Don Sharp

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Don Sharp

Directing April 19, 1922

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 h…

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The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
The Champions

The Champions

6.5 1968 TV Show
Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

7.1 1980 TV Show
The Kiss of the Vampire

The Kiss of the Vampire

6.2 1963 Movie
Curse of the Fly

Curse of the Fly

5.4 1965 Movie
Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

5.9 1966 Movie
The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

6.9 1953 Movie
Bear Island

Bear Island

6.1 1979 Movie
Psychomania

Psychomania

5.5 1973 Movie
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

6.8 1978 Movie
A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

7.6 1985 TV Show
The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

8.2 1963 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1989
    Act of Will

    TV show Director

  2. 1988
    Tears in the Rain

    Movie Director

  3. 1987
    Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

    Movie Self - Director

  4. 1987
    Hold the Dream

    TV show Director

  5. 1985
    A Woman of Substance

    TV show Director

  6. 1984
    What Waits Below

    Movie Director

  7. 1982
    Q.E.D.

    TV show Director

  8. 1980
    Guardian of the Abyss

    Movie Director

  9. 1980
    Hammer House of Horror

    TV show Director

  10. 1979
    Bear Island

    Movie Director

  11. 1978
    The Thirty Nine Steps

    Movie Director

  12. 1978
    The Four Feathers

    Movie Director

  13. 1975
    Hennessy

    Movie Director

  14. 1974
    Callan

    Movie Director

  15. 1973
    Dark Places

    Movie Director

  16. 1973
    Psychomania

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1972
    Follow Me!

    Movie Editor

  2. 1971
    Film '72

    TV show Self

  3. 1970
    Puppet on a Chain

    Movie Writer

  4. 1969
    Taste of Excitement

    Movie Director

  5. 1968
    The Champions

    TV show Director

  6. 1967
    Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

    Movie Director

  7. 1967
    The Violent Enemy

    Movie Director

  8. 1966
    The Brides of Fu Manchu

    Movie Director

  9. 1966
    Our Man in Marrakesh

    Movie Director

  10. 1966
    Rasputin: The Mad Monk

    Movie Director

  11. 1965
    The Face of Fu Manchu

    Movie Director

  12. 1965
    Curse of the Fly

    Movie Director

  13. 1964
    Legend of a Gunfighter

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1964
    The Devil-Ship Pirates

    Movie Director

  15. 1964
    Witchcraft

    Movie Director

  16. 1963
    The Kiss of the Vampire

    Movie Director

  17. 1963
    It's All Happening

    Movie Director

  18. 1963
    The Human Jungle

    TV show Director

  19. 1961
    Ghost Squad

    TV show Director

  20. 1961
    The Avengers

    TV show Director

  21. 1960
    Linda

    Movie Director

  22. 1960
    The Professionals

    Movie Director

  23. 1958
    The Golden Disc

    Movie Director

  24. 1957
    The Adventures of Hal 5

    Movie Director