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Albert Sharpe is a Actor Irlandais born on 15 april 1885 at Belfast (United-kingdom)

Albert Sharpe

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Nationality Irlande
Birth 15 april 1885 at Belfast (United-kingdom)
Death 13 february 1970 (at 84 years) at Belfast (United-kingdom)

Albert Sharpe est un acteur nord-irlandais, né le 15 avril 1885 à Belfast (Irlande du Nord) et mort le 13 février 1970 dans la même ville.

Biography

D'abord acteur de théâtre, notamment dans le répertoire du vaudeville, Albert Sharpe débute dans sa ville natale vers 1900. Venu au cinéma sur le tard (à 61 ans), il participe à seulement douze films (le premier et le dernier britanniques, les autres américains), entre 1946 et 1960 — voir la filmographie ci-dessous —. Mentionnons le film musical Darby O'Gill et les Farfadets, produit par les Studios Disney et sorti en 1959, où il tient le rôle-titre, aux côtés du jeune Sean Connery.

Il joue une seule fois à Broadway (New York), dans le rôle de Finian McLonergan, à l'occasion de la comédie musicale Finian's Rainbow (musique de Burton Lane), représentée 725 fois de janvier 1947 à octobre 1948. Vingt ans plus tard, en 1968, Francis Ford Coppola réalise l'adaptation au cinéma, sous le même titre original (titre français : La Vallée du bonheur), avec Fred Astaire personnifiant Finian.

Notons ici qu'Albert Sharpe et Fred Astaire se retrouvent en 1951, dans le film musical Mariage royal ; l'acteur nord-irlandais y joue James 'Jaimie' Ashmond, père d’Anne, la danseuse interprétée par Sarah Churchill.

Enfin, à la télévision, il se produit uniquement dans un épisode (diffusé en 1959) de la série Le Monde merveilleux de Disney.

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Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
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Frank Launder
Frank Launder
(1 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Albert Sharpe (13 films)

