William Castle
Known for directing · Born 25 April 1914 · Died 1 June 1977 · aged 63 · New York City, New York, USA
96 credits
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
House on Haunted Hill
1959
The Tingler
1959
13 Ghosts
1960
Strait-Jacket
1964
Homicidal
1961
Mr. Sardonicus
1961
I Saw What You Did
1965
The Old Dark House
1963
Rosemary's Baby
1968
The Night Walker
1964
Macabre
1958
Bug
1975
Acting (27)
2011Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"Self (archive)Film
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf (archive)Film
2002Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'Self (archive footage)Film
2002Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"Self (archive)Film
2002Taking the Punishment PollSelf (archive)Film
1999Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'Self (archive)Film
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Self (archive footage)Film
1975ShampooSid RothFilm
1975The Day of the LocustDirectorFilm
1974ShanksGrocerFilm
1974The Sex SymbolJack P. HarperFilm
1972Ghost StoryJ.B. FilmoreSeries
1968Rosemary's BabyPhone Booth Man (uncredited)Film
1967The Spirit Is WillingMr. HymerFilm
1966Let's Kill UncleRussell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)Film
1964How to Plan a Movie MurderSelfFilm
1962Zotz!William Castle (uncredited)Film
1961HomicidalSelf, Prologue Host (Uncredited)Film
1961Mr. SardonicusSelf (uncredited)Film
196013 GhostsWilliam Castle (uncredited)Film
1959The TinglerPrologue Host (uncredited)Film
1951Hollywood StoryHimself (uncredited)Film
1950It's a Small WorldCop (uncredited)Film
1944When Strangers MarryMan in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)Film
1940The Lady in QuestionAngry Juror #1 (uncredited)Film
1940He Stayed for BreakfastPolicemanFilm
—13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-OSelf (archive)Film
Directing (54)
2021Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special SpecialDirectorSeries
1968Project XDirector, ProducerFilm
1967The Spirit Is WillingDirector, ProducerFilm
1966Let's Kill UncleDirector, ProducerFilm
1965I Saw What You DidDirector, ProducerFilm
196313 Frightened GirlsDirector, ProducerFilm
1962Zotz!Director, ProducerFilm
1961HomicidalDirector, ProducerFilm
196013 GhostsDirector, ProducerFilm
1959House on Haunted HillDirector, ProducerFilm
1959The TinglerDirector, ProducerFilm
1958MacabreDirector, ProducerFilm
1958Man with a CameraDirectorSeries
1956The Houston StoryDirectorFilm
1956Uranium BoomDirectorFilm
1956The Man Called XDirectorSeries
1955The AmericanoDirectorFilm
1955Duel on the MississippiDirectorFilm
1955Science Fiction TheatreDirectorSeries
1955The Gun That Won the WestDirectorFilm
1955New Orleans UncensoredDirectorFilm
1954Masterson of KansasDirectorFilm
1954Battle of Rogue RiverDirectorFilm
1954Jesse James vs. the DaltonsDirectorFilm
1954The Saracen BladeDirectorFilm
1954The Law vs. Billy the KidDirectorFilm
1954The Iron GloveDirectorFilm
1954Charge of the LancersDirectorFilm
1954Drums of TahitiDirectorFilm
1953Conquest of CochiseDirectorFilm
1953Serpent of the NileDirectorFilm
1953Fort TiDirectorFilm
1953Slaves of BabylonDirectorFilm
1951Hollywood StoryDirectorFilm
1951The Fat ManDirectorFilm
1951Cave of OutlawsDirectorFilm
1949UndertowDirectorFilm
1949Johnny Stool PigeonDirectorFilm
1948Texas, Brooklyn & HeavenDirectorFilm
1948The Gentleman from NowhereDirectorFilm
1947The Crime Doctor's GambleDirectorFilm
1946Mysterious IntruderDirectorFilm
1946Just Before DawnDirectorFilm
1946Crime Doctor's Man HuntDirectorFilm
1946The Return of RustyDirectorFilm
1945Voice of the WhistlerDirector, WriterFilm
1945The Crime Doctor's WarningDirectorFilm
1944When Strangers MarryDirectorFilm
1944The WhistlerDirectorFilm
1944The Mark of the WhistlerDirectorFilm
1944She's a Soldier TooDirectorFilm
1943The Chance of a LifetimeDirectorFilm
1943Klondike KateDirectorFilm
1943Black MarketingDirectorFilm
Production (11)
1974ShanksExecutive Producer, DirectorFilm
1972Ghost StoryProducer, CreatorSeries
1969RiotProducerFilm
1968Rosemary's BabyProducerFilm
1967The Busy BodyProducer, DirectorFilm
1964Strait-JacketProducer, DirectorFilm
1964The Night WalkerProducer, DirectorFilm
1963The Old Dark HouseProducer, DirectorFilm
1961Mr. SardonicusProducer, DirectorFilm
1957Meet McGrawProducerSeries
1947The Lady from ShanghaiAssociate ProducerFilm
Writing (4)
1975BugScreenplay, ProducerFilm
1950It's a Small WorldWriter, DirectorFilm
1945DillingerWriterFilm
1942North to the KlondikeStoryFilm