Gerald Harper

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Gerald Harper

Acting February 15, 1931

London, England, UK

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 Hadl…

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The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

7.6 1958 Movie
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

6.9 1955 Movie
The Champions

The Champions

6.5 1968 TV Show
Thriller

Thriller

7.0 1973 TV Show
The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

7.1 1960 Movie
Public Eye

Public Eye

8.2 1965 TV Show
The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

6.8 1968 Movie
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

6.0 1979 Movie
Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

7.0 1965 TV Show
Cilla

Cilla

8.0 1968 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2008
    Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

    Movie

  2. 1996
    Noel's Telly Years

    TV show Self

  3. 1990
    The Craig Ferguson Story

    Movie Stage Doorman

  4. 1979
    The Lady Vanishes

    Movie Todhunter

  5. 1976
    Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom

    Movie narrator

  6. 1975
    If It's a Man – Hang Up!

    Movie Greg Miles

  7. 1973
    Thriller

    TV show Greg Miles

  8. 1969
    Hadleigh

    TV show James Hadleigh

  9. 1968
    The Shoes of the Fisherman

    Movie Brian

  10. 1968
    The Champions

    TV show Croft

  11. 1968
    The Caesars

    TV show Lucius Vitellius

  12. 1968
    Gazette

    TV show James Hadleigh

  13. 1968
    Cilla

    TV show Self

  14. 1966
    Adam Adamant Lives!

    TV show Adam Adamant

  15. 1966
    A Game of Murder

    TV show Det. Insp. Jack Kerry

  16. 1965
    Strangler's Web

    Movie Inspector Murray

More credits
  1. 1965
    The Joe Baker Show

    TV show

  2. 1965
    A Man Called Harry Brent

    TV show DI Alan Milton

  3. 1965
    Gideon's Way

    TV show Deputy Commander Rae Cox

  4. 1965
    Public Eye

    TV show Raymond Franks

  5. 1964
    Wonderful Life

    Movie Sheik / Scotsman / Harold

  6. 1964
    The Protectors

    TV show The Honourable Arthur Keir

  7. 1963
    The Punch and Judy Man

    Movie 1st Drunk

  8. 1962
    Out of This World

    TV show Colonel Tanner

  9. 1961
    The Young Ones

    Movie Watts

  10. 1961
    The Avengers

    TV show Colonel Corf

  11. 1960
    Tunes of Glory

    Movie Major Hugo Macmillan

  12. 1960
    The League of Gentlemen

    Movie Captain Saunders

  13. 1959
    No Hiding Place

    TV show

  14. 1958
    A Night to Remember

    Movie 3rd Officer - Carpathia

  15. 1957
    The Admirable Crichton

    Movie Ernest

  16. 1956
    Stars in Your Eyes

    Movie Dicky

  17. 1956
    Tiger in the Smoke

    Movie Walter "Duds" Morrison

  18. 1955
    The Dam Busters

    Movie RAF Officer (uncredited)