Alan Sharp
Writing
1934-01-12 · Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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.
Filmography
Valentino's Ghost
2013 · Movie
Ben Hur
2010 · Series
Dean Spanley
2008 · Movie
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006 · Series
Avenger
2006 · Movie
While I Was Gone
2004 · Movie
Reversible Errors
2004 · Movie
Lathe of Heaven
2002 · Movie
Little Girl Fly Away
1998 · Movie
Rob Roy
1995 · Movie
Betrayed by Love
1994 · Movie
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993 · Movie
The Last Hit
1993 · Movie
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991 · Movie
Descending Angel
1990 · Movie
Love and Lies
1990 · Movie
The Edge
1989 · Movie
Little Treasure
1985 · Movie
The Osterman Weekend
1983 · Movie
Coming Out of the Ice
1982 · Movie
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
1981 · Movie
The Odd Man
1978 · Movie
Damnation Alley
1977 · Movie
Night Moves
1975 · Movie
Billy Two Hats
1974 · Movie
Ulzana's Raid
1972 · Movie
The Hired Hand
1971 · Movie
The Last Run
1971 · Movie
Play for Today
1970 · Series
The Long Distance Piano Player
1970 · Movie
A Sound from the Sea
1970 · Movie
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
1965 · Movie
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Series