Personal Info
Birth date
1920-08-05 (104 Years)
Day of death
1992-11-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as
-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
No Hiding Place
3.7
Overview:
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.The Avengers
7.734
Overview:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).Z-Cars
7
Overview:
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.Sunday-Night Play
NYR
Overview:
BBC anthology drama series that ran over four seasons and replaced the previous BBC Sunday Night Theatre series.All Creatures Great and Small
7.7
Overview:
The trials and misadventures of the staff at a country veterinary office in Yorkshire. James Herriot, a young animal surgeon, moves to a small Yorkshire town to begin his first job.Dr. Finlay's Casebook
6
Overview:
Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella ‘Country Doctor’, the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s. Cronin was the primary writer for the show between 1962 and 1964.The Sweeney
7.739
Overview:
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.Mystery and Imagination
5.5
Overview:
Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 by the ITV network and produced by ABC and Thames Television.Lovejoy
7.3
Overview:
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.Maigret
6.9
Overview:
BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch and listen in order to solve crimes. The series ran from 1960-63 on British television.Please Sir!
6.75
Overview:
Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television produced situation comedy, created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featured the actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard Davies. The series ran for 55 episodes between 1968 and 1972.The Prisoner
7.735
Overview:
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.In Loving Memory
6.8
Overview:
In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny. A pilot was transmitted in 1969 by Thames Television who rejected the idea before it was finally accepted by Yorkshire Television in 1979 where it further ran for five series between until 1986.Worzel Gummidge
6.2
Overview:
Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979, the programme starred Jon Pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the UK until 1981. Channel 4 reprised the show in 1987 as Worzel Gummidge Down Under, which was set in New Zealand.The Edwardians
5.7
Overview:
It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between Victorian England and the First World War. 'The Edwardians' explores the lives of and events in the lives of many who helped define the era, the "Belle Epoque".Six Dates with Barker
7
Overview:
Six Dates with Barker is a series of six one-off, half hour situation comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. All were broadcast by London Weekend Television early in 1971. Writers on the series included John Cleese and Spike Milligan. The producer was Humphrey Barclay.An Age of Kings
4.7
Overview:
A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
7
Overview:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British private detective television series. In the initial episode Hopkirk is murdered during an investigation, but returns as a ghost. Randall is the only main character able to see or hear him, although certain minor characters are also able to do so in various circumstances throughout the series.The Corridor People
4
Overview:
The Corridor People is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1966, devised and written by Edward Boyd. A surreal black-and-white detective series, The Corridor People pitched security agent Kronk against exotic villainess Syrie Van Epp over the course of four episodes.Barry Lyndon
8
Overview:
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.A Christmas Carol
7.5
Overview:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.The Wicker Man
7.342
Overview:
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.Top Secret!
7.1
Overview:
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.Watch Out, We're Mad
7.441
Overview:
After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.The Bride
5.3
Overview:
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed with Eva, and tries to make her a perfect victorian woman.Jabberwocky
6.05
Overview:
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7
Overview:
In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after the illness he is no longer the Francesco that everybody knew. Instead of spending hours in taverns, he meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, soon renouncing his riches and his family with plans to rebuild an abandoned church and his life.Acting
2021Lotus: A New Dawn as Self - Lotus Senior Engineer
1986Lovejoy (1 Episode) as Henry Miller
1985The Bride as Bailiff
1984A Christmas Carol as Tipton
1984Top Secret! as Maitre D'
1983The Aerodrome as The Squire
1983The Dresser as Mr. Bottomley
1983The Return of the Soldier as Pearson
1981The Bunker as Dr. Morell
1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu as Sir Thuud
1979Red, White, and Zero as The Macebearer
1979Velvet Hands as Benny
1979Worzel Gummidge (1 Episode) as Fairground man
1978All Creatures Great and Small (2, 8, 1 Episode) as Biggins, Mr. Biggins, Mr Biggins
1978The Roads of Exile as David Hume
1977Jabberwocky as Sergeant at the Gate
1976Packman's Barn as Arthur Trantor
1975Barry Lyndon as Doolan
1975Dawson's Weekly (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975The Sweeney (1 Episode) as Uncle
1974Watch Out, We're Mad as Jefe
1973The Wicker Man as Doctor Ewan
1973And Now the Screaming Starts! as Henry's Friend
1972That's Your Funeral as Mayor
1972The Edwardians (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Brother Sun, Sister Moon as Bischof Guido
1971Six Dates with Barker (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Spring and Port Wine as Bowler 4
1970Emma's Time as Charlie
1969In Loving Memory (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1 Episode) as Sagran
1968Please Sir! (1 Episode) as Police Inspector
1968Her Majesty's Pleasure (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1968Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter as Oakshot
1967The White Bus as Macebearer
1967The Prisoner (1 Episode) as Number Two
1967Misunderstood as Uncle William 'Will'
1966The Corridor People (4 Episodes) as Kronk
1966The Big Man Coughed and Died as Park keeper
1966Mystery and Imagination (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965The Siege of Manchester as Alexander Green
1964A Jolly Bad Fellow as Hodges
1962Stork Talk as Unknown
1962The Old Curiosity Shop (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962The Golden Rabbit as Peebles
1962Z-Cars (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1961The Avengers (3, 1 Episode) as Prewitt, Jupp
1960Maigret (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Sunday-Night Play (1 Episode) as Arthur Feltham
1960An Age of Kings (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1959No Hiding Place (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Left Right and Centre as Mr. Reeves
1957When We Are Married as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
1954The House Across the Lake as Mr. Hardcastle
1952Angels One Five as 'Soss'
1952The Magic Box as Film Society Member (uncredited)
1951A Case For P.C. 49 as Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)
1951Laughter in Paradise as Constable Cafferty (uncredited)
1950Night and the City as Man (uncredited)
1950Your Witness as Police Constable Hawkins
1949Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora as Frank Haldane