Alan Sharp
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.
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Acting Credits
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Crew Credits
Acting
Crew
Movie
Rob Roy
Screenplay
1995
Movie
Night Moves
Writer
1975
Movie
The Osterman Weekend
Screenplay
1983
Movie
Ulzana's Raid
Writer
1972
Movie
Damnation Alley
Screenplay
1977
Movie
The Hired Hand
Screenplay
1971
Movie
Dean Spanley
Screenplay
2008
TV
Ben Hur
Writer
2010
Movie
Billy Two Hats
Writer
1974
Movie
Avenger
Teleplay
2006
Movie
The Last Run
Screenplay
1971
Movie
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Writer
1991