Portrait of Gerald Harper

Acting

Gerald Harper

Career

Active from 1965 to 1990, with a break from 1980 to 1989, busiest in 1965 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
If It's a Man โ€“ Hang Up!
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gerald Harper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Period Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Television 2
  • Classic TV 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic British Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
The Craig Ferguson Story
The Craig Ferguson Story (1990)

as Stage Doorman

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 62
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
GoodWatch score 39

as Todhunter

Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom (1976)

as narrator

If It's a Man โ€“ Hang Up!
If It's a Man โ€“ Hang Up! (1975)
GoodWatch score 75

as Greg Miles

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Greg Miles

1960s

20 titles ยท average score 68
Hadleigh
Hadleigh (1969)

TV show ยท as James Hadleigh

Gazette
Gazette (1968)

TV show ยท as James Hadleigh

The Champions
The Champions (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Croft

The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

as Brian

Adam Adamant Lives!
Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Adam Adamant

A Game of Murder
A Game of Murder (1966)

TV show ยท as Det. Insp. Jack Kerry

A Man Called Harry Brent
A Man Called Harry Brent (1965)

TV show ยท as DI Alan Milton

Public Eye
Public Eye (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Raymond Franks

Strangler's Web
Strangler's Web (1965)

as Inspector Murray

Gideon's Way
Gideon's Way (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Deputy Commander Rae Cox

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Colonel Corf

The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
GoodWatch score 79

as Captain Saunders

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 78
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958)
GoodWatch score 90

as 3rd Officer - Carpathia

The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ernest

Tiger in the Smoke
Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Walter "Duds" Morrison

Stars in Your Eyes
Stars in Your Eyes (1956)

as Dicky

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)
GoodWatch score 88

as RAF Officer (uncredited)