Don Sharp
Donald Sharp (born April 19, 1922 in Hobart , Tasmania , Australia , † December 14, 2011 in Cornwall , England ) was a British film director , screenwriter , actor and film producer .
Life
Sharp began his career as an actor and came after the Second World War by the United Kingdom , where he met with the Group Three worked. In the mid-1950s he began directing, mostly for modestly budgeted crime films and musicals. His best-known works originated in the following decade, when he directed three films for the traditional company Hammer and made several films for producer Harry Alan Towers (including the first two Fu-Man-Chu films with Christopher Lee ). He was also responsible for large-scale productions as a second unit director.
For television ao. a. some series episodes for Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone and the miniseries A Woman of Substance .
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: The Golden Disc
- 1959: If Scotland Yard Only Knew (The Professionals)
- 1962: The Kiss of the Vampire (The Kiss of the Vampire)
- 1963: The Devil Pirates (The Devil-Ship Pirates)
- 1964: Witchcraft
- 1965: I, Dr. Fu Man Chu (The Face of Fu Manchu)
- 1966: Rasputin - the mad monk (Rasputin, the Mad Monk)
- 1966: Marrakech (Our Man in Marrakesh)
- 1966: The 13 female slaves of Dr. Fu Man Chu (The Brides of Fu Manchu)
- 1967 Rocket to the Moon : Crazy Guys in Rattling Rockets
- 1971: The Frog (Psychomania)
- 1973: The Tomb of the Living Dolls (Dark Places)
- 1973: Served ice cold to the vultures (Callan)
- 1974: A man named Hennessy (Hennessy)
- 1978: The 39 Steps (The Thirty Nine Steps)
- 1979: Bear Island in Hell of the Arctic (Bear Island)
- 1983: The Secret of the Phantom Caves (What Waits Below)
- 1989: Tears in the Rain
script
- 1964: The wind blows hot
Web links
- Don Sharp in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rest in Peace: Hammer Films' Don Sharp (accessed December 27, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sharp, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sharp, Donald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hobart , Tasmania, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 2011 |
| Place of death | Cornwall , England |