William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) 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.
Born in New York City and orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attention of… Read more
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Known for House on Haunted Hill 1959 The Tingler 1959 13 Ghosts 1960 Strait-Jacket 1964 Features 60 Series ★ 7.8 Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special 2021
★ 5.2 Shanks 1974
★ 5.7 Project X 1968
★ 5.5 The Spirit Is Willing 1967
★ 7.2 The Busy Body 1967
★ 5.5 Let's Kill Uncle 1966
★ 6.2 I Saw What You Did 1965
★ 6.6 Strait-Jacket 1964
★ 6.4 The Night Walker 1964
★ 5.9 The Old Dark House 1963
★ 5.9 13 Frightened Girls 1963
★ 5.6 Zotz! 1962
★ 6.4 Homicidal 1961
★ 6.3 Mr. Sardonicus 1961
★ 5.8 13 Ghosts 1960
★ 6.4 The Tingler 1959
★ 6.7 House on Haunted Hill 1959
★ 6 Macabre 1958
Series ★ 5.5 Man with a Camera 1958
★ 6 The Houston Story 1956
★ 7 Uranium Boom 1956
Series ★ 10 The Man Called X 1956
★ 5.3 New Orleans Uncensored 1955
★ 5 The Gun That Won the West 1955
★ 5.3 The Americano 1955
★ 6.8 Duel on the Mississippi 1955
Series ★ 6.3 Science Fiction Theatre 1955
★ 5.5 Charge of the Lancers 1954
★ 10 Drums of Tahiti 1954
★ 5.7 The Iron Glove 1954
★ 6.1 Masterson of Kansas 1954
★ 6 Battle of Rogue River 1954
★ 5.9 Jesse James vs. the Daltons 1954
★ 5 The Law vs. Billy the Kid 1954
★ 5.4 The Saracen Blade 1954
★ 7.2 Serpent of the Nile 1953
★ 5.8 Slaves of Babylon 1953
★ 7 Fort Ti 1953
★ 5.3 Conquest of Cochise 1953
★ 6.7 Hollywood Story 1951
★ 5.8 The Fat Man 1951
★ 5.4 Cave of Outlaws 1951
★ 5.8 It's a Small World 1950
★ 6.3 Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949
★ 6.1 Undertow 1949
★ 5.8 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven 1948
★ 7.5 The Gentleman from Nowhere 1948
★ 6 The Crime Doctor's Gamble 1947
★ 5.9 Mysterious Intruder 1946
★ 6.9 Just Before Dawn 1946
★ 6.6 Crime Doctor's Man Hunt 1946
★ 8 The Return of Rusty 1946
★ 5.8 Voice of the Whistler 1945
★ 6.5 The Crime Doctor's Warning 1945
★ 6.2 When Strangers Marry 1944
★ 6 The Whistler 1944
★ 6.2 The Mark of the Whistler 1944
★ 5.5 She's a Soldier Too 1944
★ 6.7 The Chance of a Lifetime 1943
★ 5.5 Klondike Kate 1943
Short films 1 ★ 9 Black Marketing 1943
