William Castle
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
Ghost Story
Rosemary's Baby
13 Ghosts
Shampoo
The Day of the Locust
The Tingler
Mr. Sardonicus
He Stayed for Breakfast
All Movies (26)
- Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"2011 · as Self (archive)
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007 · as Self (archive)
- Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'2002 · as Self (archive footage)
- Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"2002 · as Self (archive)
- Taking the Punishment Poll2002 · as Self (archive)
- Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'1999 · as Self (archive)
- Hollywood Rated 'R'1997 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Day of the Locust1975 · as Director
- Shampoo1975 · as Sid Roth
- Shanks1974 · as Grocer
- The Sex Symbol1974 · as Jack P. Harper
- Rosemary's Baby1968 · as Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
- The Spirit Is Willing1967 · as Mr. Hymer
- Let's Kill Uncle1966 · as Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
- How to Plan a Movie Murder1964 · as Self
- Zotz!1962 · as William Castle (uncredited)
- Mr. Sardonicus1961 · as Self (uncredited)
- Homicidal1961 · as Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)
- 13 Ghosts1960 · as Himself (uncredited)
- The Tingler1959 · as Prologue Host (uncredited)
- Hollywood Story1951 · as Himself (uncredited)
- It's a Small World1950 · as Cop (uncredited)
- When Strangers Marry1944 · as Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
- He Stayed for Breakfast1940 · as Policeman
- The Lady in Question1940 · as Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)
- 13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O— · as Self (archive)
All TV Shows (1)
- Ghost Story1972 · as J.B. Filmore