Writing
Alan Sharp
Born 12 January 1934 in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland · Died 8 February 2013
36 credits
Alan Sharp (12 January 1934 – 8 February 2013) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter. He published two novels in the 1960s, and wrote the first ever Play for Today, The Long Distance Piano Player, starring The Kinks frontman Ray Davies. He subsequently wrote the screenplays for about twenty Hollywood films, including The Hired Hand, Ulzana's Raid, Night Moves, and Rob Roy. His daughter is the actor Rudi Davies, from a relationship with the novelist Beryl Bainbridge.
Known for
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- 2010Ben HurSeriesWriter
- 2008Dean SpanleyFilmScreenplay
- 2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingSeriesAdaptation, Writer
- 2006AvengerFilmTeleplay
- 2004Reversible ErrorsFilmTeleplay
- 2004While I Was GoneFilmTeleplay
- 2002Lathe of HeavenFilmTeleplay
- 1998Little Girl Fly AwayFilmTeleplay
- 1995Rob RoyFilmScreenplay
- 1994Betrayed by LoveFilmWriter
- 1993The Last HitFilmScreenplay
- 1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisFilmWriter
- 1990Descending AngelFilmTeleplay
- 1990Love and LiesFilmWriter
- 1989The EdgeFilmWriter
- 1985Little TreasureFilmWriter
- 1983The Osterman WeekendFilmScreenplay
- 1982Coming Out of the IceFilmWriter
- 1977Damnation AlleyFilmScreenplay
- 1975Night MovesFilmWriter
- 1974Billy Two HatsFilmWriter
- 1972Ulzana's RaidFilmWriter
- 1971The Hired HandFilmScreenplay
- 1971The Last RunFilmScreenplay
- 1970Play for TodaySeriesWriter
- 1970The Long Distance Piano PlayerFilmWriter
- 1970A Sound from the SeaFilmWriter
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesWriter
- 1965A Knight in Tarnished ArmourFilmWriter
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesWriter
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Filmography from TMDB.