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William Castle
Born 1914-04-25New 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 article William Castle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Screen work
Movies & roles
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"Self (archive)Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf (archive)Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'Self (archive footage)Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"Self (archive)Taking the Punishment PollSelf (archive)Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'Self (archive)Hollywood Rated 'R'Self (archive footage)The Day of the LocustDirectorShampooSid RothShanksGrocerThe Sex SymbolJack P. HarperRosemary's BabyPhone Booth Man (uncredited)The Spirit Is WillingMr. HymerLet's Kill UncleRussell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)How to Plan a Movie MurderSelfZotz!William Castle (uncredited)Mr. SardonicusSelf (uncredited)HomicidalSelf, Prologue Host (Uncredited)13 GhostsWilliam Castle (uncredited)The TinglerPrologue Host (uncredited)Hollywood StoryHimself (uncredited)It's a Small WorldCop (uncredited)When Strangers MarryMan in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)He Stayed for BreakfastPoliceman