Known For
Writing
Born
Jan 12, 1934
Died
Feb 08, 2013
Place of Birth
Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Credits
35 titles
Alan Sharp
Biography
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
Filmography
Valentino's Ghost
Self
Ben Hur
Writer
Dean Spanley
Screenplay
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Adaptation
Avenger
Teleplay
While I Was Gone
Teleplay
Reversible Errors
Teleplay
Lathe of Heaven
Teleplay
Little Girl Fly Away
Teleplay
Rob Roy
Screenplay
Betrayed by Love
Writer
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
The Last Hit
Screenplay
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Writer
Descending Angel
Teleplay
Love and Lies
Writer
The Edge
Writer
Little Treasure
Director
The Osterman Weekend
Screenplay
Coming Out of the Ice
Writer
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Thanks
The Odd Man
Self
The South Bank Show
Damnation Alley
Screenplay
Night Moves
Writer
Billy Two Hats
Writer
Ulzana's Raid
Writer
The Hired Hand
Screenplay
The Last Run
Screenplay
Play for Today
Writer
The Long Distance Piano Player
Writer
A Sound from the Sea
Writer
ITV Playhouse
Writer
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
Writer
The Wednesday Play
Writer