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Alan Sharp
Born January 12, 1934 in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Died February 8, 201325 films
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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25 films- 2008Dean SpanleyScreenplay
- 2006AvengerTeleplay
- 2004While I Was GoneTeleplay
- 2004Reversible ErrorsTeleplay
- 2002Lathe of HeavenTeleplay
- 1998Little Girl Fly AwayTeleplay
- 1995Rob RoyScreenplay
- 1994Betrayed by LoveWriter
- 1993The Last HitScreenplay
- 1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisWriter
- 1990Descending AngelTeleplay
- 1990Love and LiesWriter
- 1989The EdgeWriter
- 1985Little TreasureWriter
- 1983The Osterman WeekendScreenplay
- 1982Coming Out of the IceWriter
- 1977Damnation AlleyScreenplay
- 1975Night MovesWriter
- 1974Billy Two HatsWriter
- 1972Ulzana's RaidWriter
- 1971The Hired HandScreenplay
- 1971The Last RunScreenplay
- 1970The Long Distance Piano PlayerWriter
- 1970A Sound from the SeaWriter
- 1965A Knight in Tarnished ArmourWriter