Don Sharp

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Role

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth

04/19/1921

Date of death

12/14/2011

Place of birth

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Don Sharp

Biography

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. He became a director in the mid-1950s and turned out some low- and medium-budget musicals, such as the Tommy Steele vehicle The Dream Maker (1963). In the mid-1960s he was hired by horror specialist Hammer Films and turned out some well-received thrillers, including The Kiss of the Vampire (1963), his first for Hammer. He worked on a few films as second-unit director, most notably Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965), before returning to directing again, and turned out a string of thrillers, horror films and comedies. Towards the end of his career he worked in television on mini-series.

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The Avengers
The Avengers
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8.3
Q.E.D.
Q.E.D.
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Bear Island
Bear Island
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5.8

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The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
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Role: Lieutenant-Commander
Directing
Directing
Directing
Directing
Directing
Bear Island
Bear Island
5.8
5.8
Directing / Writing
Directing
Directing
Witchcraft
Witchcraft
6.1
6.1
Directing
Directing / Writing
Dark Places
Dark Places
5.8
5.8
Writing / Directing
Writing
Directing
Directing
Directing
Hennessy
Hennessy
6.2
6.2
Directing
Callan
Callan
6.8
6.8
Directing
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