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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Character:
MOVIE • 2008
The Lady Vanishes
Character: Todhunter
MOVIE • 1979
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
Character: narrator
MOVIE • 1976
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
Character: Greg Miles
MOVIE • 1975
Thriller
Character: Greg Miles
TV • 1973
Hadleigh
Character: James Hadleigh
TV • 1969
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Character: Brian
MOVIE • 1968
The Champions
Character: Croft
TV • 1968
The Caesars
Character: Lucius Vitellius
TV • 1968
Gazette
Character: James Hadleigh
TV • 1968
Cilla
Character: Self
TV • 1968
Adam Adamant Lives!
Character:
TV • 1966
A Game of Murder
Character:
TV • 1966
Strangler's Web
Character: Inspector Murray
MOVIE • 1965
The Joe Baker Show
Character:
TV • 1965
Gideon's Way
Character: Deputy Commander Rae Cox
TV • 1965
Public Eye
Character: Raymond Franks
TV • 1965
Wonderful Life
Character: Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
MOVIE • 1964
The Protectors
Character: Hon. Arthur Keir
TV • 1964
The Punch and Judy Man
Character: 1st Drunk
MOVIE • 1963