John Sharp

Acting

Birthday

August 5, 1920

Place of Birth

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Popularity

1

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 / Filmography

The Avengers

The Avengers

7.81961
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.81961
Z-Cars

Z-Cars

7.31962
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.21964
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.81959
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.31965
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

6.71962
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.21964
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.21964
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.21964
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.21964
Maigret

Maigret

7.11960
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

8.11975
All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

7.81978
Crossbow

Crossbow

6.31987
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

7.71967
Lovejoy

Lovejoy

7.41986
Thriller

Thriller

7.01973
Please Sir!

Please Sir!

7.01968
Churchill's People

Churchill's People

5.01974
Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

5.81966
Robin's Nest

Robin's Nest

6.71977
Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

8.01975
Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

6.21979
An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

5.31960
Shabby Tiger

Shabby Tiger

10.01973
Top Secret!

Top Secret!

7.11984
Watch Out, We're Mad

Watch Out, We're Mad

7.51974
The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

7.31973
Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest

7.51968
In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

6.81969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

7.01969
The Edwardians

The Edwardians

6.31972
Londoners

Londoners

0.01965
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

7.51984
Night and the City

Night and the City

7.51950
Number 10

Number 10

7.01983
Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

6.01977
The Bride

The Bride

5.41985
Not on Your Nellie

Not on Your Nellie

6.01974
Bunny Lake Is Missing

Bunny Lake Is Missing

7.21965
Misunderstood

Misunderstood

7.51967
Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

7.41971
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

0.01977
Velvet Hands

Velvet Hands

6.41979
The White Bus

The White Bus

6.01967
The Dresser

The Dresser

6.81983
Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

7.01972
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

4.91980
The Bunker

The Bunker

6.31981
A Sharp Intake of Breath

A Sharp Intake of Breath

7.21977
The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

6.31983
Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

6.51951
And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

5.91973
Take a Pair of Private Eyes

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

6.01966
The Devil a Monk Would Be

The Devil a Monk Would Be

0.01967
Angels One Five

Angels One Five

6.11952
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

6.51952
That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

4.31972
The Corridor People

The Corridor People

5.01966
No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

6.71961
Spring and Port Wine

Spring and Port Wine

5.81970
Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

5.01968
Packman's Barn

Packman's Barn

0.01976
The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

5.51954
Your Witness

Your Witness

6.21950
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

5.11968
Dawson's Weekly

Dawson's Weekly

7.01975
The Aerodrome

The Aerodrome

7.01983
A Jolly Bad Fellow

A Jolly Bad Fellow

5.01964
Left Right and Centre

Left Right and Centre

6.11959
That Summer of White Roses

That Summer of White Roses

6.01989
The Big Man Coughed and Died

The Big Man Coughed and Died

10.01966
Emma's Time

Emma's Time

0.01970
A Case For P.C. 49

A Case For P.C. 49

7.01951
The Siege of Manchester

The Siege of Manchester

9.01965
The Roads of Exile

The Roads of Exile

9.01978
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

7.01949
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