Don Sharp
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Birth Place
Hobart, Tasmania, AU
Biography
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Australian stage and screen actor who entered British film in 1949 as a screenwriter and made his directorial debut in the mid-50s. A capable technician, Sharp engineered a succession of thrillers and fantasies, notably the atmospheric "The Face of Fu Manchu" (1965) and "The 39 Steps" (1978), an intriguing remake of Hitchcock's classic. He has also worked as a second-unit, and TV, direct...
Biography
Australian stage and screen actor who entered British film in 1949 as a screenwriter and made his directorial debut in the mid-50s. A capable technician, Sharp engineered a succession of thrillers and fantasies, notably the atmospheric "The Face of Fu Manchu" (1965) and "The 39 Steps" (1978), an intriguing remake of Hitchcock's classic. He has also worked as a second-unit, and TV, director.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Tears in the Rain
(1988)
Director
Secrets of the Phantom Caverns
(1983)
Director
Bear Island
(1979)
Director
The Four Feathers
(1978)
Director
The 39 Steps
(1978)
Director
Hennessy
(1975)
Director
Callan
(1974)
Director
Dark Places
(1973)
Director
Psychomania
(1973)
Director
The Death Wheelers
(1971)
Director
Puppet on a Chain
(1971)
Director
The Professionals
(1959)
Director
The Adventures of Hal 5
(1958)
Director
Writer (Feature Film)
Bear Island
(1979)
Screenplay
The Adventures of Hal 5
(1958)
Writer
Life Events
1945
Began career as film and theater actor in Australia
1948
Moved to London
1949
Began screenwriting career
1955
Directorial debut, "The Stolen Airliner"
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