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Don Sharp

Directing
89 years old

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.

Personal Details

Born
April 19, 1922 - December 18, 2011 (age 89)
Gender
Male
Known For
Directing

Movies (37)

Tears in the Rain
4.9

Tears in the Rain

Director (Directing)

1988

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as Self - Director

1987

What Waits Below
3.6

What Waits Below

Director (Directing)

1984

Guardian of the Abyss

Guardian of the Abyss

Director (Directing)

1980

Bear Island
6.0

Bear Island

Director (Directing)

1979

The Thirty Nine Steps
6.7

The Thirty Nine Steps

Director (Directing)

1978

The Four Feathers
6.7

The Four Feathers

Director (Directing)

1978

Hennessy
4.7

Hennessy

Director (Directing)

1975

Callan
6.9

Callan

Director (Directing)

1974

Dark Places
5.5

Dark Places

Director (Directing)

1973

Psychomania
5.5

Psychomania

Director (Directing)

1973

Follow Me!
7.5

Follow Me!

Editor (Editing)

1972

Puppet on a Chain
5.9

Puppet on a Chain

Writer (Writing)

1970

Taste of Excitement
5.9

Taste of Excitement

Director (Directing)

1969

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
5.5

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

Director (Directing)

1967

The Violent Enemy
5.5

The Violent Enemy

Director (Directing)

1967

The Brides of Fu Manchu
5.7

The Brides of Fu Manchu

Director (Directing)

1966

Our Man in Marrakesh
5.8

Our Man in Marrakesh

Director (Directing)

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
5.8

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Director (Directing)

1966

The Face of Fu Manchu
6.1

The Face of Fu Manchu

Director (Directing)

1965

Curse of the Fly
5.4

Curse of the Fly

Director (Directing)

1965

Legend of a Gunfighter
5.0

Legend of a Gunfighter

Screenplay (Writing)

1964

The Devil-Ship Pirates
5.6

The Devil-Ship Pirates

Director (Directing)

1964

Witchcraft
6.6

Witchcraft

Director (Directing)

1964

The Kiss of the Vampire
6.2

The Kiss of the Vampire

Director (Directing)

1963

It's All Happening
5.0

It's All Happening

Director (Directing)

1963

Linda
6.0

Linda

Director (Directing)

1960

The Professionals

The Professionals

Director (Directing)

1960

The Golden Disc
6.3

The Golden Disc

Director (Directing)

1958

The Adventures of Hal 5
5.0

The Adventures of Hal 5

Director (Directing)

1957

The Blue Peter
6.0

The Blue Peter

Writer (Writing)

1955

The Stolen Airliner

The Stolen Airliner

Director (Directing)

1955

Child's Play
6.5

Child's Play

Writer (Writing)

1954

Conflict of Wings
6.0

Conflict of Wings

Screenplay (Writing)

1954

The Cruel Sea
6.9

The Cruel Sea

as Lieutenant-Commander

1953

The Planter's Wife
6.2

The Planter's Wife

as Lt. Summers

1952

Ha'penny Breeze
5.7

Ha'penny Breeze

as Johnny Craig

1950

TV Shows (9)