Biography
Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 1921 β 14 December 2011) was an Australian film director.
His best known films were made for Hammer in the 1960s, and included Kiss of the Vampire (1963) and Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966). In 1965 he directed The Face of Fu Manchu, based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring Christopher Lee. Sharp also directed the sequel The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966). In the 1980s he was also responsible for several hugely popular miniseries adapted from the novels of Barbara Taylor Bradford.
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Filmography
all 47
Movies 39
Director 36
TV Shows 8
Writer 6
self 1
Director
Tears in the Rain (1988)
Movie
Himself
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
Movie
Director
Hold the Dream (1986)
TV
Director
A Woman of Substance (1985)
TV
Director
What Waits Below (1984)
Movie
6
Director
Q.E.D. (1982)
TV
Director
Guardian of the Abyss (1980)
Movie
Director
Hammer House of Horror (1980)
TV
Director
Bear Island (1979)
Movie
Director
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
Movie
Director
The Four Feathers (1978)
Movie
Director
To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Movie
6
Director
Hennessy (1975)
Movie
Director
Callan (1974)
Movie
Director
Dark Places (1973)
Movie
Director
Psychomania (1973)
Movie
6
Editor
Follow Me! (1972)
Movie
Writer
Puppet on a Chain (1970)
Movie
6
Director
Taste of Excitement (1969)
Movie
Director
The Champions (1968)
TV
Director
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)
Movie
Director
The Violent Enemy (1967)
Movie
Director
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
Movie
Director
Our Man in Marrakesh (1966)
Movie
Director
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Movie
Director
The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Movie
Director
Curse of the Fly (1965)
Movie
5.45
Writer
Legend of a Gunfighter (1964)
Movie
Director
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
Movie
Director
Witchcraft (1964)
Movie
Director
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Movie
4.86
Director
It's All Happening (1963)
Movie
Director
The Human Jungle (1963)
TV
Director
Ghost Squad (1961)
TV
Director
The Avengers (1961)
TV
6
Director
Linda (1960)
Movie
Director
The Professionals (1960)
Movie
Director
The Golden Disc (1958)
Movie
Director
The Adventures of Hal 5 (1957)
Movie
Writer
The Blue Peter (1955)
Movie
Director
The Stolen Airliner (1955)
Movie
Writer
Child's Play (1954)
Movie
Writer
Conflict of Wings (1954)
Movie
Writer
Background (1953)
Movie
Lieutenant-Commander
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Movie
6
Lt. Summers
The Planter's Wife (1952)
Movie
Johnny Craig
Ha'penny Breeze (1950)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.85
Based on 61 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1950
1961
1966
1964
1988
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1921-04-19
Deathday2011-12-14 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceHobart, Australia
ChildrenJonny Dollar
CitizenshipsAustralia, United Kingdom
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