William Castle

Known for: Directing
Born: April 25, 1914, New York City, New York, USA
Died: June 1, 1977
Movies: 86

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".

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Upcoming William Castle Movies

13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

7.8

Rosemary's Baby

1968

6.7

House on Haunted Hill

1959

6.0

Shampoo

1975

6.4

The Tingler

1959

5.8

13 Ghosts

1960

6.6

Strait-Jacket

1964

6.4

The Day of the Locust

1975

5.3

Bug

1975

6.4

Homicidal

1961

6.3

Mr. Sardonicus

1961

Filmography

2011	Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"	Self (archive)
2007	Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story	Self (archive)
2002	Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'	Self (archive footage)
2002	Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"	Self (archive)
2002	Taking the Punishment Poll	Self (archive)
1999	Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'	Self (archive)
1997	Hollywood Rated 'R'	Self (archive footage)
1975	The Day of the Locust	Director
1975	Shampoo	Sid Roth
1974	Shanks	Grocer
1974	The Sex Symbol	Jack P. Harper
1968	Rosemary's Baby	Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
1967	The Spirit Is Willing	Mr. Hymer
1966	Let's Kill Uncle	Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
1964	How to Plan a Movie Murder	Self
1962	Zotz!	William Castle (uncredited)
1961	Mr. Sardonicus	Self (uncredited)
1961	Homicidal	Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)
1960	13 Ghosts	William Castle (uncredited)
1959	The Tingler	Prologue Host (uncredited)
1951	Hollywood Story	Himself (uncredited)
1950	It's a Small World	Cop (uncredited)
1944	When Strangers Marry	Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
1940	He Stayed for Breakfast	Policeman
1940	The Lady in Question	Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1975	Bug	Screenplay, Producer
1974	Shanks	Director
1969	Riot	Producer
1968	Rosemary's Baby	Producer
1968	Project X	Director, Producer
1967	The Spirit Is Willing	Director, Producer
1967	The Busy Body	Producer, Director
1966	Let's Kill Uncle	Director, Producer
1965	I Saw What You Did	Director, Producer
1964	The Night Walker	Producer, Director
1964	Strait-Jacket	Producer, Director
1963	The Old Dark House	Producer, Director
1963	13 Frightened Girls	Director, Producer
1962	Zotz!	Director, Producer
1961	Mr. Sardonicus	Producer, Director
1961	Homicidal	Director, Producer
1960	13 Ghosts	Director, Producer
1959	The Tingler	Director, Producer
1959	House on Haunted Hill	Director, Producer
1958	Macabre	Director, Producer
1956	Uranium Boom	Director
1956	The Houston Story	Director
1955	Duel on the Mississippi	Director
1955	The Gun That Won the West	Director
1955	New Orleans Uncensored	Director
1955	The Americano	Director
1954	Masterson of Kansas	Director
1954	The Law vs. Billy the Kid	Director
1954	Battle of Rogue River	Director
1954	The Saracen Blade	Director
1954	Drums of Tahiti	Director
1954	Jesse James vs. the Daltons	Director
1954	The Iron Glove	Director
1954	Charge of the Lancers	Director
1953	Slaves of Babylon	Director
1953	Conquest of Cochise	Director
1953	Serpent of the Nile	Director
1953	Fort Ti	Director
1951	Cave of Outlaws	Director
1951	Hollywood Story	Director
1951	The Fat Man	Director
1950	It's a Small World	Writer, Director
1949	Undertow	Director
1949	Johnny Stool Pigeon	Director
1948	The Gentleman from Nowhere	Director
1948	Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven	Director
1947	The Crime Doctor's Gamble	Director
1946	Crime Doctor's Man Hunt	Director
1946	The Return of Rusty	Director
1946	Mysterious Intruder	Director
1946	Just Before Dawn	Director
1945	Voice of the Whistler	Director, Writer
1945	The Crime Doctor's Warning	Director
1945	Dillinger	Writer
1944	The Mark of the Whistler	Director
1944	When Strangers Marry	Director
1944	She's a Soldier Too	Director
1944	The Whistler	Director
1943	Klondike Kate	Director
1943	The Chance of a Lifetime	Director
1943	Black Marketing	Director

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