AKA: Henry Schacht
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 00/00/1892
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Death Date: 01/10/1964
Leading cinematographer of the 1920s who lent his expertise to such major silent films as King Vidor's "The Crowd" (1928) and a number of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., vehicles. Sharp's career leveled off with the advent of sound although he worked on a number of fine films, notably Alan Dwan's "The Iron Mask" (1929) and Fritz Lang's "Ministry of Fear" (1944); he worked mainly in TV from the 1950s.
1915
Entered film as lab technician
1920
First film "Homespun Folks"
