Leonard Sharp (actor)

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Leonard Sharp (24 May 1890, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 24 October 1958, Watford, Hertfordshire) was an English actor. [1] He was married to the actress Nora Gordon. Their daughter is the actress Dorothy Gordon. He was sometimes credited as Len Sharp.

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He starred in the 1946 BBC television series Pinwright's Progress as the messenger "boy" Ralph, who is a deaf octogenarian. The series is recognised as the first real example of the half-hour situation comedy on British television.

Selected filmography

in Murder at 3am (1953) Actor Leonard Sharp.jpg
in Murder at 3am (1953)

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References

  1. BFI.org