Don Sharp

Don Sharp

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
April 19, 1922

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.

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Representative Works

Dark Places
Dark Places
5.5
/ English
Bear Island
Bear Island
6.1
/ English
Follow Me!
Follow Me!
7.8
/ English
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
6.9
/ English
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
6.8
/ English
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers
6.8
/ English
Hennessy
Hennessy
5.1
/ English
Puppet on a Chain
Puppet on a Chain
6.0
/ English
Tears in the Rain
Tears in the Rain
5.0
/ English
The Kiss of the Vampire
The Kiss of the Vampire
6.2
/ English
What Waits Below
What Waits Below
4.4
/ English
The Face of Fu Manchu
The Face of Fu Manchu
6.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Dark Places
1973Nominee

Best Director

Dark Places

Bear Island
1979Nominee

Best Director

Bear Island

Follow Me!
1972Winner

Best Performance

Follow Me!

Career Highlights

The Cruel Sea
1953Highlight

Best Performance

The Cruel Sea

The Thirty Nine Steps
1978Highlight

Best Director

The Thirty Nine Steps

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