Don Sharp
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-04-19
Day of Death
2011-12-18 (89 years old)
Don Sharp
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
Acting
(1987)
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Self - Director
(1953)
The Cruel Sea
as Lieutenant-Commander
(1952)
The Planter's Wife
as Lt. Summers
(1950)
Ha'penny Breeze
as Johnny Craig
Crew
(1988)
Tears in the Rain
Director
(1984)
What Waits Below
Director
(1980)
Guardian of the Abyss
Director
(1979)
Bear Island
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
The Four Feathers
Director
(1978)
The Thirty Nine Steps
Director
(1975)
Hennessy
Director
(1974)
Callan
Director
(1973)
Psychomania
Director
(1973)
Dark Places
Director, Adaptation
(1972)
Follow Me!
Editor
(1970)
Puppet on a Chain
Writer, Director
(1969)
Taste of Excitement
Director, Screenplay
(1967)
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
Director
(1967)
The Violent Enemy
Director
(1966)
The Brides of Fu Manchu
Director, Writer
(1966)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Director
(1966)
Our Man in Marrakesh
Director
(1965)
The Face of Fu Manchu
Director
(1965)
Curse of the Fly
Director
(1964)
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Director
(1964)
Witchcraft
Director
(1964)
Legend of a Gunfighter
Screenplay
(1963)
The Kiss of the Vampire
Director
(1963)
It's All Happening
Director
(1960)
Linda
Director
(1960)
The Professionals
Director
(1958)
The Golden Disc
Director, Screenplay
(1957)
The Adventures of Hal 5
Director
(1955)
The Stolen Airliner
Director, Writer
(1955)
The Blue Peter
Writer, Screenplay
(1954)
Child's Play
Writer
(1954)
Conflict of Wings
Screenplay
(1950)
Ha'penny Breeze
Writer, Producer