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Paul McGann is a British actor who in 1992, was cast as Richard Sharpe, the lead character in a made-for-TV film Sharpe's Rifles, based on Bernard Cornwell's novels. Shortly after filming began, however, he badly damaged his knee while playing football while on a break on location in Ukraine...
Initially, Paul McGann was cast in the title role; however, two weeks into filming of the first episode in Ukraine, McGann injured his knee playing football and was forced to withdraw. [7] [1] When production started again a month later, Sean Bean was given the role because he was the only suitable replacement available at short notice.
Jul 11, 2014 · Paul McGann as Sharpe! Jimmy Bagpuss. 5.62K subscribers. Subscribed. 168. 34K views 9 years ago. A knee injury in 1994 forced him to cede the lead in ITV's Sharpe to Sean Bean ...more. A...
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Jul 29, 2021 · Worse, Paul McGann, playing main character Richard Sharpe, injures his knee in a football game during a break from filming. (Salkey keeps his head down about the fact that the game was his...
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In 1992, he was cast as Richard Sharpe, the lead character in the Sharpe series of made-for-TV films based on Bernard Cornwell's novels; however he injured his knee while playing football just days into filming Sharpe's Rifles in Ukraine.
Jul 17, 2021 · Some of us didn’t even begin to go the distance – including the original star. In 1992, before we’d barely shot two weeks’ worth of footage, Paul McGann ripped his cruciate ligament during an off-duty cast versus crew football match in the Crimean peninsula.
78 Photos. Paul McGann was born on 14 November 1959 in Kensington, Liverpool, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Three Musketeers (1993), Withnail & I (1987) and Alien 3 (1992). He has been married to Annie Milner since 1992. They have two children. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume. Born November 14, 1959.
