John Sharp
Acting
- 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
Filmography

That Summer of White Roses

Crossbow

Lovejoy

The Bride

A Christmas Carol

Top Secret!

The Aerodrome

The Dresser

Number 10

The Return of the Soldier

The Bunker

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Velvet Hands

Worzel Gummidge

The Famous Five

All Creatures Great and Small

The Roads of Exile

A Sharp Intake of Breath

Jabberwocky

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

Robin's Nest

Packman's Barn

Barry Lyndon

Dawson's Weekly

The Sweeney

Churchill's People

Watch Out, We're Mad

Not on Your Nellie

The Wicker Man

Shabby Tiger

And Now the Screaming Starts!

Thriller

That's Your Funeral

The Edwardians

Thrills Galore

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Six Dates with Barker

Spring and Port Wine

Emma's Time

In Loving Memory

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Please Sir!
Her Majesty's Pleasure

Nearest and Dearest

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Red, White, and Zero

The White Bus

The Devil a Monk Would Be

The Prisoner

Misunderstood

The Corridor People

The Big Man Coughed and Died

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

Mystery and Imagination

The Siege of Manchester

BBC Play of the Month

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Londoners
Thursday Theatre

The Wednesday Play

Theatre 625

A Jolly Bad Fellow
Festival

Sergeant Cork
Stork Talk
The Old Curiosity Shop

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
The Golden Rabbit

Z-Cars

No Love for Johnnie

The Avengers

Maigret
Sunday-Night Play

An Age of Kings

No Hiding Place

Left Right and Centre
When We Are Married

The House Across the Lake

Angels One Five

The Magic Box

A Case For P.C. 49

Laughter in Paradise

Night and the City

Your Witness

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora