A Night to Remember
1958as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Admirable Crichton
1957as Ernest
Tiger in the Smoke
1956as Walter "Duds" Morrison
The Dam Busters
1955as RAF Officer (uncredited)
Television (15)
Thriller
1973as Greg Miles
Hadleigh
1969as James Hadleigh
The Champions
1968as Croft
Cilla
1968as Self
The Caesars
1968as Lucius Vitellius
Gazette
1968as James Hadleigh
Adam Adamant Lives!
1966
A Game of Murder
1966
Public Eye
1965as Raymond Franks
Gideon's Way
1965as Deputy Commander Rae Cox
The Joe Baker Show
1965The Protectors
1964as Hon. Arthur Keir
Out of This World
1962as Colonel Tanner
The Avengers
1961as Colonel Corf
No Hiding Place
1959FlickList VIP
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