
Gerald Harper
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-02-15
Day of Death
2025-07-02 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Gerald Harper
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
Acting
(2008)
(1979)
The Lady Vanishes
as Todhunter
(1976)
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
as narrator
(1975)
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
as Greg Miles
(1968)
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Brian
(1965)
Strangler's Web
as Inspector Murray
(1964)
Wonderful Life
as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
(1963)
The Punch and Judy Man
as 1st Drunk
(1961)
The Young Ones
as Watts
(1960)
The League of Gentlemen
as Captain Saunders
(1960)
(1958)
A Night to Remember
as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
(1957)
The Admirable Crichton
as Ernest
(1956)
Tiger in the Smoke
as Walter "Duds" Morrison
(1955)
The Dam Busters
as RAF Officer (uncredited)