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".
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Known For
House on Haunted Hill
(1959)
Director
13 Ghosts
(1960)
Director
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Second Unit Director
The Tingler
(1959)
Director
Strait-Jacket
(1964)
Director
The Night Walker
(1964)
Director
Project X
(1968)
Director
Voice of the Whistler
(1945)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Chance of a Lifetime
(1943)
Director
Klondike Kate
(1943)
Director
Black Marketing
(1943)
Director
When Strangers Marry
(1944)
Director
The Whistler
(1944)
Director
The Mark of the Whistler
(1944)
Director
She's a Soldier Too
(1944)
Director
Voice of the Whistler
(1945)
Director
The Crime Doctor's Warning
(1945)
Director
Mysterious Intruder
(1946)
Director
Just Before Dawn
(1946)
Director
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
(1946)
Director
The Return of Rusty
(1946)
Director
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
(1947)
Director
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Second Unit Director
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
(1948)
Director
The Gentleman from Nowhere
(1948)
Director
Johnny Stool Pigeon
(1949)
Director
Undertow
(1949)
Director
It's a Small World
(1950)
Director
Hollywood Story
(1951)
Director
The Fat Man
(1951)
Director
Cave of Outlaws
(1951)
Director
Serpent of the Nile
(1953)
Director
Slaves of Babylon
(1953)
Director
Fort Ti
(1953)
Director
Conquest of Cochise
(1953)
Director
Charge of the Lancers
(1954)
Director
Drums of Tahiti
(1954)
Director
The Iron Glove
(1954)
Director
Masterson of Kansas
(1954)
Director
Battle of Rogue River
(1954)
Director
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
(1954)
Director
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
(1954)
Director
The Saracen Blade
(1954)
Director
New Orleans Uncensored
(1955)
Director
The Gun That Won the West
(1955)
Director
The Americano
(1955)
Director
Duel on the Mississippi
(1955)
Director
The Houston Story
(1956)
Director
Uranium Boom
(1956)
Director
Macabre
(1958)
Director
The Tingler
(1959)
Director
House on Haunted Hill
(1959)
Director
13 Ghosts
(1960)
Director
Mr. Sardonicus
(1961)
Director
Homicidal
(1961)
Director
Zotz!
(1962)
Director
The Old Dark House
(1963)
Director
13 Frightened Girls
(1963)
Director
Strait-Jacket
(1964)
Director
The Night Walker
(1964)
Director
I Saw What You Did
(1965)
Director
Let's Kill Uncle
(1966)
Director
The Spirit Is Willing
(1967)
Director
The Busy Body
(1967)
Director
Project X
(1968)
Director
Shanks
(1974)
Director
Acting
The Lady in Question
(1940)
Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
(1940)
Policeman
When Strangers Marry
(1944)
Seen in Photograph Given to Police
It's a Small World
(1950)
Cop (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
(1951)
Himself (uncredited)
The Tingler
(1959)
Prologue Host (uncredited)
13 Ghosts
(1960)
Himself (uncredited)
Homicidal
(1961)
Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)
Mr. Sardonicus
(1961)
Self (uncredited)
Zotz!
(1962)
Himself (prologue)
How to Plan a Movie Murder
(1964)
Self
Let's Kill Uncle
(1966)
Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
The Spirit Is Willing
(1967)
Mr. Hymer (uncredited)
Rosemary's Baby
(1968)
Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
Shanks
(1974)
Grocer
The Sex Symbol
(1974)
Jack P. Harper
Shampoo
(1975)
Sid Roth
The Day of the Locust
(1975)
Director
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Self in '13 Ghosts Trailer'
Hollywood Rated 'R'
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
(2007)
Self
Writing
North to the Klondike
(1942)
Story
Dillinger
(1945)
Writer
Voice of the Whistler
(1945)
Writer
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Co-Writer
It's a Small World
(1950)
Writer
Bug
(1975)
Screenplay
Production
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Associate Producer
Macabre
(1958)
Producer
The Tingler
(1959)
Producer
House on Haunted Hill
(1959)
Producer
13 Ghosts
(1960)
Producer
Homicidal
(1961)
Producer
Mr. Sardonicus
(1961)
Producer
Zotz!
(1962)
Producer
The Old Dark House
(1963)
Producer
13 Frightened Girls
(1963)
Producer
The Night Walker
(1964)
Producer
Strait-Jacket
(1964)
Producer
I Saw What You Did
(1965)
Producer
Let's Kill Uncle
(1966)
Producer
The Spirit Is Willing
(1967)
Producer
The Busy Body
(1967)
Producer
Rosemary's Baby
(1968)
Producer
Project X
(1968)
Producer
Riot
(1969)
Producer
The Ghost of Potter's Field
(1973)
Executive Producer
Shanks
(1974)
Executive Producer
Bug
(1975)
Producer