Director

Alan Sharp

Writing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25

TMDB ID: 70476

IMDb ID: nm0788991

Known for: Writing

Born: January 12, 1934

Died: February 8, 2013

Age: 79

Place of birth: Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1970 - 2013

Years active: 44

Average TMDB rating: 6.24

Wikidata: Q4707749

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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.

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