John Sharp

Known for
Acting
Born
August 5, 1920
Died
November 26, 1992 (aged 72)
Birthplace
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

1989
That Summer of White Roses poster

That Summer of White Roses

Movie · as Gradonacelnik

1987
Crossbow poster

Crossbow

TV · 1 ep

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Henry Miller · 1 ep

1985
The Bride poster

The Bride

Movie · as Bailiff

1984
Top Secret! poster

Top Secret!

Movie · as Maitre D'

1984
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Tipton

1983
The Dresser poster

The Dresser

Movie · as Mr. Bottomley

1983
The Aerodrome poster

The Aerodrome

Movie · as The Squire

1983
The Return of the Soldier poster

The Return of the Soldier

Movie · as Pearson

1983
Number 10 poster

Number 10

TV · as CI Vincent · 1 ep

1981
The Bunker poster

The Bunker

Movie · as Dr. Morell

1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu poster

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Movie · as Sir Thuud

1979
Velvet Hands poster

Velvet Hands

Movie · as Benny

1979
Worzel Gummidge poster

Worzel Gummidge

TV · as Fairground man · 1 ep

1978
The Roads of Exile poster

The Roads of Exile

Movie · as David Hume

1978
All Creatures Great and Small poster

All Creatures Great and Small

TV · as Mr. Biggins · 11 eps

1978
The Famous Five poster

The Famous Five

TV · as The Guv · 2 eps

1977
Jabberwocky poster

Jabberwocky

Movie · as Sergeant at the Gate

1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

TV · as Irate Neighbour · 1 ep

1977
Robin's Nest poster

Robin's Nest

TV · as Butcher · 1 ep

1977
A Sharp Intake of Breath poster

A Sharp Intake of Breath

TV · as Bellamy · 1 ep

1976
Packman's Barn poster

Packman's Barn

Movie · as Arthur Trantor

1975
Barry Lyndon poster

Barry Lyndon

Movie · as Doolan

1975
The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney

TV · as Uncle · 1 ep

1975
Dawson's Weekly poster

Dawson's Weekly

TV · 1 ep

1974
Watch Out, We're Mad poster

Watch Out, We're Mad

Movie · as Jefe

1974
Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People

TV · as Valerius · 1 ep

1974
Not on Your Nellie poster

Not on Your Nellie

TV · as Willie Winterbottom · 1 ep

1973
And Now the Screaming Starts! poster

And Now the Screaming Starts!

Movie · as Henry's Friend

1973
The Wicker Man poster

The Wicker Man

Movie · as Doctor Ewan

1973
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Jack Woodbridge · 1 ep

1973
Shabby Tiger poster

Shabby Tiger

TV · as Piggy White · 5 eps

1972
Brother Sun, Sister Moon poster

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Movie · as Bischof Guido

1972
That's Your Funeral poster

That's Your Funeral

Movie · as Mayor

1972
Thrills Galore poster

Thrills Galore

Movie · as Eric

1972
The Edwardians poster

The Edwardians

TV · as Pearson · 1 ep

1971
Six Dates with Barker poster

Six Dates with Barker

TV · as Butler · 1 ep

1970
Emma's Time poster

Emma's Time

Movie · as Charlie

1970
Spring and Port Wine poster

Spring and Port Wine

Movie · as Bowler 4

1969
In Loving Memory poster

In Loving Memory

TV · 1 ep

1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) poster

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

TV · as Sagran · 1 ep

1968
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter poster

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Movie · as Oakshot

1968
Red, White, and Zero poster

Red, White, and Zero

Movie · as The Macebearer

1968
Her Majesty's Pleasure

Her Majesty's Pleasure

TV · 13 eps

1968
Please Sir! poster

Please Sir!

TV · as Police Inspector · 1 ep

1968
Nearest and Dearest poster

Nearest and Dearest

TV · as Harry Hardcastle · 1 ep

1967
Misunderstood poster

Misunderstood

Movie · as Uncle William 'Will'

1967
The White Bus poster

The White Bus

Movie · as Macebearer

1967
The Devil a Monk Would Be poster

The Devil a Monk Would Be

Movie · as Mr. Goulburn

1967
The Prisoner poster

The Prisoner

TV · as Number Two · 1 ep

1966
The Big Man Coughed and Died poster

The Big Man Coughed and Died

Movie · as Park keeper

1966
The Corridor People poster

The Corridor People

TV · as Kronk · 4 eps

1966
Mystery and Imagination poster

Mystery and Imagination

TV · as Dr Peters · 1 ep

1966
Take a Pair of Private Eyes poster

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

TV · as Crozier · 6 eps

1965
The Siege of Manchester poster

The Siege of Manchester

Movie · as Alexander Green

1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing poster

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Movie · as Finger Print Man

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Mr. Emerson · 1 ep

1965
Londoners poster

Londoners

TV · as The Professor · 1 ep

1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow poster

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Movie · as Hodges

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Cary Farthingale, Alexander Green, Alferic, Wander · 1 ep

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as The Professor · 1 ep

1964
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

TV · as Martin Meadows · 1 ep

1963
Festival

Festival

TV · as Mr. Baines · 1 ep

1963
Sergeant Cork poster

Sergeant Cork

TV · as Inspector Spicer · 1 ep

1962
Stork Talk

Stork Talk

Movie

1962
The Golden Rabbit

The Golden Rabbit

Movie · as Peebles

1962
Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars

TV · 2 eps

1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

TV · as Single Gentleman · 1 ep

1961
No Love for Johnnie poster

No Love for Johnnie

Movie · as Railway Station Master (uncredited)

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Prewitt, Jupp · 3 eps

1960
An Age of Kings poster

An Age of Kings

TV · 2 eps

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as Arthur Feltham, Merchant · 1 ep

1960
Maigret poster

Maigret

TV · 1 ep

1959
Left Right and Centre poster

Left Right and Centre

Movie · as Mr. Reeves

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · 1 ep

1957
When We Are Married

When We Are Married

Movie · as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

1954
The House Across the Lake poster

The House Across the Lake

Movie · as Mr. Hardcastle

1954
Child's Play poster

Child's Play

Movie · as Sergeant Butler

1952
The Magic Box poster

The Magic Box

Movie · as Film Society Member (uncredited)

1952
Angels One Five poster

Angels One Five

Movie · as 'Soss'

1951
A Case For P.C. 49 poster

A Case For P.C. 49

Movie · as Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)

1951
Laughter in Paradise poster

Laughter in Paradise

Movie · as Constable Cafferty (uncredited)

1950
Your Witness poster

Your Witness

Movie · as Police Constable Hawkins

1950
Night and the City poster

Night and the City

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1949
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora poster

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Movie · as Frank Haldane