
John Sharp
Department: 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.
Known For

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972

Watch Out, We're Mad
1974

The House Across the Lake
1954

Emma's Time
1970

A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964

Velvet Hands
1979

The Big Man Coughed and Died
1966

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

Misunderstood
1967

The White Bus
1967

The Magic Box
1952

Left Right and Centre
1959

Stork Talk
1962

And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973

The Siege of Manchester
1965

The Roads of Exile
1978

The Dresser
1983

The Aerodrome
1983

A Case For P.C. 49
1951

The Bride
1985

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
1949

Jabberwocky
1977

Barry Lyndon
1975

Top Secret!
1984

Red, White, and Zero
1968

A Christmas Carol
1984

Your Witness
1950

The Wicker Man
1973

Night and the City
1950

The Bunker
1981

Spring and Port Wine
1970

The Return of the Soldier
1983

Packman's Barn
1976

That's Your Funeral
1972

Angels One Five
1952

When We Are Married
1957

Laughter in Paradise
1951

The Golden Rabbit
1962

Thrills Galore
1972

No Love for Johnnie
1961

That Summer of White Roses
1989

Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965

The Prisoner
1967

Z-Cars
1962

The Avengers
1961

In Loving Memory
1969

The Sweeney
1975

Lovejoy
1986

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962

The Corridor People
1966

No Hiding Place
1959

An Age of Kings
1960

Sunday-Night Play
1960

The Old Curiosity Shop
1962

Maigret
1960

Dawson's Weekly
1975

Her Majesty's Pleasure
1968

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969

All Creatures Great and Small
1978

Please Sir!
1968

The Avengers
1961

Worzel Gummidge
1979

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Londoners
1965

Thursday Theatre
1964

Festival
1963

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977

Robin's Nest
1977

Nearest and Dearest
1968

The Edwardians
1972

Theatre 625
1964

Theatre 625
1964

Theatre 625
1964

Theatre 625
1964

Churchill's People
1974

Mystery and Imagination
1966

Crossbow
1987

Six Dates with Barker
1971

Sunday-Night Play
1960