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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.042 |
| Birthday | 1920-08-05 |
| Place of Birth | Bradford, England |
| Also Known As |
1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
4.714/35
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ing...
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1972
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7/125
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. H...
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1974
Watch Out, We're Mad
7.4/815
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 d...
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Watch Out, We're Mad
1954
The House Across the Lake
5.5/25
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older ma...
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The House Across the Lake
1970
Emma's Time
0/0
After the death of novelist Robert Kelvin, his mistress Emma tries to adjust and reflects upon their relationship.
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Emma's Time
1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow
5.5/2
An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at least...
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A Jolly Bad Fellow
1979
Velvet Hands
6.333/117
Engineer Quiller has become rich by selling his completely indestructible shop-window glass to jeweleries around the world. But this got him lots of e...
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Velvet Hands
1966
The Big Man Coughed and Died
0/0
Louie, a married factory worker, has just been made redundant when he meets a girl in a park and decides to change his life.
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The Big Man Coughed and Died
1968
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
4.5/6
Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manchester to London in the hope of entering a nationa...
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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
1967
Misunderstood
7.5/86
Andrew's brave front convinces his father that he is unaffected by his mother's death. Playmate and protector of his little brother Miles, he is often...
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Misunderstood
1967
The White Bus
6.079/19
A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England.
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The White Bus
1952
The Magic Box
6.3/21
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to i...
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The Magic Box
1959
Left Right and Centre
6/13
At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservatives finds himself up against Billingsgate girl Stel...
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Left Right and Centre
1962
Stork Talk
0/0
A gynecologist's wife leaves him, but returns when she finds out she's pregnant; but so is someone her husband's been very friendly with in her absenc...
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Stork Talk
1973
And Now the Screaming Starts!
6/59
In the late 18th century, two newlyweds move into the stately mansion of husband Charles Fengriffen. The bride, Catherine, falls victim to a curse pla...
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And Now the Screaming Starts!
1965
The Siege of Manchester
0/0
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
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The Siege of Manchester
1978
The Roads of Exile
0/0
French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau (François Simon) lives in 18th-century exile with his mistress (Dominique Labourier).
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The Roads of Exile
1983
The Dresser
6.7/70
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles...
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The Dresser
1983
The Aerodrome
7/1
In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the construction of a heavily guarded, mysterious airport. BBC a...
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The Aerodrome
1951
A Case For P.C. 49
5/1
A model’s scheme to murder a millionaire with the intention of inheriting his fortune is uncovered by a police constable.
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A Case For P.C. 49
1985
The Bride
5.3/78
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed w...
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The Bride
1949
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
6/1
An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman. The woman's new young husband claims she's ill a...
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Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
1977
Jabberwocky
6/285
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. T...
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Jabberwocky
1975
Barry Lyndon
8/2880
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 Ba...
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Barry Lyndon
1984
Top Secret!
7.094/1207
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 Hillar...
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Top Secret!
1979
Red, White, and Zero
5/1
Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated directors - Lindsay Anderso...
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Red, White, and Zero
1984
A Christmas Carol
7.453/379
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout...
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A Christmas Carol
1950
Your Witness
6/8
Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is...
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Your Witness
1973
The Wicker Man
7.3/1448
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, ar...
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The Wicker Man
1950
Night and the City
7.483/261
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed...
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Night and the City
1981
The Bunker
6.26/50
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle f...
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The Bunker
1970
Spring and Port Wine
5.6/14
A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.
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Spring and Port Wine
1983
The Return of the Soldier
6.2/21
The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized soldier doesn't even recognize his own wife, Kitt...
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The Return of the Soldier
1976
Packman's Barn
0/0
Ben Packman leaves an old people's home to return to the Welsh mountains.
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Packman's Barn
1972
That's Your Funeral
1.5/2
Two funeral parlours fight one another for business, one of whom is more shady than the other.
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That's Your Funeral
1952
Angels One Five
6.1/33
The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of B...
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Angels One Five
1957
When We Are Married
0/0
Three long-married couples in northern England discover that their marriages are in fact invalid, causing much re-evaluation and chaos. This was the f...
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When We Are Married
2021
Lotus: A New Dawn
6/1
This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer 'Lotus'. In the past 'Lotus' has been famous for producing championship winning...
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Lotus: A New Dawn
1951
Laughter in Paradise
6.5/30
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something whic...
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Laughter in Paradise
1962
The Golden Rabbit
0/0
A bashful bank clerk who fancies himself a scientist discovers a method to make gold, which arouses the greed of unscrupulous businessmen, forcing him...
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