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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.

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen

The Lady Vanishes
as Todhunter

Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
as narrator
If It's a Man – Hang Up!
as Greg Miles

Thriller
as Greg Miles

Hadleigh
as James Hadleigh

The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Brian

The Champions
as Croft

The Caesars
as Lucius Vitellius

Gazette
as James Hadleigh

Cilla
as Self

Adam Adamant Lives!

A Game of Murder
as Det. Insp. Jack Kerry

Strangler's Web
as Inspector Murray
The Joe Baker Show

Gideon's Way
as Deputy Commander Rae Cox

Public Eye
as Raymond Franks

Wonderful Life
as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
The Protectors
as Hon. Arthur Keir

The Punch and Judy Man
as 1st Drunk

Out of This World
as Colonel Tanner

Wonderful to Be Young!
as Watts

The Avengers
as Colonel Corf

Tunes of Glory
as Major Hugo Macmillan

The League of Gentlemen
as Captain Saunders

No Hiding Place

A Night to Remember
as 3rd Officer - Carpathia

The Admirable Crichton
as Ernest

Stars in Your Eyes
as Dicky

Tiger in the Smoke
as Walter "Duds" Morrison

The Dam Busters
as RAF Officer (uncredited)