Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/15/1931
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
Wonderful Life
as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
A Night to Remember
as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as Brian
The League of Gentlemen
as Captain Saunders
The Dam Busters
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
The Admirable Crichton
as Ernest
The Lady Vanishes
as Todhunter
The Young Ones
as Watts
Tiger in the Smoke
as Walter "Duds" Morrison
The Punch and Judy Man
as 1st Drunk
Tunes of Glory
as Major Hugo Macmillan
Strangler's Web
as Inspector Murray
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
Unknown Role
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
as narrator