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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England, 1h25
Directed by John Guillermin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter O'Toole, Kieron Moore, Albert Sharpe, Joseph Tomelty
Roles Albert Tosher Sparrow
Rating65% 3.292333.292333.292333.292333.29233
The film is set in London at the turn of the 20th century, in 1901. While Ireland struggles for independence, Charles Norgate (Aldo Ray), an Irish-American, arrives in London after being recruited by Irish revolutionaries to undertake a robbery of the Bank of England. Iris Muldoon, the widow of a martyr in the Irish independence movement, had previously travelled to New York to hire Norgate on behalf of the movement. The Irish revolutionaries, led by O'Shea (Hugh Griffith), plan to rob a million pounds worth of gold bullion from the bank vaults as a political offensive. At first, the other revolutionaries are wary of Norgate but he gains their confidence by acknowledging his Irish lineage. Informed that the bank is considered impregnable, Norgate seeks a weakness in the Bank Picquet provided by the Brigade of Guards, which keeps watch on the gold.
Darby O'Gill and the Little People, 1h33
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Estelle Winwood, Kieron Moore, Denis O'Dea
Roles Darby O'Gill
Rating70% 3.546223.546223.546223.546223.54622
Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is the aging caretaker of Lord Fitzpatrick's (Walter Fitzgerald) estate in the small Irish town of Rathcullen, where he lives in the gatehouse with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie (Janet Munro). Darby spends most of his time in the town pub, regaling his friends with tales of his attempts to catch the leprechauns, in particular, their king, Brian Connors (Jimmy O'Dea).
Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)
, 1h48
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Time travel films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart, Barry Jones, George Chakiris
Roles Andrew Campbell
Rating66% 3.348023.348023.348023.348023.34802
Americans Tommy Albright (Gene Kelly) and Jeff Douglas (Van Johnson) are on a hunting trip in Scotland and become lost in the woodlands. They happen upon Brigadoon, a miraculously blessed village that rises out of the mists every hundred years for only a day. (This was done so that the village would never be changed or destroyed by the outside world.) If any villager ever leaves Brigadoon, the spell will be broken and the village will vanish forever, and any outsider who wishes to stay must love someone in the village strongly enough to accept the loss of everything he or she knew in the outside world. Tommy falls in love with village lass Fiona Campbell (Cyd Charisse), whose younger sister Jean (Virginia Bosler), is about to be married to Charlie Dalrymple (Jimmy Thompson). When Tommy and Jeff happen upon clues about the village and its people that make no sense, Fiona takes them to see Mr. Lundie, the village schoolmaster, who tells them the story of Brigadoon and the miracle. That evening, Mr. Lundie officiates at the wedding of Jean and Charlie, which Tommy and Fiona attend. Interrupting the wedding, the jealous Harry Beaton (Hugh Laing) announces he is leaving Brigadoon to make everything disappear, since the girl he loves, Jean, is marrying another man. Harry's words cause mass chaos among the townspeople and they all rush to stop him. Harry almost crosses the bridge but is stopped short by Tommy, who is knocked unconscious. With men closing in on him, Harry climbs up a tree to hide but is soon shot accidentally by Jeff, who skipped the wedding to hunt and shot at a bird that flew by Harry. Harry falls dead to the ground and is soon found by the men. Fiona frantically searches to find Tommy. Confessing their love for each other, they decide to marry, allowing Tommy to stay in Brigadoon for good. But while Fiona goes off to find Mr. Lundie, Tommy tells Jeff about his plan. Jeff, drunk and remorseful of accidentally killing Harry, tells Tommy he can't just leave everything in the real world behind for this girl he's only known a day. Fiona returns with Mr. Lundie, but Tommy confesses that he cannot stay. Fiona says she understands but is heartbroken and they say good-bye before Brigadoon completely disappears. Tommy and Jeff cross the bridge and walk away.
Royal Wedding, 1h33
Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about marriage
Actors Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Sarah Churchill, Peter Lawford, Keenan Wynn, Henri Letondal
Roles James Ashmond
Rating66% 3.3470853.3470853.3470853.3470853.347085
The story sees brother and sister Tom and Ellen Bowen as stars of a show Every Night at Seven, a Broadway success. They are persuaded to take the show to London, capitalizing on an imminent royal wedding.
You Never Can Tell, 1h18
Directed by Lou Breslow
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion
Actors Dick Powell, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Albert Sharpe, Frank Nelson, Anthony George
Roles Grandpa Hathaway
Rating69% 3.490253.490253.490253.490253.49025
An ex-police dog named Rex inherits a fortune from his eccentric millionaire owner. But someone poisons him for his fortune, and he is able to go back to earth as a human detective to bring his killer to justice.
The Highwayman, 1h22
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure
Actors Philip Friend, Charles Coburn, Wanda Hendrix, Cecil Kellaway, Victor Jory, Dan O'Herlihy
Roles Forsythe
Rating68% 3.409933.409933.409933.409933.40993
The fairly straightforward love/betrayal/sacrifice theme of the Noyes poem is expanded to fill out the demands of an 82 minute long film. The Highwayman himself is an aristocrat who leads a party of associates to hold up the well-to-do and distribute their takings to the needy. This campaign is broadened when they discover that innocents are being kidnapped and sold into slavery in the colonies. The finale however follows the poem more closely as the Highwayman is betrayed to the authorities, soldiers march to set an ambush, his lover Bess sacrifices herself to give warning and the hero is shot down on the highway as he gallops to take revenge.
Adventure in Baltimore, 1h29
Directed by Richard Wallace, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Young, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Albert Sharpe, Josephine Hutchinson, Charles Kemper
Roles Dan Fletcher
Rating60% 3.0461653.0461653.0461653.0461653.046165
In 1905, Dinah Sheldon (Shirley Temple), an enthusiastic art student, is expelled from Miss Ingram's Seminary for wearing two petticoats instead of five, attending political rallies and insisting that she be allowed to study nudes. When she is sent home to Baltimore, Dinah's understanding father, Dr. Andrew Sheldon (Robert Young), an Episcopalian pastor, easily forgives his headstrong daughter this latest calamity, but her mother Lily (Josephine Hutchinson) encourages her to be more conventionally feminine. Dinah's childhood sweetheart, Tom Wade (John Agar), also believes that she should settle down and confesses that, since her absence, he has begun dating the more "continental" Bernice Eckert (Carol Brannon).
Portrait of Jennie, 1h26
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Peinture, Ghost films
Actors Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Brian Keith, Ethel Barrymore, Cecil Kellaway, Florence Bates
Roles Moore
Rating75% 3.7950653.7950653.7950653.7950653.795065
In 1934, impoverished painter Eben Adams (Joseph Cotten) meets a fey little girl named Jennie Appleton (Jennifer Jones) in Central Park, New York. She is wearing old-fashioned clothing. He makes a sketch of her from memory which involves him with art dealer Miss Spinney (Ethel Barrymore), who sees potential in him. This inspires him to paint a portrait of Jennie.
The Return of October, 1h38
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Glenn Ford, Terry Moore, Albert Sharpe, James Gleason, May Whitty, Henry O'Neill
Roles Vince the Tout
Rating61% 3.0503053.0503053.0503053.0503053.050305
Terry is a teenaged girl whose Uncle Willy, a horse trainer, dreams of winning the Derby. He bets everything on his horse Sunset, then collapses and dies after it loses.
Up in Central Park, 1h24
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price, Thurston Hall, Albert Sharpe, Moroni Olsen
Roles Timothy Moore
Rating60% 3.0039853.0039853.0039853.0039853.003985
In New York City in the 1870s, as the city prepares for the upcoming election, corrupt political boss William Tweed (Vincent Price) and his Tammany Hall political machine are working hard to re-elect their candidates, including Mayor Oakley (Hobart Cavanaugh), in order to continue exploiting the coffers of the city and state. The one voice opposing Boss Tweed's organization is John Matthews (Dick Haymes), a young naïve reporter for The New York Times.
Odd Man Out, 1h56
Directed by Carol Reed
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, Kathleen Ryan, Robert Beatty, Dan O'Herlihy
Roles Bus Conductor (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.7965153.7965153.7965153.7965153.796515
"This story is told against a background of political unrest in a city of Northern Ireland. It is not concerned with the struggle between the law and an illegal organisation, but only with the conflict in the hearts of the people when they become unexpectedly involved." The city and the organisation are never explicitly named, but the protagonist, Johnny McQueen (James Mason), is the IRA-like group's leader in the city. Johnny has been hiding the past six months since his escape from prison in a house occupied by Kathleen Sullivan (Kathleen Ryan) - who loves him - and her grannie.
I See a Dark Stranger, 1h52
Directed by Frank Launder
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley, Michael Howard, Norman Shelley, Brenda Bruce
Roles Irish Publican
Rating69% 3.493033.493033.493033.493033.49303
In May 1944, during World War II, when nationalistic Irishwoman Bridie Quilty (Deborah Kerr) turns 21, she sets out to fulfill a lifelong dream engendered by listening to her late father's stories of the Irish Revolution. She leaves her small rural village and goes to Dublin. On the way, she shares a train compartment with J. Miller (Raymond Huntley), but believing him to be English, she is very brusque with him. Once in the city, she seeks out a famous ex-radical her father had supposedly fought alongside, Michael O'Callaghan (Brefni O'Rorke), and asks him to help her join the Irish Republican Army. However, he has mellowed as the situation in Ireland has improved and tries unsuccessfully to dissuade her from her overly romantic notion.