David Sharpe (actor)

Dave Sharpe
Dave Sharpe
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Born	David Hardin Sharpe; February 2, 1910; St. Louis, Missouri
Died	March 30, 1980 (aged 70); Altadena, California, U.S.
Occupation	Stunt performer, Actor
Years active	1922–1978
Spouse(s)	Margaret Messinger; Gertrude Messinger
Children	1

David Hardin Sharpe (February 2, 1910 – March 30, 1980) was an American actor and stunt performer, sometimes billed as Davy Sharpe.

Biography

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. Gertrude Messinger's brother, Buddy, died in 1965. Sharpe married Buddy's widow, Margaret Messinger.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Sharpe died in 1980, aged 70, of Lou Gehrig's disease. Tony Curtis gave the eulogy at his funeral. He was cremated.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition

In 1979, Sharpe received the Yakima Canutt Award, which honors stuntmen.^[1] Sharpe was inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1980.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Air Tight (1931)
Call a Cop! (1931)
Too Many Women (1932)
Social Error (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

^ "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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[lat-1] "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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