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Home/People/William Castle
William Castle profile photo
Born
Apr 25, 1914Died: Jun 1, 1977
Lived 63 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

21
Movies
1
TV Shows
61
Directed
Also Known As
William Schloss
Billy Castle
Bill Castle
William C. Castle
IMDb Profile

William Castle

Directing

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
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story poster

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

as Self
2007
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' poster

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

as Self (archive footage)
2002
Hollywood Rated 'R' poster

Hollywood Rated 'R'

as Self (archive footage)
1997
The Day of the Locust poster

The Day of the Locust

as Director
1975
Shampoo poster

Shampoo

as Sid Roth
1975
Shanks poster

Shanks

as Grocer
1974
The Sex Symbol poster

The Sex Symbol

as Jack P. Harper
1974
Rosemary's Baby poster

Rosemary's Baby

as Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
1968
The Spirit Is Willing poster

The Spirit Is Willing

as Mr. Hymer (uncredited)
1967
Let's Kill Uncle poster

Let's Kill Uncle

as Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
1966
How to Plan a Movie Murder poster

How to Plan a Movie Murder

as Self
1964
Zotz! poster

Zotz!

as William Castle (uncredited)
1962
Mr. Sardonicus poster

Mr. Sardonicus

as Self (uncredited)
1961
Homicidal poster

Homicidal

as Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)
1961
13 Ghosts poster

13 Ghosts

as Himself (uncredited)
1960
The Tingler poster

The Tingler

as Prologue Host (uncredited)
1959
Hollywood Story poster

Hollywood Story

as Himself (uncredited)
1951
It's a Small World poster

It's a Small World

as Cop (uncredited)
1950
When Strangers Marry poster

When Strangers Marry

as Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
1944
He Stayed for Breakfast poster

He Stayed for Breakfast

as Policeman
1940