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Gerald Harper

Gerald Harper

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 15, 1931
Died Jul 02, 2025 (94)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979

as Todhunter

If It's a Man – Hang Up!

If It's a Man – Hang Up!

1975

as Greg Miles

Strangler's Web

Strangler's Web

1965

as Inspector Murray

Wonderful Life

Wonderful Life

1964

as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold

The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

1963

as 1st Drunk

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

1961

as Watts

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

1960

as Captain Saunders

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958

as 3rd Officer - Carpathia

The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

1957

as Ernest

Tiger in the Smoke

Tiger in the Smoke

1956

as Walter "Duds" Morrison

The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

1955

as RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Gazette

as James Hadleigh

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Aug 02, 1968

The Avengers

as Colonel Corf

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Thriller

as Greg Miles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1973

Gideon's Way

as Deputy Commander Rae Cox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1965

The Champions

as Croft

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

The Caesars

as Lucius Vitellius

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1968

The Protectors

as Hon. Arthur Keir

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1964

Hadleigh

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Sep 16, 1969

Adam Adamant Lives!

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Jun 23, 1966

The Joe Baker Show

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 29, 1965

A Game of Murder

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 26, 1966

Cilla

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 30, 1968

Out of This World

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 30, 1962

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

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