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