William Castle (April 24, 1914–May 31, 1977) born William Schloss, was an American film director, producer, and actor. He was famous for directing films with many gimmicks, and were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. An example of one of the gimmicks are 3-D glasses that were issued to viewers of 13 Ghosts . Recently, two of his films have been remade, House on Haunted Hill in 1999, and Thir13en Ghosts in 2001.
Born in New York City, he spent most of his teenage years in Broadway, in a number of jobs ranging from set building to acting. This put him in a good stead to become a director, and he left for Hollywood at the age of 23, going on to direct his first film 6 years later. After a long career he died in Los Angeles, California, after suffering a heart attack.
Films by Castle
- Shanks (1974)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968, producer only)
- Project X (1968)
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
- The Busy Body (1967)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
- I Saw What You Did (1965)
- Night Walker (1964)
- Strait-Jacket (1964)
- The Old Dark House (1963)
- 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
- Zotz! (1962)
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
- Homicidal (1961)
- 13 Ghosts (1960)
- The Tingler (1959)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- Macabre (1958)
- Uranium Boom (1956)
- The Houston Story (1956)
- Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
- The Gun That Won the West (1955)
- New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
- The Americano (1955)
- Masterson of Kansas (1954)
- The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
- The Saracen Blade (1954)
- The Iron Glove (1954)
- Drums of Tahiti (1954)
- Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
- The Battle of Rogue River (1954)
- Charge of the Lancers (1954)
- Slaves of Babylon (1953)
- Conquest of Cochise (1953)
- Serpent of the Nile (1953)
- Fort Ti (1953)
- Cave of Outlaws (1951)
- Hollywood Story (1951)
- The Fat Man (1951)
- It's a Small World (1950)
- Undertow (1949)
- Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
- The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
- Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948)
- Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)
- Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
- The Return of Rusty (1946)
- Mysterious Intruder (1946)
- Just Before Dawn (1946)
- Voice of the Whistler (1945)
- Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
- The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
- When Strangers Marry (1944)
- She's a Soldier Too (1944)
- The Whistler (1944)
- Klondike Kate (1943)
- The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
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