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William Castle

Born 1914-04-25

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

Known for

Rosemary's Baby 1968 · 8.0 House on Haunted Hill 1959 · 6.7 The Tingler 1959 · 6.6 13 Ghosts 1960 · 6.1 Strait-Jacket 1964 · 6.8 Homicidal 1961 · 6.8 Mr. Sardonicus 1961 · 6.6 I Saw What You Did 1965 · 6.2 The Old Dark House 1963 · 5.4 The Whistler 1944 · 6.3 Zotz! 1962 · 5.9 13 Frightened Girls 1963 · 5.2 Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949 · 6.6 Undertow 1949 · 6.6 Mysterious Intruder 1946 · 6.3 Voice of the Whistler 1945 · 6.3 Let's Kill Uncle 1966 · 5.7 The Mark of the Whistler 1944 · 6.5 New Orleans Uncensored 1955 · 5.8 Masterson of Kansas 1954 · 5.4 Cave of Outlaws 1951 · 6.0 Jesse James vs. the Daltons 1954 · 5.0