John Sharp

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

• 1989That Summer of White Roses — Gradonacelnik
• Crossbow
• Lovejoy — Henry Miller
• 1985The Bride — Bailiff
• 1984A Christmas Carol — Tipton
• 1984Top Secret! — Maitre D'
• Number 10 — CI Vincent
• 1983The Aerodrome — The Squire
• 1983The Dresser — Mr. Bottomley
• 1983The Return of the Soldier — Pearson
• 1981The Bunker — Dr. Morell
• 1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu — Sir Thuud
• 1979Velvet Hands — Benny
• Worzel Gummidge — Fairground man
• All Creatures Great and Small — Mr. Biggins
• The Famous Five — The Guv
• 1978The Roads of Exile — David Hume
• A Sharp Intake of Breath — Bellamy
• 1977Jabberwocky — Sergeant at the Gate
• Robin's Nest — Butcher
• The Galton & Simpson Playhouse — Irate Neighbour
• 1976Packman's Barn — Arthur Trantor
• 1975Barry Lyndon — Doolan
• Dawson's Weekly
• The Sweeney — Uncle
• Churchill's People — Valerius
• Not on Your Nellie — Willie Winterbottom
• 1974Watch Out, We're Mad — Jefe
• 1973And Now the Screaming Starts! — Henry's Friend
• Shabby Tiger — Piggy White
• 1973The Wicker Man — Doctor Ewan
• Thriller — Jack Woodbridge
• 1972Brother Sun, Sister Moon — Bischof Guido
• 1972That's Your Funeral — Mayor
• The Edwardians — Pearson
• 1972Thrills Galore — Eric
• Six Dates with Barker — Butler
• 1970Emma's Time — Charlie
• 1970Spring and Port Wine — Bowler 4
• In Loving Memory
• Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) — Sagran
• Her Majesty's Pleasure
• 1968Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter — Oakshot
• Nearest and Dearest — Harry Hardcastle
• Please Sir! — Police Inspector
• 1968Red, White, and Zero — The Macebearer
• 1967Misunderstood — Uncle William 'Will'
• 1967The Devil a Monk Would Be — Mr. Goulburn
• The Prisoner — Number Two
• 1967The White Bus — Macebearer
• Mystery and Imagination — Dr Peters
• Take a Pair of Private Eyes — Crozier
• 1966The Big Man Coughed and Died — Park keeper
• The Corridor People — Kronk
• BBC Play of the Month — Mr. Emerson
• 1965Bunny Lake Is Missing — Finger Print Man
• Londoners — The Professor
• 1965The Siege of Manchester — Alexander Green
• 1964A Jolly Bad Fellow — Hodges
• The Wednesday Play — The Professor
• Theatre 625 — Cary Farthingale, Alexander Green, Alferic, Wander
• Thursday Theatre — Martin Meadows
• Festival — Mr. Baines
• Sergeant Cork — Inspector Spicer
• Dr. Finlay's Casebook
• 1962Stork Talk
• 1962The Golden Rabbit — Peebles
• The Old Curiosity Shop — Single Gentleman
• Z-Cars
• 1961No Love for Johnnie — Railway Station Master (uncredited)
• The Avengers — Prewitt, Jupp
• An Age of Kings
• Maigret
• Sunday-Night Play — Arthur Feltham, Merchant
• 1959Left Right and Centre — Mr. Reeves
• No Hiding Place
• 1957When We Are Married — Alderman Joseph Helliwell
• 1954The House Across the Lake — Mr. Hardcastle
• 1952Angels One Five — 'Soss'
• 1952The Magic Box — Film Society Member (uncredited)
• 1951A Case For P.C. 49 — Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)
• 1951Laughter in Paradise — Constable Cafferty (uncredited)
• 1950Night and the City — Man (uncredited)
• 1950Your Witness — Police Constable Hawkins
• 1949Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora — Frank Haldane