Don Sharp
- Born
- April 19, 1922
- Died
- December 18, 2011 (89 years old)
- Place of birth
- Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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.
Known for
Filmography
- 1989Act of WillSeries · Director
- 1988Tears in the RainFilm · Director
- 1987Hold the DreamSeries · Director
- 1985A Woman of SubstanceSeries · Director
- 1984What Waits BelowFilm · Director★ 4.2
- 1982Q.E.D.Series · Director
- 1980Guardian of the AbyssFilm · Director
- 1980Hammer House of HorrorSeries · Director★ 7.1
- 1979Bear IslandFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 6.1
- 1978The Thirty Nine StepsFilm · Director★ 6.8
- 1978The Four FeathersFilm · Director
- 1975HennessyFilm · Director
- 1974CallanFilm · Director
- 1973Dark PlacesFilm · Director, Adaptation★ 5.5
- 1973PsychomaniaFilm · Director★ 5.5
- 1972Follow Me!Film · Editor
- 1970Puppet on a ChainFilm · Writer, Director★ 6.0
- 1969Taste of ExcitementFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1968The ChampionsSeries · Director★ 6.5
- 1967Jules Verne's Rocket to the MoonFilm · Director★ 5.5
- 1967The Violent EnemyThe Violent EnemyFilm · Director
- 1966The Brides of Fu ManchuFilm · Director, Writer★ 5.9
- 1966Our Man in MarrakeshFilm · Director★ 5.9
- 1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkFilm · Director★ 5.9
- 1965The Face of Fu ManchuFilm · Director★ 6.2
- 1965Curse of the FlyFilm · Director★ 5.4
- 1964Legend of a GunfighterFilm · Screenplay
- 1964The Devil-Ship PiratesFilm · Director★ 5.8
- 1964WitchcraftFilm · Director★ 6.6
- 1963The Kiss of the VampireFilm · Director★ 6.2
- 1963It's All HappeningFilm · Director
- 1963The Human JungleSeries · Director
- 1961Ghost SquadSeries · Director
- 1961The AvengersSeries · Director★ 7.8
- 1960LindaLindaFilm · Director
- 1960The ProfessionalsFilm · Director
- 1958The Golden DiscFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1957The Adventures of Hal 5Film · Director
- 1955The Blue PeterFilm · Writer, Screenplay
- 1955The Stolen AirlinerFilm · Director, Writer
- 1954Child's PlayFilm · Writer
- 1954Conflict of WingsFilm · Screenplay
- 1950Ha'penny BreezeFilm · Writer, Producer
