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.
John Sharp
Acting
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Born · Died
Movies
That Summer of White Roses· 1989
Gradonacelnik
The Bride· 1985
Bailiff
A Christmas Carol· 1984
Tipton
Top Secret!· 1984
Maitre D'
The Aerodrome· 1983
The Squire
The Dresser· 1983
Mr. Bottomley
The Return of the Soldier· 1983
Pearson
The Bunker· 1981
Dr. Morell
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu· 1980
Sir Thuud
Velvet Hands· 1979
Benny
The Roads of Exile· 1978
David Hume
Jabberwocky· 1977
Sergeant at the Gate
Packman's Barn· 1976
Arthur Trantor
Barry Lyndon· 1975
Doolan
Watch Out, We're Mad· 1974
Jefe
And Now the Screaming Starts!· 1973
Henry's Friend
The Wicker Man· 1973
Doctor Ewan
Brother Sun, Sister Moon· 1972
Bischof Guido
That's Your Funeral· 1972
Mayor
Thrills Galore· 1972
Eric
Emma's Time· 1970
Charlie
Spring and Port Wine· 1970
Bowler 4
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter· 1968
Oakshot
Red, White, and Zero· 1968
The Macebearer
Misunderstood· 1967
Uncle William 'Will'
The Devil a Monk Would Be· 1967
Mr. Goulburn
The White Bus· 1967
Macebearer
The Big Man Coughed and Died· 1966
Park keeper
Bunny Lake Is Missing· 1965
Finger Print Man
The Siege of Manchester· 1965
Alexander Green
A Jolly Bad Fellow· 1964
Hodges
Stork Talk· 1962
The Golden Rabbit· 1962
Peebles
No Love for Johnnie· 1961
Railway Station Master (uncredited)
Left Right and Centre· 1959
Mr. Reeves
When We Are Married· 1957
Alderman Joseph Helliwell
The House Across the Lake· 1954
Mr. Hardcastle
Angels One Five· 1952
'Soss'
The Magic Box· 1952
Film Society Member (uncredited)
A Case For P.C. 49· 1951
Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)
Laughter in Paradise· 1951
Constable Cafferty (uncredited)
Night and the City· 1950
Man (uncredited)
Your Witness· 1950
Police Constable Hawkins
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora· 1949
Frank Haldane
TV shows
Lovejoy· 1986
Henry Miller
Dawson's Weekly· 1975
The Sweeney· 1975
Uncle
In Loving Memory· 1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)· 1969
Sagran
Her Majesty's Pleasure· 1968
The Prisoner· 1967
Number Two
The Corridor People· 1966
Kronk
Dr. Finlay's Casebook· 1962
The Old Curiosity Shop· 1962
Z-Cars· 1962
The Avengers· 1961
Prewitt
An Age of Kings· 1960
Maigret· 1960
Sunday-Night Play· 1960
Arthur Feltham
No Hiding Place· 1959