Acting • AGE 72
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 ...

That Summer of White Roses
Gradonacelnik
1989

Crossbow
1987

Lovejoy
Henry Miller
1986

The Bride
Bailiff
1985

A Christmas Carol
Tipton
1984

Top Secret!
Maitre D'
1984

The Aerodrome
The Squire
1983

The Dresser
Mr. Bottomley
1983

Number 10
CI Vincent
1983

The Return of the Soldier
Pearson
1983

The Bunker
Dr. Morell
1981

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Sir Thuud
1980

Velvet Hands
Benny
1979

Worzel Gummidge
Fairground man
1979

All Creatures Great and Small
Mr. Biggins
1978

The Roads of Exile
David Hume
1978

Jabberwocky
Sergeant at the Gate
1977

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Irate Neighbour
1977

Robin's Nest
Butcher
1977

Packman's Barn
Arthur Trantor
1976

Barry Lyndon
Doolan
1975

Dawson's Weekly
1975

The Sweeney
Uncle
1975

Churchill's People
Valerius
1974

Watch Out, We're Mad
Jefe
1974

Not on Your Nellie
Willie Winterbottom
1974

The Wicker Man
Doctor Ewan
1973

And Now the Screaming Starts!
Henry's Friend
1973

That's Your Funeral
Mayor
1972

The Edwardians
Pearson
1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Bischof Guido
1972

Six Dates with Barker
Butler
1971

Spring and Port Wine
Bowler 4
1970

Emma's Time
Charlie
1970

In Loving Memory
1969

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Sagran
1969

Please Sir!
Police Inspector
1968

Nearest and Dearest
Harry Hardcastle
1968

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Oakshot
1968

Red, White, and Zero
The Macebearer
1968

The White Bus
Macebearer
1967

The Devil a Monk Would Be
Mr. Goulburn
1967

The Prisoner
Number Two
1967

Misunderstood
Uncle William 'Will'
1967

The Corridor People
Kronk
1966

The Big Man Coughed and Died
Park keeper
1966

Take a Pair of Private Eyes
Crozier
1966

Mystery and Imagination
Dr Peters
1966

The Siege of Manchester
Alexander Green
1965

BBC Play of the Month
Mr. Emerson
1965

Bunny Lake Is Missing
Finger Print Man
1965

Londoners
The Professor
1965

The Wednesday Play
The Professor
1964

Theatre 625
Cary Farthingale
1964

A Jolly Bad Fellow
Hodges
1964

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962

Z-Cars
1962

No Love for Johnnie
Railway Station Master (uncredited)
1961

The Avengers
Prewitt
1961

Maigret
1960

An Age of Kings
1960

No Hiding Place
1959

Left Right and Centre
Mr. Reeves
1959

The House Across the Lake
Mr. Hardcastle
1954

Angels One Five
'Soss'
1952

The Magic Box
Film Society Member (uncredited)
1952

A Case For P.C. 49
Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)
1951

Laughter in Paradise
Constable Cafferty (uncredited)
1951

Night and the City
Man (uncredited)
1950

Your Witness
Police Constable Hawkins
1950

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
Frank Haldane
1949