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
Known For
Mr. Hymer (uncredited)
The Spirit Is Willing
Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
Let's Kill Uncle
Self (archive footage)
Les deniers du culte
Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)
Homicidal
Grocer
Shanks
Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)
The Lady in Question
Jack P. Harper
The Sex Symbol
Cop (uncredited)
It's a Small World
Policeman
He Stayed for Breakfast
Prologue Host (uncredited)
The Tingler
Himself (uncredited)
13 Ghosts
Self
How to Plan a Movie Murder
Sid Roth
Shampoo
Himself (prologue)
Zotz!
Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Director
The Day of the Locust
Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
Rosemary's Baby
Self (archive footage)
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Self (uncredited)
Mr. Sardonicus
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-04-25
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
William Schloss