Director
William Castle
April 25, 1914 · 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".
Notable work
Often works with
Elisha Cook Jr.
3 titles together
Rosemary's Baby, House on Haunted Hill, Dillinger
Vincent Price
2 titles together
House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler
Joan Crawford
2 titles together
Strait-Jacket, I Saw What You Did
Leif Erickson
2 titles together
Strait-Jacket, I Saw What You Did
Rochelle Hudson
2 titles together
Strait-Jacket, The Night Walker
Tom Poston
2 titles together
The Old Dark House, Zotz!
Full filmography · 66
The Day of the Locust
as Director
19756.4
Shampoo
as Sid Roth
19756
Shanks
as Grocer and Director
19745.2
The Sex Symbol
as Jack P. Harper
1974
Rosemary's Baby
as Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
19687.8
Project X
Director
1968
The Spirit Is Willing
as Mr. Hymer and Director
19675.5
The Busy Body
Director
1967
Let's Kill Uncle
as Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited) and Director
1966
I Saw What You Did
Director
19656.2
The Night Walker
Director
19646.4
Strait-Jacket
Director
19646.6