William Castle(1914-1977)

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William Castle was born on 24 April 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for House on Haunted Hill (1959), Homicidal (1961) and The Lady from Shanghai (1947). He was previously married to Ellen. He died on 31 May 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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William Castle and Christopher George in Project X (1968)

Harold E. Stine, Greta Baldwin, William Castle, and Christopher George in Project X (1968)

Harold E. Stine, William Castle, and Christopher George in Project X (1968)

William Castle in When Strangers Marry (1944)

Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, and William Castle in Shampoo (1975)

William Castle in The Day of the Locust (1975)

Barbara Stanwyck and William Castle in The Night Walker (1964)

William Castle, Buzz Kulik, and Gerald S. O'Loughlin in Riot (1969)

"Rosemary's Baby" John Cassavetes, Mia Farrow, William Castle 1968 Paramount Pictures

Orson Welles at The Brown Derby circa 1948

Known for

House on Haunted Hill

6.8

Director

1959

Homicidal

6.8

Director

1961

The Lady from Shanghai

7.5

Producer

1947

Rosemary's Baby

8.0

Producer(produced by)

1968

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Director

Shanks
- Director
- 1974
Project X
- Director
- 1968
The Spirit Is Willing
- Director
- 1967
The Busy Body
- Director
- 1967
Let's Kill Uncle
- Director
- 1966
I Saw What You Did
- Director
- 1965
The Night Walker
- Director
- 1964
How to Plan a Movie Murder
- Director
- Short
- 1964
Strait-Jacket
- Director
- 1964
The Old Dark House
- Director
- 1963
Joan Crawford Wardrobe/Makeup Test for 'Strait-Jacket'
- Director (as Castle)
- Short
- 1963
13 Frightened Girls
- Director
- 1963
Zotz!
- Director
- 1962
Mr. Sardonicus
- Director
- 1961
Homicidal
- Director
- 1961

Producer

Bug
- producer
- 1975
Shanks
- executive producer
- 1974
Circle of Fear
- executive producer
- producer
- TV Series
- 1972–1973
Riot
- producer
- 1969
Rosemary's Baby
- producer (produced by)
- 1968
Project X
- producer
- 1968
The Spirit Is Willing
- producer
- 1967
The Busy Body
- producer
- 1967
Let's Kill Uncle
- producer
- 1966
I Saw What You Did
- producer
- 1965
The Night Walker
- producer
- 1964
Strait-Jacket
- producer
- 1964
The Old Dark House
- producer
- 1963
Joan Crawford Wardrobe/Makeup Test for 'Strait-Jacket'
- producer (uncredited)
- Short
- 1963
13 Frightened Girls
- producer
- 1963

Actor

The Day of the Locust
- Director (as William C. Castle)
- 1975
Bug
- (uncredited)
- 1975
Shampoo
- Sid Roth (as Bill Castle)
- 1975
Shanks
- Grocer
- 1974
The Sex Symbol
- Jack P. Harper
- TV Movie
- 1974
Circle of Fear
- J.B. Filmore
- Man Leaving Bar
- TV Series
- 1972–1973
Rosemary's Baby
- Man by Pay Phone (uncredited)
- 1968
The Spirit Is Willing
- Mr. Hymer (uncredited)
- 1967
Let's Kill Uncle
- Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)
- 1966
Mr. Sardonicus
- William Castle (uncredited)
- 1961
Homicidal
- William Castle (uncredited)
- 1961
13 Ghosts
- William Castle (uncredited)
- 1960
A Christmas Festival
- The Cold Man (as Billy Castle)
- TV Movie
- 1959
The Tingler
- Prologue Himself - Host (uncredited)
- 1959
Hollywood Story
- William Castle (uncredited)
- 1951

Trivia
He emulated Alfred Hitchcock. This included the practice of appearing in the trailers, and even making cameo appearances in his films. He went so far as to create a trademark silhouette that showed him in a director's chair and in profile with a cigar. Hitchcock noticed the big grosses for Castle's low-budget House on Haunted Hill (1959), which led him to return the "favor" by taking a page from Castle and creating his own low-budget thriller--Psycho (1960).

Quotes
We all have a common interest: bigger and more horrible monsters--and I'm just the monster to bring them to you.

- The Whistler
  (1944)
  $100 /week

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