Alan Sharp

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Alan Sharp

Writing January 12, 1934

Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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 Di…

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Rob Roy

Rob Roy

6.7 1995 Movie
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Night Moves

Night Moves

6.7 1975 Movie
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.2 1964 TV Show
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
The Osterman Weekend

The Osterman Weekend

5.6 1983 Movie
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

7.0 2006 TV Show
Ulzana's Raid

Ulzana's Raid

6.9 1972 Movie
Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

5.1 1977 Movie
The Hired Hand

The Hired Hand

6.1 1971 Movie
Ben Hur

Ben Hur

6.3 2010 TV Show
Dean Spanley

Dean Spanley

7.4 2008 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2013
    Valentino's Ghost

    Movie Self

  2. 2010
    Ben Hur

    TV show Writer

  3. 2008
    Dean Spanley

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 2006
    Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

    TV show Adaptation

  5. 2006
    Avenger

    Movie Teleplay

  6. 2004
    While I Was Gone

    Movie Teleplay

  7. 2004
    Reversible Errors

    Movie Teleplay

  8. 2002
    Lathe of Heaven

    Movie Teleplay

  9. 1998
    Little Girl Fly Away

    Movie Teleplay

  10. 1995
    Rob Roy

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1994
    Betrayed by Love

    Movie Writer

  12. 1993
    Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

    Movie Self

  13. 1993
    The Last Hit

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1991
    Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

    Movie Writer

  15. 1990
    Descending Angel

    Movie Teleplay

  16. 1990
    Love and Lies

    Movie Writer

More credits
  1. 1989
    The Edge

    Movie Writer

  2. 1985
    Little Treasure

    Movie Director

  3. 1983
    The Osterman Weekend

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1982
    Coming Out of the Ice

    Movie Writer

  5. 1981
    The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'

    Movie Thanks

  6. 1978
    The Odd Man

    Movie Self

  7. 1977
    Damnation Alley

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1975
    Night Moves

    Movie Writer

  9. 1974
    Billy Two Hats

    Movie Writer

  10. 1972
    Ulzana's Raid

    Movie Writer

  11. 1971
    The Hired Hand

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1971
    The Last Run

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1970
    Play for Today

    TV show Writer

  14. 1970
    The Long Distance Piano Player

    Movie Writer

  15. 1970
    A Sound from the Sea

    Movie Writer

  16. 1967
    ITV Playhouse

    TV show Writer

  17. 1965
    A Knight in Tarnished Armour

    Movie Writer

  18. 1964
    The Wednesday Play

    TV show Writer