Education
Born in Staffordshire, he attended Street Chad"s School, Wolverhampton, but left without completing his education in order to marry the first of his four wives.
Born in Staffordshire, he attended Street Chad"s School, Wolverhampton, but left without completing his education in order to marry the first of his four wives.
He was subsequently conscripted for two years National Service in the Royal Air Force, serving as an aircraftman at Royal Air Force Cranwell. His interest in fiction, both spoken and in writing, was to remain with him for life, and he began his theatrical career as a stagehand at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton. He later joined British Government"s C.S.E. (Combined Services Entertainment), working in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as part of a puppet acting
Sharratt moved to Australia in 1961.
His company, Starcast Productions, was set up in 1965. Based on Queensland"s Gold Coast for most of the 1970s and 80s, he was involved in setting up the Tropicarnival.
Sharratt moved to Los Angeles and was one of the owners and Executive Producers for Associated Television, where he worked at various times with several actors, including Roger Moore, Robert Stack, and Lee Majors. He died in Los Angeles on 27 May 2009 from a heart attack.