Alan Sharp

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1934-01-12

Deathday 2013-02-08 (79 years old)

Place of Birth Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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

Writer

2010
Ben Hur

as Writer

2008
Dean Spanley

as Screenplay

2006
Avenger

as Teleplay

2004
Reversible Errors

as Teleplay

2004
While I Was Gone

as Teleplay

2002
Lathe of Heaven

as Teleplay

1998
1995
Rob Roy

as Screenplay

1994
1993
The Last Hit

as Screenplay

1990
Descending Angel

as Teleplay

1990
Love and Lies

as Writer

1989
The Edge

as Writer

1985
Little Treasure

as Writer

1983
The Osterman Weekend

as Screenplay

1982
1977
Damnation Alley

as Screenplay

1975
Night Moves

as Writer

1974
Billy Two Hats

as Writer

1972
Ulzana's Raid

as Writer

1971
The Hired Hand

as Screenplay

1971
The Last Run

as Screenplay

1970
1970
Play for Today

as Writer

Actor

The Odd Man

as Himself

2013

Producer

1972
Ulzana's Raid

as Associate Producer

Director

1985
Little Treasure

as Director