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Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 1921 – 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).
Don Sharp was an Australian-born director who worked in England and made musicals, thrillers, horror films and TV shows. He directed Christopher Lee six times and died in 2011 at age 90.
- Don Sharp
- December 14, 2011
- April 19, 1921
Dec 23, 2011 · Dec. 23, 2011. Don Sharp, a veteran film director who had never watched a horror movie until Hammer Films — the English studio described, usually admiringly, as dripping cinematic blood...
Dec 27, 2011 · Don Sharp was an Australian-born filmmaker who revived Hammer Films' Gothic horror franchise in the 1960s with films like "The Kiss of the Vampire" and "Rasputin: The Mad Monk". He also directed spy and thriller movies and TV shows, such as "The Avengers" and "A Woman of Substance".
Don Sharp. Director: Bear Island. Don Sharp was born on the island of Tasmania off of Australia, and began his show-business career there as an actor. After World War II he traveled to England and continued his acting carer.
- April 19, 1921
- December 14, 2011
Dec 29, 2011 · Don Sharp was an Australian-born director who made his mark with gothic horror films for Hammer and other companies in the 1960s. He also worked on comedies, thrillers and adaptations of John Buchan and Alistair MacLean novels.
Dec 18, 2011 · Don Sharp is a British director, writer, and actor who worked on various genres of films, especially horror and spy movies. He is known for directing The Avengers, The Kiss of the Vampire, Rasputin: The Mad Monk, Curse of the Fly, and more.
