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

1950

Ha'penny Breeze

as

Johnny Craig

1952

The Planter's Wife

as

Lt. Summers

1953

The Cruel Sea

as

Lieutenant-Commander

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as

Self - Director

Production

1950

Ha'penny Breeze

as

Crew

Directing

1965

The Face of Fu Manchu

as

1966

The Brides of Fu Manchu

as

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

as

1964

The Devil-Ship Pirates

as

1984

What Waits Below

as

1965

Curse of the Fly

as

1963

The Kiss of the Vampire

as

1979

Bear Island

as

1967

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

as

1973

Psychomania

as

1975

Hennessy

as

1966

Our Man in Marrakesh

as

1964

Witchcraft

as

1967

The Violent Enemy

as

1974

Callan

as

1973

Dark Places

as

1969

Taste of Excitement

as

1978

The Four Feathers

as

1978

The Thirty Nine Steps

as

1958

The Golden Disc

as

1988

Tears in the Rain

as

1955

The Stolen Airliner

as

1957

The Adventures of Hal 5

as

1960

Linda

as

1960

The Professionals

as

1970

Puppet on a Chain

as

1963

It's All Happening

as

1980

Guardian of the Abyss

as

Q.E.D.

as

Ghost Squad

as

The Champions

as

The Avengers

as

Hammer House of Horror

as

Hold the Dream

as

A Woman of Substance

as

The Human Jungle

as