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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

28

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-02-15

Day of Death

2025-07-02 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

ジェラルド・ハーパー

Jerarudo Hāpā

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

The Lady Vanishes

1979

The Lady Vanishes

as

Todhunter

The League of Gentlemen

1960

The League of Gentlemen

as

Captain Saunders

Tiger in the Smoke

1956

Tiger in the Smoke

as

Walter "Duds" Morrison

The Dam Busters

1955

The Dam Busters

as

RAF Officer (uncredited)

Strangler's Web

1965

Strangler's Web

as

Inspector Murray

The Punch and Judy Man

1963

The Punch and Judy Man

as

1st Drunk

A Night to Remember

1958

A Night to Remember

as

3rd Officer - Carpathia

Wonderful Life

1964

Wonderful Life

as

Sheik / Scotsman / Harold

The Young Ones

1961

The Young Ones

as

Watts

Thriller

Thriller

as

Greg Miles

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as

Deputy Commander Rae Cox

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Colonel Corf

The Caesars

The Caesars

as

Lucius Vitellius

Hadleigh

Hadleigh

as

James Hadleigh

Cilla

Cilla

as

Self

Gazette

Gazette

as

James Hadleigh

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

Hon. Arthur Keir

Production

Crew

Directing