
Acting · 94 years old
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.

Cilla
Self

The Punch and Judy Man
1st Drunk

The Caesars
Lucius Vitellius

Public Eye
Raymond Franks

A Night to Remember
3rd Officer - Carpathia

The Avengers
Colonel Corf

Strangler's Web
Inspector Murray

Adam Adamant Lives!

Tunes of Glory
Major Hugo Macmillan

The League of Gentlemen
Captain Saunders

Hadleigh
James Hadleigh

The Dam Busters
RAF Officer (uncredited)

The Admirable Crichton
Ernest

The Shoes of the Fisherman
Brian

Gideon's Way
Deputy Commander Rae Cox

Thriller
Greg Miles

Tiger in the Smoke
Walter "Duds" Morrison

The Champions
Croft

The Lady Vanishes
Todhunter

Wonderful to Be Young!
Watts