John Sharp
Birthday: 1920-08-05
Place of Birth: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Movies
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing ...
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days...
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Watch Out, We're Mad
After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will...
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The House Across the Lake
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art o...
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Emma's Time
After the death of novelist Robert Kelvin, his mistress Emma tries to adjust and reflects upon their...
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A Jolly Bad Fellow
An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas t...
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Velvet Hands
Engineer Quiller has become rich by selling his completely indestructible shop-window glass to jewel...
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The Big Man Coughed and Died
Louie, a married factory worker, has just been made redundant when he meets a girl in a park and dec...
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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manc...
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Misunderstood
The story of a widower and his two sons, focusing on their complex and sometimes difficult relations...
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The Magic Box
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a...
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Left Right and Centre
At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservativ...
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Stork Talk
A gynecologist's wife leaves him, but returns when she finds out she's pregnant; but so is someone h...
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And Now the Screaming Starts!
In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of the Fengriffen family. The ...
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The Siege of Manchester
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War....
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The Roads of Exile
French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (François Simon) lives in 18th-century exile with his mistr...
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The Dresser
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brillian...
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The Aerodrome
In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the constructi...
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A Case For P.C. 49
A model’s scheme to murder a millionaire with the intention of inheriting his fortune is uncovered b...
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The Bride
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the mal...
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Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman...
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Jabberwocky
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventu...
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Barry Lyndon
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...
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Top Secret!
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festiv...
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Red, White, and Zero
Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Bri...
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A Christmas Carol
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable e...
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Your Witness
Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the Brit...
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The Wicker Man
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the local...
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Night and the City
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with ...
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The Bunker
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his undergrou...
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Spring and Port Wine
A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives ...
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The Return of the Soldier
The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized...
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Packman's Barn
Ben Packman leaves an old people's home to return to the Welsh mountains....
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That's Your Funeral
Two funeral parlours fight one another for business, one of whom is more shady than the other....
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Angels One Five
The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front ...
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When We Are Married
Three long-married couples in northern England discover that their marriages are in fact invalid, ca...
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Lotus: A New Dawn
This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer Lotus. Once famous for its ch...
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Laughter in Paradise
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can...
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The Golden Rabbit
A bashful bank clerk who fancies himself a scientist discovers a method to make gold, which arouses ...
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No Love for Johnnie
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his li...
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