A BBC star who rose to fame in the 60s and dated Sarah Alexander has died aged 96. Gerald Harper, who made his name on ...

Gerald Harper, who has died aged 96, was a British actor whose silky manner, smooth voice, immaculate dress and self-assured, lady-killing charm personified the well-heeled Englishman.

But Sarah, who has since been in Hollywood film I Could Never Be Your Woman, ended things with Gerald in 2002. She left Gerald for actor Peter Serafinowicz, whom she since married.

Gerald Harper was born on February 15, 1929, and died on July 2, aged 96. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah Jane, from his first marriage to Jane Downs, and son, Jamie, from his second ...