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William Castle

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 25, 1914 (112 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

William Castle  (April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Castle was known for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. Castle began directing films in the early 1940s, and later television, before moving on to the "gimmick films". Description above from the Wikipedia article William Castle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf
2002Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'Self (archive footage)
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Self (archive footage)
1975ShampooSid Roth
1975The Day of the LocustDirector
1974ShanksGrocer
1974The Sex SymbolJack P. Harper
1972Ghost StoryJ.B. Filmore
1968Rosemary's BabyPhone Booth Man (uncredited)
1967The Spirit Is WillingMr. Hymer
1966Let's Kill UncleRussell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
1964How to Plan a Movie MurderSelf
1962Zotz!William Castle (uncredited)
1961HomicidalSelf, Prologue Host (Uncredited)
1961Mr. SardonicusSelf (uncredited)
196013 GhostsHimself (uncredited)
1959The TinglerPrologue Host (uncredited)
1951Hollywood StoryHimself (uncredited)
1950It's a Small WorldCop (uncredited)
1944When Strangers MarryMan in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
1940The Lady in QuestionAngry Juror #1 (uncredited)
1940He Stayed for BreakfastPoliceman
Production
1975BugProducer
1974ShanksExecutive Producer
1972Ghost StoryProducer
1969RiotProducer
1968Rosemary's BabyProducer
1968Project XProducer
1967The Spirit Is WillingProducer
1967The Busy BodyProducer
1966Let's Kill UncleProducer
1965I Saw What You DidProducer
1964The Night WalkerProducer
1964Strait-JacketProducer
1963The Old Dark HouseProducer
196313 Frightened GirlsProducer
1962Zotz!Producer
1961Mr. SardonicusProducer
1961HomicidalProducer
196013 GhostsProducer
1959The TinglerProducer
1959House on Haunted HillProducer
1958MacabreProducer
1957Meet McGrawProducer
1947The Lady from ShanghaiAssociate Producer
Directing
2021Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special SpecialDirector
1974ShanksDirector
1968Project XDirector
1967The Spirit Is WillingDirector
1967The Busy BodyDirector
1966Let's Kill UncleDirector
1965I Saw What You DidDirector
1964The Night WalkerDirector
1964Strait-JacketDirector
1963The Old Dark HouseDirector
196313 Frightened GirlsDirector
1962Zotz!Director
1961HomicidalDirector
1961Mr. SardonicusDirector
196013 GhostsDirector
1959The TinglerDirector
1959House on Haunted HillDirector
1958MacabreDirector
1958Man with a CameraDirector
1956The Houston StoryDirector
1956Uranium BoomDirector
1956The Man Called XDirector
1955New Orleans UncensoredDirector
1955The Gun That Won the WestDirector
1955The AmericanoDirector
1955Duel on the MississippiDirector
1955Science Fiction TheatreDirector
1954Charge of the LancersDirector
1954Drums of TahitiDirector
1954The Iron GloveDirector
1954Masterson of KansasDirector
1954Battle of Rogue RiverDirector
1954Jesse James vs. the DaltonsDirector
1954The Law vs. Billy the KidDirector
1954The Saracen BladeDirector
1953Serpent of the NileDirector
1953Slaves of BabylonDirector
1953Fort TiDirector
1953Conquest of CochiseDirector
1951Hollywood StoryDirector
1951The Fat ManDirector
1951Cave of OutlawsDirector
1950It's a Small WorldDirector
1949Johnny Stool PigeonDirector
1949UndertowDirector
1948Texas, Brooklyn & HeavenDirector
1948The Gentleman from NowhereDirector
1947The Crime Doctor's GambleDirector
1946Mysterious IntruderDirector
1946Just Before DawnDirector
1946Crime Doctor's Man HuntDirector
1946The Return of RustyDirector
1945Voice of the WhistlerDirector
1945The Crime Doctor's WarningDirector
1944When Strangers MarryDirector
1944The WhistlerDirector
1944The Mark of the WhistlerDirector
1944She's a Soldier TooDirector
1943The Chance of a LifetimeDirector
1943Klondike KateDirector
1943Black MarketingDirector
Writing
1975BugScreenplay
1950It's a Small WorldWriter
1945DillingerWriter
1945Voice of the WhistlerWriter
1942North to the KlondikeStory