John Sharp

Born: 1920-08-05

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.


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A Christmas Carol

as Tipton
Released: 1984-10-09

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own...

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Night and the City

as Man (uncredited)
Released: 1950-06-15

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up...

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Top Secret!

as Maitre D'
Released: 1984-06-08

Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music...

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Barry Lyndon

as Doolan
Released: 1975-12-18

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century...

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The Wicker Man

as Doctor Ewan (uncredited)
Released: 1973-12-06

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the...

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The Bride

as Bailiff
Released: 1985-08-16

Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the...

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Watch Out, We're Mad

as Jefe
Released: 1974-03-29

After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them...

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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

as Bischof Guido
Released: 1972-03-03

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the...

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Jabberwocky

as Sergeant at the Gate
Released: 1977-03-28

A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper...

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The Bunker

as Dr. Morell
Released: 1981-04-15

Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his...

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Velvet Hands

as Benny
Released: 1979-12-20

Engineer Quiller has become rich by selling his completely indestructible shop-window glass to...

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The Return of the Soldier

as Pearson
Released: 1983-01-06

The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The...

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Misunderstood

as Uncle William 'Will'
Released: 1967-01-21

Andrew's brave front convinces his father that he is unaffected by his mother's death. Playmate...

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Angels One Five

as 'Soss'
Released: 1952-03-19

The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a...

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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

as Sir Thuud
Released: 1980-08-08

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's...

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The White Bus

as Macebearer
Released: 1967-12-01

A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England.

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And Now the Screaming Starts!

as Henry's Friend
Released: 1973-04-27

In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles...

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Spring and Port Wine

as Bowler 4
Released: 1970-10-02

A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's...

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The Dresser

as Mr. Bottomley
Released: 1983-12-06

In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the...

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Laughter in Paradise

as Constable Cafferty, in alley
Released: 1951-06-01

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they...

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The Magic Box

as Film Society Member (uncredited)
Released: 1952-01-01

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As...

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The Aerodrome

as The Squire
Released: 1983-12-13

In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the...

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That's Your Funeral

as Mayor
Released: 1972-12-01

Two funeral parlours fight one another for business, one of whom is more shady than the other.

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Your Witness

as Police Constable Hawkins
Released: 1950-03-06

Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the...

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Red, White, and Zero

as The Macebearer
Released: 1979-12-21

Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of...

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The House Across the Lake

as Mr. Hardcastle
Released: 1954-04-16

Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the...

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Left Right and Centre

as Mr. Reeves
Released: 1959-06-23

At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the...

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The Siege of Manchester

as Alexander Green
Released: 1965-10-31

A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.

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A Jolly Bad Fellow

as Hodges
Released: 1964-03-15

An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a...

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The Roads of Exile

as David Hume
Released: 1978-01-01

French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (François Simon) lives in 18th-century exile with his...

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Emma's Time

as Charlie
Released: 1970-05-13

After the death of novelist Robert Kelvin, his mistress Emma tries to adjust and reflects upon...

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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

as Oakshot
Released: 1968-01-22

Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from...

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The Big Man Coughed and Died

as Park keeper
Released: 1966-04-13

Louie, a married factory worker, has just been made redundant when he meets a girl in a park and...

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Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

as Frank Haldane
Released: 1949-08-29

A private detective (Bruce Lester) and an aspiring actress (Hy Hazell) join forces to thwart a...

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Packman's Barn

as Arthur Trantor
Released: 1976-01-27

Ben Packman leaves an old people's home to return to the Welsh mountains.

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Lotus: A New Dawn

as Self - Lotus Senior Engineer
Released: 2021-07-28

This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer 'Lotus'. In the past...

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No Hiding Place

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-16

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...

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All Creatures Great and Small

as Biggins
First aired: 1978-01-08

All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British...

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All Creatures Great and Small

as Mr. Biggins
First aired: 1978-01-08

All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British...

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All Creatures Great and Small

as Mr Biggins
First aired: 1978-01-08

All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British...

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The Avengers

as Prewitt
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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The Avengers

as Jupp
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-08-16

Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971....

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Mystery and Imagination

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-01-29

Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and...

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An Age of Kings

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-04-28

A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over...

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The Sweeney

as Uncle
First aired: 1975-01-02

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...

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The Edwardians

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-11-21

It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay...

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Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Sagran
First aired: 1969-09-21

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British private detective television series. In the initial...

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The Prisoner

as Number Two
First aired: 1967-09-29

After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but...

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Maigret

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-31

BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector...

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In Loving Memory

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-11-04

In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora...

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Z-Cars

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-01-02

Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed...

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Please Sir!

as Police Inspector
First aired: 1968-11-08

Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television produced situation comedy, created by writers John...

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Lovejoy

as Henry Miller
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Six Dates with Barker

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-01-08

Six Dates with Barker is a series of six one-off, half hour situation comedies showcasing the...

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The Corridor People

as Kronk
First aired: 1966-08-26

The Corridor People is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV...

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Dawson's Weekly

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-06-12

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