Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-08-05

Deathday

1992-11-26 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

John Sharp

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

8.0%

Barry Lyndon

Dec 18, 1975

7.3%

The Wicker Man

Dec 6, 1973

7.1%

Top Secret!

Jun 8, 1984

7.4%

Watch Out, We're Mad

Mar 29, 1974

7.5%

A Christmas Carol

Oct 9, 1984

6.0%

Jabberwocky

Mar 28, 1977

7.5%

Night and the City

Jun 15, 1950

7.7%

The Prisoner

Sep 29, 1967

7.7%

The Avengers

Jan 7, 1961

7.7%

The Avengers

Jan 7, 1961

7.0%

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Mar 3, 1972

6.3%

Velvet Hands

Dec 20, 1979

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Acting

2021

Lotus: A New Dawn as Self - Lotus Senior Engineer

1986

Lovejoy as Henry Miller

1985

The Bride as Bailiff

1984		A Christmas Carol as Tipton
1984		Top Secret! as Maitre D'

1983		The Aerodrome as The Squire
1983		The Dresser as Mr. Bottomley
1983		The Return of the Soldier as Pearson

1981

The Bunker as Dr. Morell

1980

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Sir Thuud

1979		Red, White, and Zero as The Macebearer
1979		Velvet Hands as Benny
1979		Worzel Gummidge as Fairground man

1978		All Creatures Great and Small as Biggins
1978		All Creatures Great and Small as Mr. Biggins
1978		All Creatures Great and Small as Mr Biggins
1978		The Roads of Exile as David Hume

1977

Jabberwocky as Sergeant at the Gate

1976

Packman's Barn as Arthur Trantor

1975		Barry Lyndon as Doolan
1975		Dawson's Weekly
1975		The Sweeney as Uncle

1974

Watch Out, We're Mad as Jefe

1973		The Wicker Man as Doctor Ewan
1973		And Now the Screaming Starts! as Henry's Friend

1972		That's Your Funeral as Mayor
1972		The Edwardians
1972		Brother Sun, Sister Moon as Bischof Guido

1971

Six Dates with Barker

1970		Spring and Port Wine as Bowler 4
1970		Emma's Time as Charlie

1969		In Loving Memory
1969		Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) as Sagran

1968		Please Sir! as Police Inspector
1968		Her Majesty's Pleasure
1968		Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter as Oakshot

1967		The White Bus as Macebearer
1967		The Prisoner as Number Two
1967		Misunderstood as Uncle William 'Will'

1966		The Corridor People as Kronk
1966		The Big Man Coughed and Died as Park keeper
1966		Mystery and Imagination

1965

The Siege of Manchester as Alexander Green

1964

A Jolly Bad Fellow as Hodges

1962		Stork Talk
1962		The Old Curiosity Shop
1962		Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962		The Golden Rabbit as Peebles
1962		Z-Cars

1961		The Avengers as Prewitt
1961		The Avengers as Jupp

1960		Maigret
1960		Sunday-Night Play as Arthur Feltham
1960		An Age of Kings

1959		No Hiding Place
1959		Left Right and Centre as Mr. Reeves

1957

When We Are Married as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

1954

The House Across the Lake as Mr. Hardcastle

1952		Angels One Five as 'Soss'
1952		The Magic Box as Film Society Member (uncredited)

1951		A Case For P.C. 49 as Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)
1951		Laughter in Paradise as Constable Cafferty (uncredited)

1950		Night and the City as Man (uncredited)
1950		Your Witness as Police Constable Hawkins

1949

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora as Frank Haldane