David Sharpe

born: 02 February 1910 St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

died: 30 March 1980 Altadena, California, United States of America (Lou Gehrig's disease, aged 70)

American actor-turned stunt man, who became a regular cast member of THE BOY FRIENDS series.  On April 21, 1932 he married co-star Gertrude Messinger.  After their divorce, David later married Gertrude's brother's widow (work that out for yourselves!), Margaret, in 1965.

Real name: David Hardin Sharpe Height: 5'8½"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1925	Ask Grandma Tall kid
1930	Doctor's Orders Dave
1930	Bigger And Better Dave
1930	Ladies Last Dave
1931	Blood And Thunder Dave
1931	High Gear Dave
1931	Love Fever Dave
1931	Air-Tight Dave
1931	Our Wife Stunt double for James Finlayson
1931	Let's Do Things Nightclub dancer
1931	Call A Cop! Dave
1933	Bedtime Worries Stunt double for Gay Seabrook
1934	Benny, From Panama Stunts
1934	The Chases Of Pimple Street Nightclub patron
1935	Top Flat Waterbomb victim
1936	An All-American Toothache Football player
1936	Pan Handlers Pedestrian
1936	Hill-Tillies Ambulance attendant/Stunts
1936	Neighborhood House Theatre doorman
1936	Kelly The Second Fight spectator
1936	Our Relations Pirate's Club extra/Stunts

This page was last updated on: 16 October 2023