
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 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.
as Croft

as Colonel Corf
1961

1959

as Croft
1968

as Deputy Commander Rae Cox
1965

as Greg Miles
1973

as Raymond Franks
1965

as James Hadleigh
1969

1966

as Self
1968

as Colonel Tanner
1962

as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
1958

as Lucius Vitellius
1968
as narrator
1976

2008

as Todhunter
1979

as narrator
1976
as Greg Miles
1975

as Brian
1968

as Inspector Murray
1965

as Sheik / Scotsman / Harold
1964

as 1st Drunk
1963

as Watts
1961

as Major Hugo Macmillan
1960

as Captain Saunders
1960

as 3rd Officer - Carpathia
1958

as Ernest
1957

as Dicky
1956

as Walter "Duds" Morrison
1956

as RAF Officer (uncredited)
1955
as Croft
1 ep.

as Colonel Corf
3 episodes

1 episodes

as Croft
1 episodes

as Deputy Commander Rae Cox
1 episodes

as Greg Miles
1 episodes

as Raymond Franks
1 episodes

as James Hadleigh
52 episodes

29 episodes

as Self
3 episodes

as Colonel Tanner
1 episodes

as Lucius Vitellius
1 episodes
as Hon. Arthur Keir
1 episodes

as James Hadleigh
13 episodes

as Det. Insp. Jack Kerry
6 episodes
6 episodes