Alan Sharp
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 12, 1934
- Died
- February 8, 2013 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Biography
Alan Sharp (12 January 1934 – 8 February 2013) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter. He published two novels in the 1960s, and wrote the first ever Play for Today, The Long Distance Piano Player, starring The Kinks frontman Ray Davies. He subsequently wrote the screenplays for about twenty Hollywood films, including The Hired Hand, Ulzana's Raid, Night Moves, and Rob Roy. His daughter is the actor Rudi Davies, from a relationship with the novelist Beryl Bainbridge.
Known For
Filmography
Ben Hur
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Dean Spanley
Movie · Screenplay
Avenger
Movie · Teleplay
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
TV · Adaptation, Writer · 1 ep
Reversible Errors
Movie · Teleplay
While I Was Gone
Movie · Teleplay
Lathe of Heaven
Movie · Teleplay
Little Girl Fly Away
Movie · Teleplay
Rob Roy
Movie · Screenplay
Betrayed by Love
Movie · Writer
The Last Hit
Movie · Screenplay
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Movie · Writer
Descending Angel
Movie · Teleplay
Love and Lies
Movie · Writer
The Edge
Movie · Writer
Little Treasure
Movie · Writer
The Osterman Weekend
Movie · Screenplay
Coming Out of the Ice
Movie · Writer
Damnation Alley
Movie · Screenplay
Night Moves
Movie · Writer
Billy Two Hats
Movie · Writer
Ulzana's Raid
Movie · Writer
The Hired Hand
Movie · Screenplay
The Last Run
Movie · Screenplay
The Long Distance Piano Player
Movie · Writer
A Sound from the Sea
Movie · Writer
Play for Today
TV · Writer · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · Writer · 1 ep
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
Movie · Writer
The Wednesday Play
TV · Writer · 1 ep