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.

Directed

1. The Avengers (1961) — Director
2. The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) — Director
3. Curse of the Fly (1965) — Director
4. Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) — Director
5. Psychomania (1973) — Director
6. Hammer House of Horror (1980) — Director
7. Bear Island (1979) — Director
8. The Face of Fu Manchu (1965) — Director
9. The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) — Director
10. The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) — Director
11. Dark Places (1973) — Director
12. Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967) — Director
13. Witchcraft (1964) — Director
14. Puppet on a Chain (1970) — Director
15. Our Man in Marrakesh (1966) — Director
16. The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) — Director
17. The Champions (1968) — Director
18. What Waits Below (1984) — Director
19. Callan (1974) — Director
20. Tears in the Rain (1988) — Director
21. Hennessy (1975) — Director
22. The Four Feathers (1978) — Director
23. A Woman of Substance (1985) — Director
24. Taste of Excitement (1969) — Director
25. Hold the Dream (1987) — Director
26. The Human Jungle (1963) — Director
27. Act of Will (1989) — Director
28. The Golden Disc (1958) — Director
29. Q.E.D. (1982) — Director
30. The Violent Enemy (1967) — Director
31. It's All Happening (1963) — Director
32. Ghost Squad (1961) — Director
33. The Adventures of Hal 5 (1957) — Director
34. Linda (1960) — Director
35. The Professionals (1960) — Director
36. Guardian of the Abyss (1980) — Director
37. The Stolen Airliner (1955) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Cruel Sea (1953) — Lieutenant-Commander
2. Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987) — Self - Director
3. Film '72 (1971) — Self
4. The Planter's Wife (1952) — Lt. Summers
5. Ha'penny Breeze (1950) — Johnny Craig