
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.

A Night to Remember
1958 · as 3rd Officer - Carpathia

The Lady Vanishes
1979 · as Todhunter

The Dam Busters
1955 · as RAF Officer (uncredited)

The Admirable Crichton
1957 · as Ernest

The League of Gentlemen
1960 · as Captain Saunders

Tunes of Glory
1960 · as Major Hugo Macmillan

The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968 · as Brian

Tiger in the Smoke
1956 · as Walter "Duds" Morrison

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008

Wonderful to Be Young!
1961 · as Watts

Strangler's Web
1965 · as Inspector Murray

Wonderful Life
1964 · as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold

The Punch and Judy Man
1963 · as 1st Drunk

Stars in Your Eyes
1956 · as Dicky

Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
1976 · as narrator

If It's a Man – Hang Up!
1975 · as Greg Miles