David Sharpe (actor)
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| Born | David Hardin Sharpe February 2, 1910 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1980 (aged 70) Altadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Stunt performer, actor |
| Years active | 1922–1978 |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Allen (?-?)[citation needed] Gertrude Messinger (April 1932 - May 1935; divorced) Thelma Mae Crawford (January 1949 - April 1952; divorced) Mary Lou Dix, aka Mary Louise Wolfe (1956-?) |
| Children | 1 |
David Hardin Sharpe (February 2, 1910 – March 30, 1980) was an American actor and stunt performer, sometimes billed as Davy Sharpe.[1]
Biography
[edit]Sharpe's father was Harry Sharpe, a fight referee in St. Louis.[2]
Sharpe won the US National Tumbling Championship in 1925 and 1926. He began his film career as a child actor in the 1920s. Eventually he became the "Ramrod" (stunt coordinator) for Republic Pictures from 1939 until mid-1942 when the USA entered World War II. He was replaced in this role by Tom Steele while Sharpe joined the Army Air Corps in 1943.
Personal life and death
[edit]Sharpe married film actress Gertrude Messinger in 1932.[2] He died in 1980, aged 70, of Lou Gehrig's disease (some sources cited Parkinson's disease).[3]
Recognition
[edit]In 1979, Sharpe received the Yakima Canutt Award, which honors stuntmen.[4] Sharpe was inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1980.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Air Tight (1931)
- Call a Cop! (1931)
- Too Many Women (1932)
- Social Error (1935)
- Adventurous Knights (1935)
- Ghost Town (1936)
- Idaho Kid (1936)
- Desert Justice (1936)
- Santa Fe Rides (1937)
- Melody of the Plains (1937)
- Galloping Dynamite (1937)
- Where Trails Divide (1937)
- Young Dynamite (1937)
- Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
- Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
- Man's Country (1938)
- Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
- Mutiny in the Arctic (1941)
- Silver Stallion (1941)
- Texas to Bataan (1942)
- Trail Riders (1942)
- Two Fisted Justice (1943)
- Haunted Ranch (1943)
- The Good Humor Man (1950)
References
[edit]- ^ Cline, William C. (2000-09-15). Serials-ly Speaking: Essays on Cliffhangers. McFarland. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7864-0918-1.
- ^ a b "Miss Messinger Bride Of David Sharpe After Elopement". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. April 21, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ David Sharpe biography, B-Westerns.com. Accessed November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Stuntman Sharpe Gets Canutt Award". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. May 28, 1979. p. 14 – Part IV. Retrieved 30 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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