[1] Born in Staffordshire, he attended St 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 RAF 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.
(Combined Services Entertainment), working in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as part of a puppet act.
[4] Sharratt moved to Los Angeles and was one of the owners and executive producers at Associated Television, where he worked at various times with several actors, including Roger Moore, Robert Stack, and Lee Majors.