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John Sharp

John Sharp

1920-08-05

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

ACTING

Biography

John Sharp was a Bradford born British actor of a heavyset physicality, often cast in curmudgeonly roles. In a career stretching from 1949 to 1991, he made more than 100 appearances in television and film.

Best known for:

Barry Lyndon

The Wicker Man

Top Secret!

Watch Out, We're Mad

A Christmas Carol

Jabberwocky

Night and the City

The Prisoner

The Avengers

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Velvet Hands

Misunderstood

The Bride

The Dresser

And Now the Screaming Starts!

The Bunker

Lovejoy

All Creatures Great and Small

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Angels One Five

Laughter in Paradise

The House Across the Lake

The Sweeney

The Magic Box

The Return of the Soldier

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Filmography:

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora (1949)
APPEREAD AS:
Frank Haldane
Night and the City (1950)
6.2
APPEREAD AS:
Man (uncredited)
Your Witness (1950)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Constable Hawkins
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
APPEREAD AS:
Constable Cafferty (uncredited)
A Case For P.C. 49 (1951)
APPEREAD AS:
Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)
Angels One Five (1952)
APPEREAD AS:
'Soss'
The Magic Box (1952)
APPEREAD AS:
Film Society Member (uncredited)
The House Across the Lake (1954)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Hardcastle

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Left Right and Centre (1959)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Reeves
Sunday-Night Play (1960)
APPEREAD AS:
Arthur Feltham
The Avengers (1961)
6.5
APPEREAD AS:
Prewitt, Jupp
Festival (1963)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Baines
A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964)
APPEREAD AS:
Hodges
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Emerson
Londoners (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
The Professor
The Siege of Manchester (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Alexander Green

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The Corridor People (1966)
APPEREAD AS:
Kronk
The Big Man Coughed and Died (1966)
APPEREAD AS:
Park keeper
The Prisoner (1967)
6.5
APPEREAD AS:
Number Two
Misunderstood (1967)
6.3
APPEREAD AS:
Uncle William 'Will'
The White Bus (1967)
APPEREAD AS:
Macebearer
Please Sir! (1968)
APPEREAD AS:
Police Inspector
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968)
APPEREAD AS:
Oakshot
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)
APPEREAD AS:
Sagran
Spring and Port Wine (1970)
APPEREAD AS:
Bowler 4
Emma's Time (1970)
APPEREAD AS:
Charlie
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
5.7
APPEREAD AS:
Bischof Guido
That's Your Funeral (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Mayor
The Wicker Man (1973)
6.2
APPEREAD AS:
Doctor Ewan
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
4.6
APPEREAD AS:
Henry's Friend
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
6.2
APPEREAD AS:
Jefe
The Sweeney (1975)
APPEREAD AS:
Uncle
Barry Lyndon (1975)
7.3
APPEREAD AS:
Doolan
Packman's Barn (1976)
APPEREAD AS:
Arthur Trantor
Jabberwocky (1977)
4.7
APPEREAD AS:
Sergeant at the Gate
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (1977)
APPEREAD AS:
Irate Neighbour
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
6.5
APPEREAD AS:
Biggins, Mr. Biggins, Mr Biggins
The Roads of Exile (1978)
APPEREAD AS:
David Hume
Worzel Gummidge (1979)
APPEREAD AS:
Fairground man
Velvet Hands (1979)
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APPEREAD AS:
Benny
Red, White, and Zero (1979)
APPEREAD AS:
The Macebearer
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
APPEREAD AS:
Sir Thuud
The Bunker (1981)
4.9
APPEREAD AS:
Dr. Morell
The Dresser (1983)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Bottomley
The Return of the Soldier (1983)
APPEREAD AS:
Pearson
The Aerodrome (1983)
APPEREAD AS:
The Squire
Top Secret! (1984)
6
APPEREAD AS:
Maitre D'
A Christmas Carol (1984)
6.2
APPEREAD AS:
Tipton
The Bride (1985)
3.8
APPEREAD AS:
Bailiff
Lovejoy (1986)
6.1
APPEREAD AS:
Henry Miller