William Castle

Director

Born: April 25, 1914
Died: June 1, 1977 (age 63)
From: 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 in the early 1940s, and later television, before moving on to the "gimmick films". Description above from the Wikipedia…

Filmography (72)

Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" (2011)
Self (archive)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Self (archive)
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002)
Self (archive footage)
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" (2002)
Self (archive)
Taking the Punishment Poll (2002)
Self (archive)
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999)
Self (archive)
Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)
Self (archive footage)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Director
Shampoo (1975)
Sid Roth
Shanks (1974)
Director
The Sex Symbol (1974)
Jack P. Harper
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
Project X (1968)
Director
The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
Director
The Busy Body (1967)
Director
Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
Director
I Saw What You Did (1965)
Director
The Night Walker (1964)
Director
Strait-Jacket (1964)
Director
How to Plan a Movie Murder (1964)
Self
The Old Dark House (1963)
Director
13 Frightened Girls (1963)
Director
Zotz! (1962)
Director
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Director
Homicidal (1961)
Director
13 Ghosts (1960)
Director
The Tingler (1959)
Director
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Director
Macabre (1958)
Director
Uranium Boom (1956)
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