Don Sharp

Don Sharp

Known for

Directing

Born

April 19, 1922

Birthplace

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Died

December 18, 2011 (aged 89)

Biography

Donald Herman Sharp was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer in the 1960s, and included Kiss of the Vampire and Rasputin, the Mad Monk. In 1965 he directed The Face of Fu Manchu, based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring Christopher Lee.

Best known work

The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
The Kiss of the Vampire
The Kiss of the Vampire
1963
Curse of the Fly
Curse of the Fly
1965
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
1953
Psychomania
Psychomania
1973
Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Bear Island
Bear Island
1979
The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978

Filmography

  1. 1989

    Act of WillTV

    Director

  2. 1988

  3. 1987

  4. 1987

    Hold the DreamTV

    Director

  5. 1985

  6. 1984

  7. 1982

    Q.E.D.TV

    Director

  8. 1980

  9. 1980

  10. 1979

    Bear Island

    Director, Screenplay

  11. 1978

  12. 1978

  13. 1975

    Hennessy

    Director

  14. 1974

    Callan

    Director

  15. 1973

    Dark Places

    Director, Adaptation

  16. 1973

    Psychomania

    Director

  17. 1972

  18. 1971

    Film '72TV

    as Self (1 episode)

  19. 1970

    Puppet on a Chain

    Writer, Director

  20. 1969

    Taste of Excitement

    Director, Screenplay

  21. 1968

    The ChampionsTV

    Director

  22. 1967

  23. 1967

  24. 1966

    The Brides of Fu Manchu

    Director, Writer

  25. 1966

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