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

Directed

1. House on Haunted Hill (1959) — Director
2. The Tingler (1959) — Director
3. 13 Ghosts (1960) — Director
4. Strait-Jacket (1964) — Director
5. Homicidal (1961) — Director
6. Mr. Sardonicus (1961) — Director
7. I Saw What You Did (1965) — Director
8. The Old Dark House (1963) — Director
9. Macabre (1958) — Director
10. The Night Walker (1964) — Director
11. When Strangers Marry (1944) — Director
12. The Whistler (1944) — Director
13. 13 Frightened Girls (1963) — Director
14. Hollywood Story (1951) — Director
15. Undertow (1949) — Director
16. The Spirit Is Willing (1967) — Director
17. Shanks (1974) — Director
18. Mysterious Intruder (1946) — Director
19. The Fat Man (1951) — Director
20. Zotz! (1962) — Director
21. Project X (1968) — Director
22. Let's Kill Uncle (1966) — Director
23. The Mark of the Whistler (1944) — Director
24. Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) — Director
25. Voice of the Whistler (1945) — Director
26. Cave of Outlaws (1951) — Director
27. Masterson of Kansas (1954) — Director
28. The Americano (1955) — Director
29. Duel on the Mississippi (1955) — Director
30. The Busy Body (1967) — Director
31. Conquest of Cochise (1953) — Director
32. Science Fiction Theatre (1955) — Director
33. It's a Small World (1950) — Director
34. The Gun That Won the West (1955) — Director
35. The Houston Story (1956) — Director
36. Just Before Dawn (1946) — Director
37. The Chance of a Lifetime (1943) — Director
38. Battle of Rogue River (1954) — Director
39. Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954) — Director
40. New Orleans Uncensored (1955) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Rosemary's Baby (1968) — Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
2. Shampoo (1975) — Sid Roth
3. The Tingler (1959) — Prologue Host (uncredited)
4. 13 Ghosts (1960) — William Castle (uncredited)
5. The Day of the Locust (1975) — Director
6. Homicidal (1961) — Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)
7. Mr. Sardonicus (1961) — Self (uncredited)
8. When Strangers Marry (1944) — Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
9. The Lady in Question (1940) — Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)
10. Hollywood Story (1951) — Himself (uncredited)
11. The Spirit Is Willing (1967) — Mr. Hymer
12. Shanks (1974) — Grocer
13. Zotz! (1962) — William Castle (uncredited)
14. Let's Kill Uncle (1966) — Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
15. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) — Self (archive)
16. Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997) — Self (archive footage)
17. Ghost Story (1972) — J.B. Filmore
18. It's a Small World (1950) — Cop (uncredited)
19. The Sex Symbol (1974) — Jack P. Harper
20. How to Plan a Movie Murder (1964) — Self
21. He Stayed for Breakfast (1940) — Policeman
22. Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002) — Self (archive footage)
23. Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999) — Self (archive)
24. Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" (2011) — Self (archive)
25. Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" (2002) — Self (archive)
26. Taking the Punishment Poll (2002) — Self (archive)
27. 13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O — Self (archive)