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John Sharp

Acting

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

That Summer of White Roses

as Gradonacelnik

Crossbow

Cast

Lovejoy

as Henry Miller

The Bride

as Bailiff

A Christmas Carol

as Tipton

Top Secret!

as Maitre D'

The Aerodrome

as The Squire

The Dresser

as Mr. Bottomley

Number 10

as CI Vincent

The Return of the Soldier

as Pearson

The Bunker

as Dr. Morell

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

as Sir Thuud

Velvet Hands

as Benny

Worzel Gummidge

as Fairground man

All Creatures Great and Small

as Mr. Biggins

The Roads of Exile

as David Hume

Jabberwocky

as Sergeant at the Gate

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as Irate Neighbour

Robin's Nest

as Butcher

Packman's Barn

as Arthur Trantor

Barry Lyndon

as Doolan

Dawson's Weekly

Cast

The Sweeney

as Uncle

Churchill's People

as Valerius

Watch Out, We're Mad

as Jefe

Not on Your Nellie

as Willie Winterbottom

The Wicker Man

as Doctor Ewan

Shabby Tiger

as Piggy White

And Now the Screaming Starts!

as Henry's Friend

Thriller

as Jack Woodbridge

That's Your Funeral

as Mayor

The Edwardians

as Pearson

Thrills Galore

as Eric

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

as Bischof Guido

Six Dates with Barker

as Butler

Spring and Port Wine

as Bowler 4

Emma's Time

as Charlie

In Loving Memory

Cast

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Sagran

Please Sir!

as Police Inspector

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Cast

Nearest and Dearest

as Harry Hardcastle

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

as Oakshot

Red, White, and Zero

as The Macebearer

The White Bus

as Macebearer

The Devil a Monk Would Be

as Mr. Goulburn

The Prisoner

as Number Two

Misunderstood

as Uncle William 'Will'

The Corridor People

as Kronk

The Big Man Coughed and Died

as Park keeper

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

as Crozier

Mystery and Imagination

as Dr Peters

The Siege of Manchester

as Alexander Green

BBC Play of the Month

as Mr. Emerson

Bunny Lake Is Missing

as Finger Print Man

Londoners

as The Professor

Thursday Theatre

as Martin Meadows

The Wednesday Play

as The Professor

Theatre 625

as Cary Farthingale

A Jolly Bad Fellow

as Hodges

Festival

as Mr. Baines

Stork Talk

Cast

The Old Curiosity Shop

Cast

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Cast

The Golden Rabbit

as Peebles

Z-Cars

Cast

No Love for Johnnie

as Railway Station Master (uncredited)

The Avengers

as Prewitt

Maigret

Cast

Sunday-Night Play

as Arthur Feltham

An Age of Kings

Cast

No Hiding Place

Cast

Left Right and Centre

as Mr. Reeves

When We Are Married

as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

The House Across the Lake

as Mr. Hardcastle

Angels One Five

as 'Soss'

The Magic Box

as Film Society Member (uncredited)

A Case For P.C. 49

as Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)

Laughter in Paradise

as Constable Cafferty (uncredited)

Night and the City

as Man (uncredited)

Your Witness

as Police Constable Hawkins

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

as Frank Haldane