Writing
Alan Sharp
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.
Known for
Rob Roy
Night Moves
The Osterman Weekend
Ulzana's Raid
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Damnation Alley
The Hired Hand
Dean Spanley
Ben Hur
Billy Two Hats
The Last Run
Avenger
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Lathe of Heaven
Reversible Errors
Little Treasure
Movie credits · 29
Valentino's Ghost
Dean Spanley
Avenger
While I Was Gone
Reversible Errors
Lathe of Heaven
Little Girl Fly Away
Rob Roy
Betrayed by Love
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
The Last Hit
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Descending Angel
Love and Lies
The Edge
Little Treasure
The Osterman Weekend
Coming Out of the Ice
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
The Odd Man
Damnation Alley
Night Moves
Billy Two Hats
Ulzana's Raid
The Hired Hand
The Last Run
The Long Distance Piano Player
A Sound from the Sea
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
TV credits · 6
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