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.
Alan Sharp has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Signature works include Night Moves, Damnation Alley, Dean Spanley. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
