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Gerald Harper
Acting
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
The Lady Vanishes
as Todhunter
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
as narrator
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
as Greg Miles
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Brian
Strangler's Web
as Inspector Murray
Wonderful Life
as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Punch and Judy Man
as 1st Drunk
Wonderful to Be Young!
as Watts
The League of Gentlemen
as Captain Saunders
TV Shows
Thriller
as Greg Miles · 1 ep.
Hadleigh
as James Hadleigh · 52 ep.
The Champions
as Croft · 1 ep.
Cilla
as Self · 3 ep.
The Caesars
as Lucius Vitellius · 1 ep.
Gazette
as James Hadleigh · 13 ep.
Adam Adamant Lives!
29 ep.
A Game of Murder
as Det. Insp. Jack Kerry · 6 ep.
Public Eye
as Raymond Franks · 1 ep.
Gideon's Way
as Deputy Commander Rae Cox · 1 ep.
