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Don Sharp

Directing · 1922–2011 · 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 WillDirector
1988Tears in the RainDirector
1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodSelf - Director
1987Hold the DreamDirector
1985A Woman of SubstanceDirector
1984What Waits BelowDirector
1982Q.E.D.Director
1980Guardian of the AbyssDirector
1980Hammer House of HorrorDirector
1979Bear IslandDirector
1978The Thirty Nine StepsDirector
1978The Four FeathersDirector
1975HennessyDirector
1974CallanDirector
1973Dark PlacesDirector
1973PsychomaniaDirector
1972Follow Me!Editor
1971Film '72Self
1970Puppet on a ChainWriter
1969Taste of ExcitementDirector
1968The ChampionsDirector
1967Jules Verne's Rocket to the MoonDirector
1967The Violent EnemyDirector
1966The Brides of Fu ManchuDirector
1966Our Man in MarrakeshDirector
1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkDirector
1965The Face of Fu ManchuDirector
1965Curse of the FlyDirector
1964Legend of a GunfighterScreenplay
1964The Devil-Ship PiratesDirector
1964WitchcraftDirector
1963The Kiss of the VampireDirector
1963It's All HappeningDirector
1963The Human JungleDirector
1961Ghost SquadDirector
1961The AvengersDirector
1960LindaDirector
1960The ProfessionalsDirector
1958The Golden DiscDirector
1957The Adventures of Hal 5Director
1955The Blue PeterWriter
1955The Stolen AirlinerDirector
1954Child's PlayWriter
1954Conflict of WingsScreenplay
1953The Cruel SeaLieutenant-Commander
1952The Planter's WifeLt. Summers
1950Ha'penny BreezeJohnny Craig

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