Albert Sharpe

Albert Sharpe (15 April 1885 – 13 February 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. His most famous roles were those of Darby O'Gill in Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People and as Finian McLonergan in the Original Broadway production of the musical Finian's Rainbow. (the film version, made in 1968, had Fred Astaire in the role.) On screen he played Fiona's father Andrew in the MGM musical Brigadoon. He was also a member of the Abbey Players. His last ten years were spent in retirement. He died in 1970 in Belfast at the age of 84.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1946	I See a Dark Stranger	Irish Publican	aka "The Adventuress" (USA). Uncredited
1948	Up in Central Park	Timothy Moore
	The Return of October	Vince the Tout	aka "A Date with Destiny" (UK)
	Portrait of Jennie	Moore	aka "Jennie" (UK) OR "Tidal Wave"
1949	Adventure in Baltimore	Dan Fletcher	aka "Bachelor Bait" (UK)
1951	Royal Wedding	James Ashmond	aka "Wedding Bells" (UK)
	The Highwayman	Forsythe
	You Never Can Tell	Grandpa Hathaway	aka "One Never Knows" OR "You Never Know" (UK)
1952	Face to Face	First Mate Brown	aka "The Secret Sharer"
1954	Brigadoon	Andrew Campbell
1959	Darby O'Gill and the Little People	Darby O'Gill
1960	The Day They Robbed the Bank of England	Tosher

External links

• Albert Sharpe at the Internet Movie Database
• Albert Sharpe at the Internet Broadway Database