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William Castle
Director 1914 - 1977

William Castle

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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16 roles
Title screen of Rosemary's Baby No snapshots yet
Character Man by Pay Phone (uncredited)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story No snapshots yet
Character Self (archive)
Title screen of Shampoo No snapshots yet
Character Sid Roth

Shampoo

1975

Title screen of The Day of the Locust No snapshots yet
Character Director
Title screen of Shanks No snapshots yet
Character Grocer

Shanks

1974

Title screen of The Spirit Is Willing No snapshots yet
Character Mr. Hymer
Title screen of Let's Kill Uncle No snapshots yet
Character Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
Zotz! No snapshots yet
Character William Castle (uncredited)

Zotz!

1962

Title screen of Homicidal No snapshots yet
Character Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)

Homicidal

1961

Title screen of Mr. Sardonicus No snapshots yet
Character Self (uncredited)
Title screen of 13 Ghosts No snapshots yet
Character William Castle (uncredited)

13 Ghosts

1960

Title screen of The Tingler No snapshots yet
Character Prologue Host (uncredited)
Hollywood Story No snapshots yet
Character Himself (uncredited)
Title screen of It's a Small World No snapshots yet
Character Cop (uncredited)
Title screen of When Strangers Marry No snapshots yet
Character Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
Title screen of The Lady in Question No snapshots yet
Character Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

16 titles
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 1975
Shampoo
Shampoo 1975
Shanks
Shanks 1974
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby 1968
The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing 1967
Let's Kill Uncle
Let's Kill Uncle 1966
Zotz!
Zotz! 1962
Mr. Sardonicus
Mr. Sardonicus 1961
Homicidal
Homicidal 1961
13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts 1960
The Tingler
The Tingler 1959
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story 1951
It's a Small World
It's a Small World 1950
When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry 1944
The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question 1940

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