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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Play for Today
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6

Play for Today

(1970) Writer
Ben Hur
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6

Ben Hur

(2010) Writer
Rob Roy
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7

Rob Roy

(1995) Screenplay
Ulzana's Raid
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7

Ulzana's Raid

(1972) Writer
Night Moves
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7

Night Moves

(1975) Writer
The Osterman Weekend
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6

The Osterman Weekend

(1983) Screenplay
Damnation Alley
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5

Damnation Alley

(1977) Screenplay
The Last Run
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7

The Last Run

(1971) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2013 Self
1993 Self
Himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1985 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1972 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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