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Albert Sharpe(1885-1970)

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Albert Sharpe
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
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Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
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Albert Sharpe was born on 15 April 1885 in Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor, known for Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), Royal Wedding (1951) and Brigadoon (1954). He was married to Margaret Waterson. He died on 13 February 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
BornApril 15, 1885
DiedFebruary 13, 1970(84)
BornApril 15, 1885
DiedFebruary 13, 1970(84)
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Known for

Sean Connery, Kieron Moore, Janet Munro, Jimmy O'Dea, and Albert Sharpe in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
7.1
  • Darby O'Gill
  • 1959
Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, and Peter Lawford in Royal Wedding (1951)
Royal Wedding
6.7
  • James Ashmond
  • 1951
Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Brigadoon (1954)
Brigadoon
6.8
  • Andrew Campbell
  • 1954
Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
The Magical World of Disney
8.3
TV Series
  • Darby O'Gill

Credits

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Actor

  • The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
    The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
    6.6
    • Albert Tosher Sparrow
    • 1960
  • Sean Connery, Kieron Moore, Janet Munro, Jimmy O'Dea, and Albert Sharpe in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People
    7.1
    • Darby O'Gill
    • 1959
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Darby O'Gill
    • 1959
  • Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Brigadoon (1954)
    Brigadoon
    6.8
    • Andrew Campbell
    • 1954
  • James Mason and Robert Preston in Face to Face (1952)
    Face to Face
    6.1
    • First Mate Brown ('The Secret Sharer')
    • 1952
  • Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Joyce Holden, Dick Powell, and Flame in You Never Can Tell (1951)
    You Never Can Tell
    7.0
    • Grandpa Hathaway
    • 1951
  • Scott Forbes, Philip Friend, and Wanda Hendrix in The Highwayman (1951)
    The Highwayman
    6.9
    • Forsythe
    • 1951
  • Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, and Peter Lawford in Royal Wedding (1951)
    Royal Wedding
    6.7
    • James Ashmond
    • 1951
  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1950
  • Shirley Temple, John Agar, and Robert Young in Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
    Adventure in Baltimore
    6.1
    • Mr. Fletcher
    • 1949
  • Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Portrait of Jennie (1948)
    Portrait of Jennie
    7.6
    • Moore
    • 1948
  • Glenn Ford and Terry Moore in The Return of October (1948)
    The Return of October
    6.2
    • Vince the Tout
    • 1948
  • Vincent Price, Deanna Durbin, and Dick Haymes in Up in Central Park (1948)
    Up in Central Park
    6.0
    • Timothy Moore
    • 1948
  • James Mason and Kathleen Ryan in Odd Man Out (1947)
    Odd Man Out
    7.6
    • Bus Conductor (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
    I See a Dark Stranger
    6.9
    • Irish Landlord
    • 1946

Soundtrack

  • Sean Connery, Kieron Moore, Janet Munro, Jimmy O'Dea, and Albert Sharpe in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People
    7.1
    • performer: "The Wishing Song"
    • 1959

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Royal Wedding: Trailer
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Royal Wedding: Trailer
Royal Wedding: Trailer
Trailer 2:42
Royal Wedding: Trailer

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • April 15, 1885
    • Belfast, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK
  • Died
    • February 13, 1970
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Margaret Waterson1918 - February 13, 1970 (his death, 6 children)
  • Other works
    He played Finian in the original Broadway production of "Finian's Rainbow", in 1947.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Talented Irish actor, long a member of the famous Abbey Players, but perhaps best known in America for creating the role of Finian McLonergan in the original Broadway production of "Finian's Rainbow" in 1947 and starring in the title role of Disney's "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" twelve years later. His last ten years were spent in quiet retirement until his death in 1970 at the age of 85.

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