Don Sharp
Directing·April 19, 1922·† December 18, 2011 — 89 years old·Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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
The Avengers
1961·7.8
The Kiss of the Vampire
1963·6.2
Curse of the Fly
1965·5.4
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966·5.8
The Cruel Sea
1953·7.0
Psychomania
1973·5.5
Hammer House of Horror
1980·7.1
Bear Island
1979·6.1
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965·6.2
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978·6.8
The Brides of Fu Manchu
1966·5.9
Dark Places
1973·5.5
Filmography · 47
1989Act of WillTVDirector1988Tears in the RainDirector1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodSelf - Director1987Hold the DreamTVDirector1985A Woman of SubstanceTVDirector1984What Waits BelowDirector1982Q.E.D.TVDirector1980Guardian of the AbyssDirector1980Hammer House of HorrorTVDirector1979Bear IslandDirector · Screenplay1978The Thirty Nine StepsDirector1978The Four FeathersDirector1975HennessyDirector1974CallanDirector1973Dark PlacesDirector · Adaptation1973PsychomaniaDirector1972Follow Me!Editor1971Film '72TVSelf1970Puppet on a ChainWriter · Director1969Taste of ExcitementDirector · Screenplay1968The ChampionsTVDirector1967Jules Verne's Rocket to the MoonDirector1967The Violent EnemyDirector1966The Brides of Fu ManchuDirector · Writer1966Our Man in MarrakeshDirector1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkDirector1965The Face of Fu ManchuDirector1965Curse of the FlyDirector1964Legend of a GunfighterScreenplay1964The Devil-Ship PiratesDirector1964WitchcraftDirector1963The Kiss of the VampireDirector1963It's All HappeningDirector1963The Human JungleTVDirector1961Ghost SquadTVDirector1961The AvengersTVDirector1960LindaDirector1960The ProfessionalsDirector1958The Golden DiscDirector · Screenplay1957The Adventures of Hal 5Director1955The Blue PeterWriter · Screenplay1955The Stolen AirlinerDirector · Writer1954Child's PlayWriter1954Conflict of WingsScreenplay1953The Cruel SeaLieutenant-Commander1952The Planter's WifeLt. Summers1950Ha'penny BreezeJohnny Craig · Writer · Producer