John Sharp
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1920-08-05
- Died
- 1992-11-26
- Place of birth
- Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
The Avengers
1961
as Prewitt / Jupp
Z-Cars
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
as The Professor
No Hiding Place
1959
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mr. Emerson
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Arthur Feltham / Merchant
Theatre 625
1964
as Cary Farthingale / Alexander Green / Alferic / Wander
Maigret
1960
The Sweeney
1975
as Uncle
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mr. Biggins
Crossbow
1987
The Prisoner
1967
as Number Two
Lovejoy
1986
as Henry Miller
Thriller
1973
as Jack Woodbridge
Festival
1963
as Mr. Baines
Please Sir!
1968
as Police Inspector
Churchill's People
1974
as Valerius
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Dr Peters
Robin's Nest
1977
as Butcher
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Fairground man
An Age of Kings
1960
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Martin Meadows
Shabby Tiger
1973
as Piggy White
Nearest and Dearest
1968
as Harry Hardcastle
In Loving Memory
1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
as Sagran
The Edwardians
1972
as Pearson
Londoners
1965
as The Professor
Number 10
1983
as CI Vincent
Not on Your Nellie
1974
as Willie Winterbottom
Six Dates with Barker
1971
as Butler
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Irate Neighbour
The Old Curiosity Shop
1962
Her Majesty's Pleasure
1968
A Sharp Intake of Breath
1977
as Bellamy
Take a Pair of Private Eyes
1966
as Crozier
The Corridor People
1966
as Kronk
Dawson's Weekly
1975
Movies (44)
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Doolan
Top Secret!
1984
as Maitre D'
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974
as Jefe
The Wicker Man
1973
as Doctor Ewan
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Tipton
Night and the City
1950
as Man (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
1977
as Sergeant at the Gate
The Bride
1985
as Bailiff
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
as Finger Print Man
Misunderstood
1967
as Uncle William 'Will'
Velvet Hands
1979
as Benny
The White Bus
1967
as Macebearer
The Dresser
1983
as Mr. Bottomley
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
as Bischof Guido
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
as Sir Thuud
The Bunker
1981
as Dr. Morell
The Return of the Soldier
1983
as Pearson
Laughter in Paradise
1951
as Constable Cafferty (uncredited)
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
as Henry's Friend
The Devil a Monk Would Be
1967
as Mr. Goulburn
Angels One Five
1952
as 'Soss'
The Magic Box
1952
as Film Society Member (uncredited)
That's Your Funeral
1972
as Mayor
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Railway Station Master (uncredited)
When We Are Married
1957
as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Spring and Port Wine
1970
as Bowler 4
Red, White, and Zero
1968
as The Macebearer
Packman's Barn
1976
as Arthur Trantor
The House Across the Lake
1954
as Mr. Hardcastle
Your Witness
1950
as Police Constable Hawkins
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
1968
as Oakshot
The Aerodrome
1983
as The Squire
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Hodges
Left Right and Centre
1959
as Mr. Reeves
That Summer of White Roses
1989
as Gradonacelnik
The Big Man Coughed and Died
1966
as Park keeper
Emma's Time
1970
as Charlie
A Case For P.C. 49
1951
as Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)
The Siege of Manchester
1965
as Alexander Green
The Golden Rabbit
1962
as Peebles
Thrills Galore
1972
as Eric
The Roads of Exile
1978
as David Hume
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
1949
as Frank Haldane
Stork Talk
1962
About John Sharp
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. With 83 credits spanning from 1949 to 1989, John Sharp has appeared in 44 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Sharp Movies
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Doolan
- Top Secret! (1984) — as Maitre D'
- Watch Out, We're Mad (1974) — as Jefe
- The Wicker Man (1973) — as Doctor Ewan
- A Christmas Carol (1984) — as Tipton
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