Gerald Harper
Birthday
1931/02/15
Day of death
2025/07/02 (94 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know as
ジェラルド・ハーパー, Jerarudo Hāpā
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.
Acting
(1979) The Lady Vanishes
as Todhunter
(1960) The League of Gentlemen
as Captain Saunders
(1956) Tiger in the Smoke
as Walter "Duds" Morrison
(1955) The Dam Busters
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
(1965) Strangler's Web
as Inspector Murray
(1975) If It's a Man – Hang Up!
as Greg Miles
(1963) The Punch and Judy Man
as 1st Drunk
(1976) Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
as narrator
(1957) The Admirable Crichton
as Ernest
(1968) The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Brian
(1958) A Night to Remember
as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
(1964) Wonderful Life
as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
(1961) The Young Ones
as Watts
(2008) Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
as ---
(1960) Tunes of Glory
as Major Hugo Macmillan
(1966) Adam Adamant Lives!
as ---
(1973) Thriller
as Greg Miles
(1965) Gideon's Way
as Deputy Commander Rae Cox
(1961) The Avengers
as Colonel Corf
(1962) Out of This World
as ---
(1968) The Champions
as Croft
(1959) No Hiding Place
as ---
(1968) The Caesars
as Lucius Vitellius
(1965) The Joe Baker Show
as ---
(1969) Hadleigh
as James Hadleigh
(1968) Cilla
as Self
(1966) A Game of Murder
as ---
(1968) Gazette
as James Hadleigh
(1964) The Protectors
as Hon. Arthur Keir
(1965) Public Eye
as Raymond Franks