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Actor • Born 1920

John Sharp

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About

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 Avengers posterThe AvengersSeries • 1961The Wednesday Play posterThe Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964Z-Cars posterZ-CarsSeries • 1962BBC Play of the Month posterBBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965Theatre 625 posterTheatre 625Series • 1964No Hiding Place posterNo Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959All Creatures Great and Small posterAll Creatures Great and SmallSeries • 1978The Sweeney posterThe SweeneySeries • 1975Maigret posterMaigretSeries • 1960Thriller posterThrillerSeries • 1973The Prisoner posterThe PrisonerSeries • 1967Dr. Finlay's Casebook posterDr. Finlay's CasebookSeries • 1962Lovejoy posterLovejoySeries • 1986Crossbow posterCrossbowSeries • 1987Churchill's People posterChurchill's PeopleSeries • 1974Worzel Gummidge posterWorzel GummidgeSeries • 1979Mystery and Imagination posterMystery and ImaginationSeries • 1966Sergeant Cork posterSergeant CorkSeries • 1963Please Sir! posterPlease Sir!Series • 1968The Wicker Man posterThe Wicker ManMovie • 1973The Famous Five posterThe Famous FiveSeries • 1978Barry Lyndon posterBarry LyndonMovie • 1975Watch Out, We're Mad posterWatch Out, We're MadMovie • 1974Top Secret! posterTop Secret!Movie • 1984