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

Watch Out, We're Mad

Watch Out, We're Mad

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Lotus: A New Dawn

Lotus: A New Dawn

Self - Lotus Senior Engineer

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

The Bride

The Bride

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

The Dresser

The Dresser

The Aerodrome

The Aerodrome

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

The Bunker

The Bunker

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

Velvet Hands

Velvet Hands

In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

The Roads of Exile

The Roads of Exile

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

Sergeant at the Gate

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

Irate Neighbour

Robin's Nest

Robin's Nest

Packman's Barn

Packman's Barn

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Dawson's Weekly

Dawson's Weekly

Watch Out, We're Mad

Watch Out, We're Mad

And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

Thrills Galore

Thrills Galore

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

Police Inspector

Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

Emma's Time

Emma's Time

Spring and Port Wine

Spring and Port Wine

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

The Avengers

The Avengers

Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest

Harry Hardcastle

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Misunderstood

Misunderstood

Uncle William 'Will'

The White Bus

The White Bus

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

The Big Man Coughed and Died

The Big Man Coughed and Died

The Corridor People

The Corridor People

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

The Siege of Manchester

The Siege of Manchester

Alexander Green

Londoners

Londoners

A Jolly Bad Fellow

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

Alderman Joseph Helliwell

Festival

Festival

Stork Talk

Stork Talk

The Golden Rabbit

The Golden Rabbit

The Avengers

The Avengers

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Maigret

Maigret

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

Left Right and Centre

Left Right and Centre

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

Alderman Joseph Helliwell

The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Film Society Member (uncredited)

Angels One Five

Angels One Five

A Case For P.C. 49

A Case For P.C. 49

Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

Constable Cafferty (uncredited)

Your Witness

Your Witness

Police Constable Hawkins

Night and the City

Night and the City

Man (uncredited)

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Lotus: A New Dawn

Lotus: A New Dawn

Self - Lotus Senior Engineer

The Bride

The Bride

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

The Dresser

The Dresser

The Aerodrome

The Aerodrome

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

The Bunker

The Bunker

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Velvet Hands

Velvet Hands

The Roads of Exile

The Roads of Exile

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

Sergeant at the Gate

Packman's Barn

Packman's Barn

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Watch Out, We're Mad

Watch Out, We're Mad

And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

Thrills Galore

Thrills Galore

Emma's Time

Emma's Time

Spring and Port Wine

Spring and Port Wine

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

Misunderstood

Misunderstood

Uncle William 'Will'

The White Bus

The White Bus

The Big Man Coughed and Died

The Big Man Coughed and Died

The Siege of Manchester

The Siege of Manchester

Alexander Green

A Jolly Bad Fellow

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Stork Talk

Stork Talk

The Golden Rabbit

The Golden Rabbit

Left Right and Centre

Left Right and Centre

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

Alderman Joseph Helliwell

The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Film Society Member (uncredited)

Angels One Five

Angels One Five

A Case For P.C. 49

A Case For P.C. 49

Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

Constable Cafferty (uncredited)

Your Witness

Your Witness

Police Constable Hawkins

Night and the City

Night and the City

Man (uncredited)

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

Irate Neighbour

Robin's Nest

Robin's Nest

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Dawson's Weekly

Dawson's Weekly

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

Police Inspector

Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

The Avengers

The Avengers

Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest

Harry Hardcastle

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Her Majesty's Pleasure

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

The Corridor People

The Corridor People

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

Londoners

Londoners

Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

Alderman Joseph Helliwell

Festival

Festival

The Avengers

The Avengers

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Maigret

Maigret

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings