Cast & creator
William Castle
Best known for Ghost Story, Ghost Story, Ghost Story
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
Also known as: William Schloss, Billy Castle, Bill Castle, William C. Castle
109
film credits
8
television credits
27
1940–2021 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (117)
Showing 117 of 117 credits
Ghost Story
J.B. Filmore
1972Ghost Story
Producer
1972Ghost Story
Creator
1972
Rosemary's Baby
Phone Booth Man (uncredited)
1968Rosemary's Baby
Producer
1968
Man with a Camera
Director
1958
Science Fiction Theatre
Director
1955
The Man Called X
Director
1956
Meet McGraw
Producer
1957
House on Haunted Hill
Director
1959House on Haunted Hill
Producer
1959
The Lady from Shanghai
Associate Producer
1947
Shampoo
Sid Roth
1975
The Day of the Locust
Director
1975
The Tingler
Prologue Host (uncredited)
1959The Tingler
Director
1959The Tingler
Producer
1959
13 Ghosts
William Castle (uncredited)
196013 Ghosts
Director
196013 Ghosts
Producer
1960
Homicidal
Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited)
1961Homicidal
Director
1961Homicidal
Producer
1961
The Gun That Won the West
Director
1955
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Director
1947
Strait-Jacket
Producer
1964Strait-Jacket
Director
1964
Duel on the Mississippi
Director
1955
I Saw What You Did
Director
1965I Saw What You Did
Producer
1965
The Old Dark House
Producer
1963The Old Dark House
Director
1963
The Lady in Question
Angry Juror #1 (uncredited)
1940
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Director
1945
Battle of Rogue River
Director
1954
Serpent of the Nile
Director
1953
He Stayed for Breakfast
Policeman
1940
Shanks
Grocer
1974Shanks
Executive Producer
1974Shanks
Director
1974
Let's Kill Uncle
Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
1966Let's Kill Uncle
Director
1966Let's Kill Uncle
Producer
1966
The Night Walker
Producer
1964The Night Walker
Director
1964
Voice of the Whistler
Director
1945Voice of the Whistler
Writer
1945
Bug
Screenplay
1975Bug
Producer
1975
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self (archive)
2007
The Spirit Is Willing
Mr. Hymer
1967The Spirit Is Willing
Director
1967The Spirit Is Willing
Producer
1967
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
Self (archive)
2002
The Chance of a Lifetime
Director
1943
The Whistler
Director
1944
Fort Ti
Director
1953
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
Director
2021
Project X
Director
1968Project X
Producer
1968
Uranium Boom
Director
1956
The Mark of the Whistler
Director
1944
The Busy Body
Producer
1967The Busy Body
Director
1967
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Director
1954
Macabre
Director
1958Macabre
Producer
1958
It's a Small World
Cop (uncredited)
1950It's a Small World
Writer
1950It's a Small World
Director
1950
Cave of Outlaws
Director
1951
She's a Soldier Too
Director
1944
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
Director
1954
The Sex Symbol
Jack P. Harper
1974
Charge of the Lancers
Director
1954
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self (archive footage)
1997
New Orleans Uncensored
Director
1955
13 Frightened Girls
Director
196313 Frightened Girls
Producer
1963
Undertow
Director
1949
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Director
1949
Riot
Producer
1969
North to the Klondike
Story
1942
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Director
1948
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Director
1946
Dillinger
Writer
1945
Hollywood Story
Himself (uncredited)
1951Hollywood Story
Director
1951
The Fat Man
Director
1951
The Houston Story
Director
1956
Mysterious Intruder
Director
1946
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
Self (archive)
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
Self (archive)
1999
The Americano
Director
1955
How to Plan a Movie Murder
Self
1964
Taking the Punishment Poll
Self (archive)
2002
Mr. Sardonicus
Self (uncredited)
1961Mr. Sardonicus
Producer
1961Mr. Sardonicus
Director
1961
Slaves of Babylon
Director
1953
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Iron Glove
Director
1954
Masterson of Kansas
Director
1954
When Strangers Marry
Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)
1944When Strangers Marry
Director
1944
The Return of Rusty
Director
1946
Conquest of Cochise
Director
1953
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
Self (archive)
2011
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Director
1948
Klondike Kate
Director
1943
Just Before Dawn
Director
1946
Zotz!
William Castle (uncredited)
1962Zotz!
Director
1962Zotz!
Producer
1962
Drums of Tahiti
Director
1954
The Saracen Blade
Director
1954
Black Marketing
Director
1943