Alan Sharp
Writer
Born: January 12, 1934 (79 years old)
Died: February 8, 2013
Place of birth: Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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.
Filmography (20)
- Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993, ★ 7.1)
- Rob Roy (1995, ★ 6.7)
- Night Moves (1975, ★ 6.7)
- Ulzana's Raid (1972, ★ 6.9)
- Dean Spanley (2008, ★ 7.4)
- Coming Out of the Ice (1982, ★ 7.4)
- The Osterman Weekend (1983, ★ 5.6)
- The Hired Hand (1971, ★ 6.1)
- Reversible Errors (2004, ★ 6.2)
- Descending Angel (1990, ★ 5.5)
- Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991, ★ 6.4)
- Damnation Alley (1977, ★ 5.1)
- Billy Two Hats (1974, ★ 5.8)
- Avenger (2006, ★ 6)
- Lathe of Heaven (2002, ★ 6)
- The Last Run (1971, ★ 6.6)
- While I Was Gone (2004, ★ 5.8)
- Play for Today (1970, ★ 6.6)
- Ben Hur (2010, ★ 6.3)
- Little Treasure (1985, ★ 4.4)