Alan Sharp
Known for: Writing
Born: January 11, 1934 in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland - Died: February 7, 2013
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
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The Odd Man
Self
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
Valentino's Ghost
Self
Rob Roy
Screenplay
Damnation Alley
Screenplay
Night Moves
Writer
The Osterman Weekend
Screenplay
Ulzana's Raid
Writer
The Hired Hand
Screenplay
Reversible Errors
Teleplay
Little Treasure
Director
Descending Angel
Teleplay
Little Girl Fly Away
Teleplay
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Writer
Billy Two Hats
Writer
The Long Distance Piano Player
Writer
A Sound from the Sea
Writer
Avenger
Teleplay
Betrayed by Love
Writer
Lathe of Heaven
Teleplay
Dean Spanley
Screenplay
Coming Out of the Ice
Writer
The Last Run
Screenplay
The Last Hit
Screenplay