Alan Sharp

Alan Sharp

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1934-01-12

  • Day of Death

    2013-02-08 (79 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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

Acting

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