Alan Sharp

1934–2013 · Scottish novelist and screenwriter

Alan Sharp was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter. He published two novels in the 1960s, and subsequently wrote the screenplays for about twenty films, mostly produced in the United States.

Alan Sharp, in order

1. 1971 The Hired Hand: wrote · directed by Peter Fonda
2. 1971 The Last Run (TV movie): wrote · directed by Richard Fleischer
3. 1972 Ulzana's Raid: wrote · directed by Robert Aldrich
4. 1973 The Snoop Sisters (TV series): wrote · directed by Boris Sagal and David Friedkin
5. 1974 Billy Two Hats: wrote · directed by Ted Kotcheff
6. 1975 Night Moves: wrote · directed by Arthur Penn
7. 1983 The Osterman Weekend: wrote · directed by Sam Peckinpah
8. 1985 Little Treasure: directed, wrote
9. 1991 Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis: wrote · directed by Robert Iscove
10. 1995 Rob Roy: wrote · directed by Michael Caton-Jones · critics 72%, audiences 75% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
11. 2002 Lathe of Heaven (TV movie): wrote · directed by Philip Haas
12. 2004 Reversible Errors (TV movie): wrote · directed by Mike Robe
13. 2008 Dean Spanley: wrote · directed by Toa Fraser
14. 2010 Ben Hur (TV movie): wrote · directed by Steve Shill