Albert Sharpe

Acting

Albert Sharpe

Born 1885-04-15 · Belfast, Ireland, UK [now Northern Ireland, UK]

Albert Sharpe was an Irish stage and film actor, known for his roles in Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Finian's Rainbow and Brigadoon. He was born and died in Belfast, and was a member of the Abbey Players.

Acting credits

Adventure in Baltimore poster
5.3

Dinah Sheldon is a student at an exclusive girl's school who starts campaigning for women's rights. Her minister father and her boyfriend Tom Wade do not approve.

Adventure in Baltimore

1949

Darby O'Gill and the Little People poster
6.7

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.

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

1959

Brigadoon poster
6.5

Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Fiona, and is torn between staying or going back to his hectic life in New York.

Brigadoon

1954

Portrait of Jennie poster
7.2

A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

Portrait of Jennie

1948

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns poster
9.0

Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns

1959

Royal Wedding poster
6.4

A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.

Royal Wedding

1951

Odd Man Out poster
7.3

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

Odd Man Out

1947

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England poster
6.1

London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, their leader, discovers the bank's weak spot: an old forgotten sewer straight under the vaults.

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

The Highwayman poster
10.0

During the 1700s, a masked bandit robs the rich and aids the poor, to the chagrin of the authorities and the corrupt nobility, and prompting the king to task a ruthless man from the Colonies to capture the outlaw.

The Highwayman

1951

You Never Can Tell poster
7.1

Ex-police/army dog King inherits a fortune from an eccentric millionaire. But someone poisons him for his fortune. He gets to go back to earth as a human detective to bring his killer to justice and protect the girl who used to look after him.

You Never Can Tell

1951

I See a Dark Stranger poster
6.5

Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits her as a Nazi spy. She acquires the necessary information that leads to the breakout of a German spy who holds key information about the Allies' newest offensive plans. However, the arrival of British officer David Baynes and his romancing of Bridie lead to unexpected consequences.

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

The Return of October poster
6.4

A wholesome girl believes her new racehorse, October, is the reincarnation of her favorite uncle, Willie.

The Return of October

1948

Face to Face poster
6.0

Two short films released together under a collective title. The first, "Secret Sharer", directed by John Brahm and starring James Mason, is based on a short story by Joseph Conrad. The second tale, "Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", directed by Bretaigne Windust and starring Robert Preston, is adapted from Stephen Crane's short story.

Face to Face

1952

Up in Central Park poster
6.4

A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City.

Up in Central Park

1948

Behind the camera