Portrait of William Castle

Directing

William Castle

Career

Active from 1942 to 2021, with a break from 1976 to 2020, busiest in 1954 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Strait-Jacket
Strait-Jacket
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Castle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Intrigue 4
  • Mystery 4
  • Classic Film Noir 3
  • Black and White 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Cult Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 57
Bug
Bug (1975)
GoodWatch score 38

Producer, Screenplay

Shampoo
Shampoo (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sid Roth

The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

as Director

Shanks
Shanks (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

as Grocer

The Sex Symbol
The Sex Symbol (1974)

as Jack P. Harper

Ghost Story
Ghost Story (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as J.B. Filmore

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 58
Project X
Project X (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Director

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
GoodWatch score 89

as Phone Booth Man (uncredited)

The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Hymer

Let's Kill Uncle
Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

as Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited)

I Saw What You Did
I Saw What You Did (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

Strait-Jacket
Strait-Jacket (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer, Director

The Night Walker
The Night Walker (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1963)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Producer

13 Frightened Girls
13 Frightened Girls (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

Homicidal
Homicidal (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Director

Mr. Sardonicus
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer, Director

13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts (1960)
GoodWatch score 45

as William Castle (uncredited)

1950s

25 titles ยท average score 58
House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Producer

The Tingler
The Tingler (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prologue Host (uncredited)

Macabre
Macabre (1958)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Producer

Uranium Boom
Uranium Boom (1956)

Director

New Orleans Uncensored
New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Gun That Won the West
The Gun That Won the West (1955)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Americano
The Americano (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Duel on the Mississippi
Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Battle of Rogue River
Battle of Rogue River (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Fort Ti
Fort Ti (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Cave of Outlaws
Cave of Outlaws (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 62
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Undertow
Undertow (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Crime Doctor's Gamble
The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Mysterious Intruder
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Writer

Dillinger
Dillinger (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

as Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited)

The Whistler
The Whistler (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Chance of a Lifetime
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

North to the Klondike
North to the Klondike (1942)

Story