William Castle
American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (1914-1977) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 63
William Castle was an American filmmaker and actor. He was best known as a director of horror and thriller B-movies in the 1950s and '60s, for which he devised innovative and distinctive promotional gimmicks.
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1977Died31 May 19771974
ShanksFilm, Director, Producer1972
Ghost StorySeries, Creator, Producer1968
Project XFilm, Director, Producer1967
The Spirit Is WillingFilm, Director, Producer1965
I Saw What You DidFilm, Director, Producer1963
13 Frightened GirlsFilm, Director, Producer1961
HomicidalFilm, Director, Producer1960
13 GhostsFilm, Director, Producer1958
Man with a CameraSeries, Director
MacabreFilm, 1958Director, Producer1957
Meet McGrawSeries, Producer1956
The Man Called XSeries, Director1955
Science Fiction TheatreSeries, Director1954
Masterson of KansasFilm, Director1951
Cave of OutlawsFilm, Director1949
Johnny Stool PigeonFilm, Director1945
DillingerFilm, Writer1940
The Lady in QuestionFilm, Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)1914Born24 April 1914
ShanksFilm, Director, Producer1972Ghost StorySeries, Creator, Producer1968Project XFilm, Director, Producer1967The Spirit Is WillingFilm, Director, Producer1965I Saw What You DidFilm, Director, Producer196313 Frightened GirlsFilm, Director, Producer1961HomicidalFilm, Director, Producer196013 GhostsFilm, Director, Producer1958Man with a CameraSeries, DirectorMacabreFilm, 1958Director, Producer1957Meet McGrawSeries, Producer1956The Man Called XSeries, Director1955Science Fiction TheatreSeries, Director1954Masterson of KansasFilm, Director1951Cave of OutlawsFilm, Director1949Johnny Stool PigeonFilm, Director1945DillingerFilm, Writer1940The Lady in QuestionFilm, Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)1914Born24 April 1914People around William
Close ties
Warner Baxter William directed Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
Michael Ansara William directed Serpent of the Nile (1953)
Richard Dix William directed Voice of the Whistler (1945)
John Crawford William directed Serpent of the Nile (1953)
Frank Sully William directed The Battle of Rogue River (1954)
Minerva Urecal William directed Voice of the Whistler (1945)
Leif Erickson William directed I Saw What You Did (1965)
George Montgomery William directed The Battle of Rogue River (1954)
Patricia Medina William directed Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
Charles Lane William directed Just Before Dawn (1946)
Paul Cavanagh William directed Hollywood Story (1951)
William "Bill" Henry William directed Masterson of Kansas (1954)
Elisha Cook Jr. William produced Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Eduardo Ciannelli William directed Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
Philip Van Zandt William produced The Lady from Shanghai (1949)
Joan Crawford William produced I Saw What You Did (1965)
Tony Curtis William produced Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rock Hudson William directed Undertow and The Fat Man
Robert Stack William directed Conquest of Cochise (1953)
Jim Backus William produced Macabre and Zotz!
Alan Hale, Jr. William directed The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
George Meeker William directed Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
Erskine Sanford William produced The Lady from Shanghai (1950)
Marjorie Bennett William directed The Night Walker and Undertow
Known for
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Rosemary's Baby 1968
House on Haunted Hill 1959
Strait-Jacket 1964
The Day of the Locust 1975
The Night Walker 1964
Filmography 40
117 credits on file
Television 6
Media & music
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1977 · aged 63
