Biography
David Hardin Sharpe (February 2, 1910 β March 30, 1980) was an American actor and stunt performer, sometimes billed as Davy Sharpe. Sharpe won the US National Tumbling Championship in 1925 and 1926. He began his film career as a child actor in the 1920s. He was married for a short time to film actress Gertrude Messinger. 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.
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Filmography
all 124
Movies 122
TV Shows 2
Stunts
The Master Gunfighter (1975)
Movie
Chicken Gang (uncredited) / Stunts
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Movie
6.67
Stunts
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Movie
6.67
Man in Suit (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Movie
6.75
Stunts
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Movie
4.25
Stunt Coordinator
In Enemy Country (1968)
Movie
Stunts / Stunt Double
The Time Tunnel (1966)
TV
7
Stunts
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
Movie
7.5
Stunts
The Third Day (1965)
Movie
Stunt Double
The Great Race (1965)
Movie
6.38
Stunts
Touch of Evil (1958)
Movie
5.24
Ray Technician (extra)
Missile Monsters (1958)
Movie
Stunt Double / Technical Advisor
The Square Jungle (1955)
Movie
Stunts
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
Movie
Johnny Powers
Six Gun Decision (1953)
Movie
Ben Ali
The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Movie
Looter (uncredited) / Stunts
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Movie
5.24
The Golden Blade (1953)
Movie
Stunt Double
Desert Legion (1953)
Movie
Stunt Double
Prince of Pirates (1953)
Movie
Cannon Man (uncredited)
Brave Warrior (1952)
Movie
Fencer (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Movie
6
Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Westward the Women (1951)
Movie
Henchman
Lost Planet Airmen (1951)
Movie
Stunts
Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951)
Movie
Stunt Double
The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
Movie
Gambler (uncredited)
California Passage (1950)
Movie
Stunts
Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
Movie
Bill Shannon, Rita's Brother
The Cisco Kid (1950)
TV
Trigger, Jr. (1950)
Movie
Garage Watchman [Ch. 3] / Armored Car Guard [Ch. 11] / Stunts
The Invisible Monster (1950)
Movie
Slick
The Good Humor Man (1950)
Movie
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
Movie
The Phoney Cisco
The Girl from San Lorenzo (1950)
Movie
Stunt Double
Lust for Gold (1949)
Movie
Blears/Cliff/Stark
King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Movie
Henchman Vince
Susanna Pass (1949)
Movie
Motorcyclist (Uncredited) / Stunts
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Movie
Stunts
Under California Stars (1948)
Movie
Stunts
G-Men Never Forget (1948)
Movie
Stunts
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Movie
5.58
Stunt Coordinator
The Exile (1947)
Movie
Man Thrown Off Saloon Balcony (uncredited)
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Movie
Undetermined - ?Fight Stuntman
The Trespasser (1947)
Movie
Henchman Ulrich
Bells of San Angelo (1947)
Movie
Stunts
The Stranger (1946)
Movie
Nevada
Colorado Serenade (1946)
Movie
Knife Thrower (uncredited)
Crime of the Century (1946)
Movie
Stunts
The Master Key (1945)
Movie
Deputy Remaining at Townsend's Ranch
The Avenging Rider (1943)
Movie
Stunts
Sagebrush Law (1943)
Movie
Davy Sharpe
Haunted Ranch (1943)
Movie
Dave Sharpe
Two Fisted Justice (1943)
Movie
Davy Sharpe
Trail Riders (1942)
Movie
Davy Sharpe
Texas to Bataan (1942)
Movie
Rustler Killed in Shootout (uncredited) / Stunts
Bandit Ranger (1942)
Movie
Stunt Double
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Movie
6
Brawler
Come on Danger (1942)
Movie
Stunt Double
Saboteur (1942)
Movie
5
Stunts
Spy Smasher (1942)
Movie
Pier Heavy 1
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
Movie
Stunts
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Movie
Stunts
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Movie
Stunts
King of the Texas Rangers (1941)
Movie
Clay Mandan
Thunder Over the Prairie (1941)
Movie
Stunt Double
Jungle Girl (1941)
Movie
Davey Duncan
Silver Stallion (1941)
Movie
Joe - Crewman
Mutiny in the Arctic (1941)
Movie
Hay Wagon Passenger (uncredited) / Stunts
Man-Made Monster (1941)
Movie
7.5
Henchman on Stairs
Junior G-Men (1940)
Movie
Stunts
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Movie
Stunts
On the Spot (1940)
Movie
Ed Cameron
Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
Movie
Cowhand Brawler (uncredited)
Riders of Pasco Basin (1940)
Movie
George Hill
Danger Ahead (1940)
Movie
Money Courier
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
Movie
Cabby (uncredited)
I Stole a Million (1939)
Movie
Newt - The Cafe Counterman
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Movie
4
Bert Knowles
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
Movie
Tony / Stunts
Three Texas Steers (1939)
Movie
3.5
Henchman Rent Collector
The Night Riders (1939)
Movie
Kane Pilot / Hidden City Sentry / Saturnian Lieutenant
Buck Rogers (1939)
Movie
Stunts
Stagecoach (1939)
Movie
4.33
Cave Heavy #3 / Stunts
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Movie
Schooner Sailor
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
Movie
Agent Ron Merton
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
Movie
Ted Crane
Man's Country (1938)
Movie
John Shields
Young Dynamite (1937)
Movie
Billy Allen
Where Trails Divide (1937)
Movie
Bob Dillon
Galloping Dynamite (1937)
Movie
Don Williams
Doomed at Sundown (1937)
Movie
Lt. Bill Crawford
Drums of Destiny (1937)
Movie
Danny Johnson
The Law Commands (1937)
Movie
Bud Langley
Melody of the Plains (1937)
Movie
Buddy Sheldon
Santa Fe Rides (1937)
Movie
Stunts
A Million to One (1936)
Movie
'Buzzy' Vincent
Two Minutes to Play (1936)
Movie
The Kid
The Idaho Kid (1936)
Movie
Dave Hess
Gun Grit (1936)
Movie
Dave Rankin
Desert Justice (1936)
Movie
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Hill-Tillies (1936)
Movie
Bud
Ghost Town (1936)
Movie
Football Player (uncredited)
An All American Toothache (1936)
Movie
Water Bomb Victim (uncredited)
Top Flat (1935)
Movie
David De Portola
Adventurous Knights (1935)
Movie
Edward 'Eddie' Bentley, Jr.
Social Error (1935)
Movie
Dave Morton
Roaring Roads (1935)
Movie
Davy
Wild Waters (1935)
Movie
Dave
Crack-Up (1934)
Movie
Sonny's rival
What's to Do? (1933)
Movie
Dave
Call a Cop! (1931)
Movie
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Let's Do Things (1931)
Movie
Dave
Air-Tight (1931)
Movie
Dave
Love Fever (1931)
Movie
Dave
High Gear (1931)
Movie
Dave (uncredited)
Blood and Thunder (1931)
Movie
Dave
Ladies Last (1930)
Movie
Dave Sharpe
Bigger and Better (1930)
Movie
Dave / Dr. Sharpe / Nurse
Doctor's Orders (1930)
Movie
Stunts
When the Wind Blows (1930)
Movie
Thad Dickery
Masked Emotions (1929)
Movie
Stunts
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Movie
6
(uncredited) / Stunts
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Movie
3
Stunts
Scaramouche (1923)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.08
Based on 1.05 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1923
1937
1941
1938
1975
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1910-02-02
Deathday1980-03-30 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States of America
RelationshipsGertrude Messinger (1932-01-01 - 1936-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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