Donald Sharp (19 April 1922-18 December 2011) was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He became a notable film and TV director based in Britain.
His most famous films were made for Hammer Studios in the sixties. His filmography of the period reads:
- The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
- Wichcraft (1964)
- The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
- Curse of the Fly (1965)
- The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
- Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
- Our Man in Marrakesh (1966)
- The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
- The Violent Enemy (1967)
- Rocket to the Moon (1967)
- A Taste of Excitement (1969)
- Dark Places (1973)
- Psychomania (1973)
He then moved onto more mainstream films:
- Callan (1974)
- Hennessy (1975)
- The Four Feathers (1977)
- The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
- Bear Island (1979)
Later he worked in TV
- Hold the Dream (1986) (TV)
- Tears in the Rain (1988) (TV)
- Act of Will (1989) (TV)