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.

Filmography

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Sir Thuud
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Bischof Guido
Watch Out, We're Mad
Jefe
The House Across the Lake
Mr. Hardcastle
Emma's Time
Charlie
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Hodges
Velvet Hands
Benny
The Big Man Coughed and Died
Park keeper
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Oakshot
Misunderstood
Uncle William 'Will'
The White Bus
Macebearer
The Magic Box
Film Society Member (uncredited)
Left Right and Centre
Mr. Reeves
Stork Talk
And Now the Screaming Starts!
Henry's Friend
The Siege of Manchester
Alexander Green
The Roads of Exile
David Hume
The Dresser
Mr. Bottomley
The Aerodrome
The Squire
A Case For P.C. 49
Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)
The Bride
Bailiff
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
Frank Haldane
Jabberwocky
Sergeant at the Gate
Barry Lyndon
Doolan
Top Secret!
Maitre D'
Red, White, and Zero
The Macebearer
A Christmas Carol
Tipton
Your Witness
Police Constable Hawkins
The Wicker Man
Doctor Ewan
Night and the City
Man (uncredited)
The Bunker
Dr. Morell
Spring and Port Wine
Bowler 4
The Return of the Soldier
Pearson
Packman's Barn
Arthur Trantor
That's Your Funeral
Mayor
Angels One Five
'Soss'
When We Are Married
Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Lotus: A New Dawn
Self - Lotus Senior Engineer
Laughter in Paradise
Constable Cafferty (uncredited)
The Golden Rabbit
Peebles