Director
William Castle
- Born April 25, 1914 in New York City, New York, USA
- Died June 1, 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
Known for
Rosemary's Baby1968
The Lady from Shanghai1947
House on Haunted Hill1959
Shampoo1975
The Tingler1959
13 Ghosts1960
Strait-Jacket1964
The Day of the Locust1975
Filmography
- TBA13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-OFilmSelf (archive)
- 2021Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special SpecialSeriesDirector
- 2011Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"FilmSelf (archive)
- 2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryFilmSelf (archive)
- 2002Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"FilmSelf (archive)
- 2002Taking the Punishment PollFilmSelf (archive)
- 1999Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'FilmSelf (archive)
- 1997Hollywood Rated 'R'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1975ShampooFilmSid Roth
- 1975The Day of the LocustFilmDirector
- 1975BugFilmScreenplay, Producer
- 1974ShanksFilmGrocer, Director, Executive Producer
- 1974The Sex SymbolFilmJack P. Harper
- 1972Ghost StorySeriesJ.B. Filmore, Producer, Creator
- 1969RiotFilmProducer
- 1968Rosemary's BabyFilmPhone Booth Man (uncredited), Producer
- 1968Project XFilmDirector, Producer
- 1967The Spirit Is WillingFilmMr. Hymer, Director, Producer
- 1967The Busy BodyFilmDirector, Producer
- 1966Let's Kill UncleFilmRussell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited), Producer, Director
- 1965I Saw What You DidFilmDirector, Producer
- 1964Strait-JacketFilmDirector, Producer
- 1964The Night WalkerFilmProducer, Director
- 1964How to Plan a Movie MurderFilmSelf
- 1963The Old Dark HouseFilmDirector, Producer
- 196313 Frightened GirlsFilmDirector, Producer
- 1962Zotz!FilmWilliam Castle (uncredited), Director, Producer
- 1961HomicidalFilmSelf, Prologue Host (Uncredited), Director, Producer
- 1961Mr. SardonicusFilmSelf (uncredited), Director, Producer
- 196013 GhostsFilmWilliam Castle (uncredited), Director, Producer
- 1959House on Haunted HillFilmDirector, Producer
- 1959The TinglerFilmPrologue Host (uncredited), Producer, Director
- 1958MacabreFilmProducer, Director
- 1958Man with a CameraSeriesDirector
- 1957Meet McGrawSeriesProducer
- 1956The Houston StoryFilmDirector
- 1956Uranium BoomFilmDirector
- 1956The Man Called XSeriesDirector
- 1955The AmericanoFilmDirector
- 1955Duel on the MississippiFilmDirector
- 1955Science Fiction TheatreSeriesDirector
- 1955The Gun That Won the WestFilmDirector
- 1955New Orleans UncensoredFilmDirector
- 1954Masterson of KansasFilmDirector
- 1954Battle of Rogue RiverFilmDirector
- 1954Jesse James vs. the DaltonsFilmDirector
- 1954The Saracen BladeFilmDirector
- 1954The Law vs. Billy the KidFilmDirector
- 1954The Iron GloveFilmDirector
- 1954Charge of the LancersFilmDirector
- 1954Drums of TahitiFilmDirector
- 1953Conquest of CochiseFilmDirector
- 1953Serpent of the NileFilmDirector
- 1953Fort TiFilmDirector
- 1953Slaves of BabylonFilmDirector
- 1951Hollywood StoryFilmHimself (uncredited), Director
- 1951The Fat ManFilmDirector
- 1951Cave of OutlawsFilmDirector
- 1950It's a Small WorldFilmCop (uncredited), Director, Writer
- 1949UndertowFilmDirector
- 1949Johnny Stool PigeonFilmDirector
- 1948Texas, Brooklyn & HeavenFilmDirector
- 1948The Gentleman from NowhereFilmDirector
- 1947The Lady from ShanghaiFilmAssociate Producer
- 1947The Crime Doctor's GambleFilmDirector
- 1946Mysterious IntruderFilmDirector
- 1946Just Before DawnFilmDirector
- 1946Crime Doctor's Man HuntFilmDirector
- 1946The Return of RustyFilmDirector
- 1945DillingerFilmWriter
- 1945Voice of the WhistlerFilmWriter, Director
- 1945The Crime Doctor's WarningFilmDirector
- 1944When Strangers MarryFilmMan in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited), Director
- 1944The WhistlerFilmDirector
- 1944The Mark of the WhistlerFilmDirector
- 1944She's a Soldier TooFilmDirector
- 1943The Chance of a LifetimeFilmDirector
- 1943Klondike KateFilmDirector
- 1943Black MarketingFilmDirector