Alan Sharp
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 12, 1934
- Died
- February 8, 2013
- Birthplace
- 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
as Self

Dean Spanley 2008
Screenplay

Avenger 2006
Teleplay

While I Was Gone 2004
Teleplay

Reversible Errors 2004
Teleplay

Lathe of Heaven 2002
Teleplay

Little Girl Fly Away 1998
Teleplay

Rob Roy 1995
Screenplay

Betrayed by Love 1994
Writer

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron 1993
as Self

The Last Hit 1993
Screenplay

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis 1991
Writer

Descending Angel 1990
Teleplay

Love and Lies 1990
Writer

The Edge 1989
Writer

Little Treasure 1985
Director, Writer

The Osterman Weekend 1983
Screenplay

Coming Out of the Ice 1982
Writer

The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' 1981
Thanks

The Odd Man 1978
as Self

Damnation Alley 1977
Screenplay

Night Moves 1975
Writer

Billy Two Hats 1974
Writer

Ulzana's Raid 1972
Writer, Associate Producer

The Hired Hand 1971
Screenplay

The Last Run 1971
Screenplay

The Long Distance Piano Player 1970
Writer
- A Sound from the Sea
A Sound from the Sea 1970
Writer
- A Knight in Tarnished Armour
A Knight in Tarnished Armour 1965
Writer
Credits from TMDB.