William Castle

William Castle

Known for: Directing

Born: April 24, 1914 in New York City, New York, USA - Died: May 31, 1977

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

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The Spirit Is Willing

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The Spirit Is Willing

Mr. Hymer

1967 Comedy
Let's Kill Uncle

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Let's Kill Uncle

Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)

1966 Thriller
Hollywood Rated 'R'

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Hollywood Rated 'R'

Self (archive footage)

1997 Documentary
Homicidal

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Homicidal

Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)

1961 Horror
Shanks

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Shanks

Grocer

1974 Fantasy
The Lady in Question

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The Lady in Question

Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)

1940 Romance
The Sex Symbol

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The Sex Symbol

Jack P. Harper

1974 Drama
It's a Small World

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It's a Small World

Cop (uncredited)

1950 Drama
He Stayed for Breakfast

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He Stayed for Breakfast

Policeman

1940 Comedy
The Tingler

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The Tingler

Prologue Host (uncredited)

1959 Horror
13 Ghosts

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13 Ghosts

Himself (uncredited)

1960 Horror
How to Plan a Movie Murder

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How to Plan a Movie Murder

Self

1963 Drama
Shampoo

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Shampoo

Sid Roth

1975 Comedy
Zotz!

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Zotz!

William Castle (uncredited)

1962 Comedy
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Self

2007 Documentary
The Day of the Locust

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The Day of the Locust

Director

1975 Drama
Hollywood Story

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Hollywood Story

Himself (uncredited)

1951 Mystery
When Strangers Marry

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When Strangers Marry

Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)

1944 Mystery
Rosemary's Baby

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Rosemary's Baby

Phone Booth Man (uncredited)

1968 Drama
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

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

Self (archive footage)

2002 Documentary
Mr. Sardonicus

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Mr. Sardonicus

Self (uncredited)

1961 Horror
Ghost Story

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Ghost Story

J.B. Filmore

1972 Drama
The Houston Story

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The Houston Story

Director

1956 Crime
Dillinger

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Dillinger

Writer

1945 Drama