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