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Cast & creator

John Sharp

1920-08-05 (died at 72) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for The Avengers, The Avengers, The Wednesday Play

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.

Movies

44

film credits

Series

46

television credits

Career

90

1949–1989 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Avengers

The Avengers

Prewitt · 1961

The Avengers

The Avengers

Jupp · 1961

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

The Professor · 1964

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Mr. Emerson · 1965

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Acting · 1962

Across film & television

Filmography (90)

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The Avengers

The Avengers

Prewitt

The Avengers

The Avengers

Jupp

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

The Professor

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Mr. Emerson

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Cary Farthingale

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Alexander Green

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Alferic

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Wander

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Mr. Biggins

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Uncle

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Sunday-Night Play

Arthur Feltham

Sunday-Night Play

Merchant

Maigret

Maigret

Thursday Theatre

Martin Meadows

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Henry Miller

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

Number Two

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

Valerius

Crossbow

Crossbow

Thriller

Thriller

Jack Woodbridge

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

Fairground man

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

Sergeant Cork

Sergeant Cork

Inspector Spicer

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

Doctor Ewan

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

Police Inspector

The Famous Five

The Famous Five

The Guv

Festival

Mr. Baines

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Doolan

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

Dr Peters

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Sagran

Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest

Harry Hardcastle

Robin's Nest

Robin's Nest

Butcher

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

Pearson

A Sharp Intake of Breath

A Sharp Intake of Breath

Bellamy

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

Maitre D'

Londoners

Londoners

The Professor

Number 10

Number 10

CI Vincent

Watch Out, We're Mad

Watch Out, We're Mad

Jefe

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

Irate Neighbour

In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

Not on Your Nellie

Not on Your Nellie

Willie Winterbottom

Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

Butler

Night and the City

Night and the City

Man (uncredited)

The Bride

The Bride

Bailiff

And Now the Screaming Starts!

And Now the Screaming Starts!

Henry's Friend

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Tipton

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Finger Print Man

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

Sergeant at the Gate

The Old Curiosity Shop

Single Gentleman

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Bischof Guido

The Corridor People

The Corridor People

Kronk

Shabby Tiger

Shabby Tiger

Piggy White

The Bunker

The Bunker

Dr. Morell

Dawson's Weekly

Dawson's Weekly

Her Majesty's Pleasure

The Dresser

The Dresser

Mr. Bottomley

The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

Pearson

Misunderstood

Misunderstood

Uncle William 'Will'

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Sir Thuud

A Jolly Bad Fellow

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Hodges

The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

Mr. Hardcastle

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

Railway Station Master (uncredited)

Velvet Hands

Velvet Hands

Benny

The Devil a Monk Would Be

The Devil a Monk Would Be

Mr. Goulburn

When We Are Married

Alderman Joseph Helliwell

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

Take a Pair of Private Eyes

Crozier

Angels One Five

Angels One Five

'Soss'

That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

Mayor

Red, White, and Zero

Red, White, and Zero

The Macebearer

Spring and Port Wine

Spring and Port Wine

Bowler 4

Left Right and Centre

Left Right and Centre

Mr. Reeves

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Oakshot

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

Constable Cafferty (uncredited)

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Film Society Member (uncredited)

A Case For P.C. 49

A Case For P.C. 49

Desk Sergeant (as John Sharpe)

The Siege of Manchester

The Siege of Manchester

Alexander Green

The Roads of Exile

The Roads of Exile

David Hume

The White Bus

The White Bus

Macebearer

Your Witness

Your Witness

Police Constable Hawkins

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

Frank Haldane

The Big Man Coughed and Died

The Big Man Coughed and Died

Park keeper

Packman's Barn

Packman's Barn

Arthur Trantor

The Aerodrome

The Aerodrome

The Squire

Stork Talk

That Summer of White Roses

That Summer of White Roses

Gradonacelnik

Emma's Time

Emma's Time

Charlie

Thrills Galore

Thrills Galore

Eric

The Golden Rabbit

Peebles