Gerald Harper
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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
Credits
A Night to Remember (1958)
as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
as Brian
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
as Todhunter
The Dam Busters (1955)
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
as Captain Saunders
The Admirable Crichton (1957)
as Ernest
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008)
Actor
Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
as Walter "Duds" Morrison
The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
as 1st Drunk
Tunes of Glory (1960)
as Major Hugo Macmillan
The Craig Ferguson Story (1990)
as Stage Doorman
Wonderful Life (1964)
as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Young Ones (1961)
as Watts
Stars in Your Eyes (1956)
as Dicky
If It's a Man – Hang Up! (1975)
as Greg Miles
Strangler's Web (1965)
as Inspector Murray
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom (1976)
as narrator