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William Castle
Actor · Director · Writer· New York City, New York, USA
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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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" | Self (archive) | Film |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self (archive) | Film |
| 2002 | Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" | Self (archive) | Film |
| 2002 | Taking the Punishment Poll | Self (archive) | Film |
| 2002 | Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1999 | Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' | Self (archive) | Film |
| 1997 | Hollywood Rated 'R' | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1975 | Shampoo | Sid Roth | Film |
| 1975 | Bug | Producer | Film |
| 1974 | Shanks | Grocer | Film |
| 1974 | Shanks | Director | Film |
| 1974 | Shanks | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Producer | TV |
| 1969 | Riot | Producer | Film |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby | Phone Booth Man (uncredited) | Film |
| 1968 | Project X | Director | Film |
| 1968 | Project X | Producer | Film |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby | Producer | Film |
| 1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Mr. Hymer | Film |
| 1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Director | Film |
| 1967 | The Busy Body | Director | Film |
| 1966 | Let's Kill Uncle | Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1966 | Let's Kill Uncle | Director | Film |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did | Director | Film |
| 1964 | Strait-Jacket | Director | Film |
| 1964 | The Night Walker | Director | Film |
| 1963 | The Old Dark House | Director | Film |
| 1963 | 13 Frightened Girls | Director | Film |
| 1962 | Zotz! | William Castle (uncredited) | Film |
| 1962 | Zotz! | Director | Film |
| 1961 | Mr. Sardonicus | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 1961 | Homicidal | Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1961 | Mr. Sardonicus | Director | Film |
| 1961 | Homicidal | Director | Film |
| 1960 | 13 Ghosts | William Castle (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | 13 Ghosts | Director | Film |
| 1959 | The Tingler | Prologue Host (uncredited) | Film |
| 1959 | House on Haunted Hill | Director | Film |
| 1959 | The Tingler | Director | Film |
| 1958 | Macabre | Director | Film |
| 1956 | The Houston Story | Director | Film |
| 1955 | New Orleans Uncensored | Director | Film |
| 1955 | The Gun That Won the West | Director | Film |
| 1955 | The Americano | Director | Film |
| 1955 | Duel on the Mississippi | Director | Film |
| 1954 | Drums of Tahiti | Director | Film |
| 1954 | Battle of Rogue River | Director | Film |
| 1954 | The Law vs. Billy the Kid | Director | Film |
| 1954 | Charge of the Lancers | Director | Film |
| 1954 | Masterson of Kansas | Director | Film |
| 1954 | Jesse James vs. the Daltons | Director | Film |
| 1954 | The Iron Glove | Director | Film |
| 1953 | Serpent of the Nile | Director | Film |
| 1953 | Conquest of Cochise | Director | Film |
| 1953 | Fort Ti | Director | Film |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story | Himself (uncredited) | Film |
| 1951 | The Fat Man | Director | Film |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story | Director | Film |
| 1951 | Cave of Outlaws | Director | Film |
| 1950 | It's a Small World | Cop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | It's a Small World | Director | Film |
| 1950 | It's a Small World | Writer | Film |
| 1949 | Johnny Stool Pigeon | Director | Film |
| 1949 | Undertow | Director | Film |
| 1947 | The Crime Doctor's Gamble | Director | Film |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder | Director | Film |
| 1946 | Just Before Dawn | Director | Film |
| 1946 | Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Director | Film |
| 1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Director | Film |
| 1945 | The Crime Doctor's Warning | Director | Film |
| 1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Writer | Film |
| 1945 | Dillinger | Writer | Film |
| 1944 | When Strangers Marry | Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | When Strangers Marry | Director | Film |
| 1944 | The Mark of the Whistler | Director | Film |
| 1944 | The Whistler | Director | Film |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Director | Film |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Policeman | Film |
| 1940 | The Lady in Question | Angry Juror #1 (uncredited) | Film |
| 13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O | Self (archive) | Film |
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