| John Sharp | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Herbert Sharp 5 August 1920 Bradford, Yorkshire |
| Died | 26 November 1992 (aged 72) London, England |
| Occupation | television actor |
| Years active | 1949–1991 |
John Sharp (5 August 1920 – 26 November 1992) was a British television actor.[1]
He made more than 100 appearances in television and occasionally films between 1949 and 1991. Sharp began as a film actor in 1949 and appeared in films throughout the 1950s. By the mid 1960s he mostly appeared in British television on popular shows of the era such as The Avengers "Murdersville" episodes, the Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo"; The Prisoner, Not On Your Nellie opposite Hylda Baker, Z-Cars, and The Sweeney (1976 episode "On the Run"). He performed in Charles Dickens TV adaptations in the 1980s. In 1991, he made his last television appearance in the programme Lovejoy. He played the role of the "apparently cynical" Uncle Will in Luigi Comencini's 1966 Incompreso.
Sharp's most notable television appearances in a recurring role were on the All Creatures Great and Small series, where he portrayed "Ezra Biggins", an aged Yorkshire dairy farmer. Sharp was a native Yorkshireman and his "spot-on" portrayal of the cantankerous old Mr. Biggins was lauded by many devoted viewers.