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Albert Sharpe (I) (1885–1970)

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Trivia:

Walt Disney had seen him in the Broadway production of "Finian's Rainbow." He kept him in mind for the title role in the long delayed "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" which wasn't made until 1959. See more trivia »

Born:

in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Died:

(age 84) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Albert Tosher Sparrow
 
1959 Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'Gill
 
1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Darby O'Gill
– I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959) … Darby O'Gill
 
1954 Brigadoon
Andrew Campbell
 
1952 Face to Face
First Mate Brown ('The Secret Sharer')
 
1951 You Never Can Tell
Grandpa Hathaway
 
1951 The Highwayman
Forsythe
 
1951 Royal Wedding
James Ashmond
 
1949 Adventure in Baltimore
Dan Fletcher
 
1948 Portrait of Jennie
Moore (as Albert Sharp)
 
1948 The Return of October
Vince the Tout
 
1948 Up in Central Park
Timothy Moore
 
1946 The Adventuress
Irish Publican (uncredited)
 
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1959 Darby O'Gill and the Little People (performer: "The Wishing Song")
 
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2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary)
Darby O'Gill
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

He played Finian in the original Broadway production of "Finian's Rainbow", in 1947.

Alternate Names:

Albert Sharp
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Trivia:

Walt Disney had seen him in the Broadway production of "Finian's Rainbow." He kept him in mind for the title role in the long delayed "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" which wasn't made until 1959. See more »

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