Tasmanian-born director who began his career as an actor. Came to Britain
after World War Two and went to work with Group Three. Began directing
low budget thrillers and musicals in the mid 50s including The Golden Disc (1958), The
Adventures of Hal 5 (1958), and It's all Happening (1963), before graduating
to genre films. His first for Hammer
being Kiss of the Vampire (1963). Shatp was also responsible for the
stunning second unit work on Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
(1965) and Puppet on a Chain (1970), as well as such films as Witchcraft
(1964), The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966),
Taste of Excitement (1969), Psychomania
(1972), The Thirty-Nine
Steps (1978) and Bear
Island (1979). TV work includes the popular mini-series A Woman
of Substance and TV sequels.
