Karen Sharpe

Acting

Karen Sharpe

Born 1934-09-20 · San Antonio, Texas, USA

Karen Sharpe (born September 20, 1934) is a retired American actress of film and television best known for her major role in the television series Johnny Ringo (1959-1960).

Acting credits

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Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

2008

The High and the Mighty poster
6.0

Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

The High and the Mighty

1954

Man with the Gun poster
6.1

A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner they never see who rules through his rowdy sidekicks. The stranger is a town tamer by trade, and he accepts a $500 commission to sort things out.

Man with the Gun

1955

Army Bound poster
9.0

Race car driver Frank Cermak is in love with Jane Harris. Jane and her parents watch Frank win a tight race from Bill Peters, an army lieutenant on leave. Peters tries to foul Frank, and Frank beats him in a fist fight after the race. Frank is drafted into the army and (against staggering and overwhelming odds) finds Lt. Peters to be his commanding officer.

Army Bound

1952

Strange Fascination poster
5.5

A homely middle-aged man falls hard for a much younger woman leading to disaster.

Strange Fascination

1952

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6.0

A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

2006

Mad at the World poster
5.9

A neighborhood is terrorized by group of young juvenile delinquents called The WolfPack. When a young father's infant child is seriously injured because of the WolfPack, he decides that the police aren't working fast enough to catch the ones who hurt his baby and sets out to infiltrate the gang himself and mete out the punishment they deserve.

Mad at the World

1955

The Sniper poster
6.7

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.

The Sniper

1952

The Disorderly Orderly poster
6.3

Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium, a career move that's guaranteed to keep the patients – and viewers – in stitches!

The Disorderly Orderly

1964

Tarawa Beachhead poster
6.6

A soldier is expected to never question the actions of his commanding officer, but when a Marine sees his CO breaking the law, he finds himself facing a difficult dilemma in this provocative war drama.

Tarawa Beachhead

1958

A Star Is Born World Premiere poster
8.0

Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

Valley of Mystery poster
7.5

A Meridian Airlines flight from Miami to Caracas crashes in the Venezuelan jungle, stranding 130 passengers and crew in hostile surroundings.

Valley of Mystery

1967

Man in the Vault poster
5.6

A locksmith is pressured into crime when the mob makes him perform an elaborate bank robbery.

Man in the Vault

1956

Ain't No Time for Glory poster
NR

American soldiers must use stealth to take over a German command post in Normandy.

Ain't No Time for Glory

1957

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NR

A documentary about the making of Ship of Fools.

On Board the Ship of Fools

2007

Bomba and the Jungle Girl poster
5.6

Bomba decides to find out who his parents were. He starts with Cody Casson's diary and follows the trail to a native village. An ancient blind woman tells him his parents and the village's true ruler were murdered by the current chieftain and his daughter.

Bomba and the Jungle Girl

1952

Brando: An Icon Is Born poster
7.0

A short retroperspective feature on Brando's influence on acting itself and the cultural impact of his role in "The Wild One".

Brando: An Icon Is Born

2007

Mexican Manhunt poster
6.2

Los Angeles, 1953. The author David L. "Dave" Brady wants to bring a missed ex-newspaperman back to Los Angeles. Therefore Dave has to travel to Mexico City. Dave gets involved with a murder case that occurred fifteen years ago. It's an obsession for Dave to solve that murder.

Mexican Manhunt

1953

A Special Kind of Love poster
NR

A follow-up of A LOVE STORY OF TODAY, where actors and crew discuss GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER.

A Special Kind of Love

2008

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon poster
NR

Jerry Lewis’s patented form of slapstick made him a 20th-century comedic icon. But former co-stars say he was a bully who sexually harassed—and in at least one case, sexually assaulted—women with impunity.

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

2022

A Love Story of Today poster
NR

A discussion of the very important and highly controversial film, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, featuring interviews with people like Katharine Houghton, Martin Baum, Louis Gossett, Jr., Norman Jewison, Garry Marshall, Karen Sharpe and Salome Thomas-El.

A Love Story of Today

2008

A Tribute to Stanley Kramer poster
8.0

A celebration of Stanley Kramer's life and career, featuring interviews with Karen Sharpe, his widow, and screenwriter Abby Mann.

A Tribute to Stanley Kramer

2004

Behind the camera