Alan Sharp
Known for writing · Born 12 January 1934 · Died 8 February 2013 · aged 79 · Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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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
1995
Night Moves
1975
The Osterman Weekend
1983
Ulzana's Raid
1972
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
2006
Damnation Alley
1977
The Hired Hand
1971
Ben Hur
2010
Dean Spanley
2008
Billy Two Hats
1974
The Last Run
1971
Little Treasure
1985