William Castle: movies and TV shows
William Castle has 117 credits in the archive: 109 films and 8 TV series, from 1940 to 2021. Highest rated: Rosemary's Baby (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1940 – 2021 · busiest year: 1954 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special | TV | 7.8 | 107 | |
| 2011 | Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" | Self (archive) | Film | — | 97 |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self (archive) | Film | 7.8 | 93 |
| 2002 | Taking the Punishment Poll | Self (archive) | Film | — | 88 |
| 2002 | Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 88 |
| 2002 | Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" | Self (archive) | Film | — | 88 |
| 1999 | Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' | Self (archive) | Film | 8.0 | 85 |
| 1997 | Hollywood Rated 'R' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.3 | 83 |
| 1975 | Shampoo | Sid Roth | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust | Director | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1975 | Bug | Film | 5.3 | 61 | |
| 1975 | Bug | Film | 5.3 | 61 | |
| 1974 | Shanks | Grocer | Film | 5.2 | 60 |
| 1974 | Shanks | Film | 5.2 | 60 | |
| 1974 | Shanks | Film | 5.2 | 60 | |
| 1974 | The Sex Symbol | Jack P. Harper | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | J.B. Filmore | TV | 7.4 | 58 |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | TV | 7.4 | 58 | |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | TV | 7.4 | 58 | |
| 1969 | Riot | Film | 5.3 | 55 | |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby | Phone Booth Man (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby | Film | 7.8 | 54 | |
| 1968 | Project X | Film | 5.7 | 54 | |
| 1968 | Project X | Film | 5.7 | 54 | |
| 1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Mr. Hymer | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Film | 5.5 | 53 | |
| 1967 | The Spirit Is Willing | Film | 5.5 | 53 | |
| 1967 | The Busy Body | Film | 7.2 | 53 | |
| 1967 | The Busy Body | Film | 7.2 | 53 | |
| 1966 | Let's Kill Uncle | Russell Harrison (in car wreck) (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1966 | Let's Kill Uncle | Film | 5.5 | 52 | |
| 1966 | Let's Kill Uncle | Film | 5.5 | 52 | |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did | Film | 6.2 | 51 | |
| 1965 | I Saw What You Did | Film | 6.2 | 51 | |
| 1964 | The Night Walker | Film | 6.6 | 50 | |
| 1964 | The Night Walker | Film | 6.6 | 50 | |
| 1964 | Strait-Jacket | Film | 6.5 | 50 | |
| 1964 | Strait-Jacket | Film | 6.5 | 50 | |
| 1964 | How to Plan a Movie Murder | Self | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1963 | 13 Frightened Girls | Film | 5.9 | 49 | |
| 1963 | 13 Frightened Girls | Film | 5.9 | 49 | |
| 1963 | The Old Dark House | Film | 5.9 | 49 | |
| 1963 | The Old Dark House | Film | 5.9 | 49 | |
| 1962 | Zotz! | William Castle (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1962 | Zotz! | Film | 5.5 | 48 | |
| 1962 | Zotz! | Film | 5.5 | 48 | |
| 1961 | Homicidal | Self, Prologue Host (Uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1961 | Homicidal | Film | 6.4 | 47 | |
| 1961 | Homicidal | Film | 6.4 | 47 | |
| 1961 | Mr. Sardonicus | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1961 | Mr. Sardonicus | Film | 6.3 | 47 | |
| 1961 | Mr. Sardonicus | Film | 6.3 | 47 | |
| 1960 | 13 Ghosts | William Castle (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1960 | 13 Ghosts | Film | 5.8 | 46 | |
| 1960 | 13 Ghosts | Film | 5.8 | 46 | |
| 1959 | House on Haunted Hill | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1959 | House on Haunted Hill | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1959 | The Tingler | Prologue Host (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1959 | The Tingler | Film | 6.4 | 45 | |
| 1959 | The Tingler | Film | 6.4 | 45 | |
| 1958 | Man with a Camera | TV | 5.5 | 44 | |
| 1958 | Macabre | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1958 | Macabre | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw | TV | 6.5 | 43 | |
| 1956 | The Man Called X | TV | 10.0 | 42 | |
| 1956 | Uranium Boom | Film | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1956 | The Houston Story | Film | 6.0 | 42 | |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre | TV | 6.3 | 41 | |
| 1955 | The Gun That Won the West | Film | 5.0 | 41 | |
| 1955 | Duel on the Mississippi | Film | 6.8 | 41 | |
| 1955 | New Orleans Uncensored | Film | 5.3 | 41 | |
| 1955 | The Americano | Film | 5.3 | 41 | |
| 1954 | Battle of Rogue River | Film | 6.0 | 40 | |
| 1954 | Jesse James vs. the Daltons | Film | 5.9 | 40 | |
| 1954 | The Saracen Blade | Film | 5.4 | 40 | |
| 1954 | Masterson of Kansas | Film | 6.1 | 40 | |
| 1954 | Drums of Tahiti | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 1954 | Charge of the Lancers | Film | 5.5 | 40 | |
| 1954 | The Law vs. Billy the Kid | Film | 5.0 | 40 | |
| 1954 | The Iron Glove | Film | 5.7 | 40 | |
| 1953 | Fort Ti | Film | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 1953 | Serpent of the Nile | Film | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 1953 | Conquest of Cochise | Film | 5.3 | 39 | |
| 1953 | Slaves of Babylon | Film | 5.8 | 39 | |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story | Himself (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story | Film | 6.7 | 37 | |
| 1951 | Cave of Outlaws | Film | 5.4 | 37 | |
| 1951 | The Fat Man | Film | 5.8 | 37 | |
| 1950 | It's a Small World | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1950 | It's a Small World | Film | 5.8 | 36 | |
| 1950 | It's a Small World | Film | 5.8 | 36 | |
| 1949 | Johnny Stool Pigeon | Film | 6.3 | 35 | |
| 1949 | Undertow | Film | 6.1 | 35 | |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Film | 5.8 | 34 | |
| 1948 | The Gentleman from Nowhere | Film | 7.5 | 34 | |
| 1947 | The Lady from Shanghai | Film | 7.4 | 33 | |
| 1947 | The Crime Doctor's Gamble | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1946 | Just Before Dawn | Film | 6.9 | 32 | |
| 1946 | Mysterious Intruder | Film | 5.9 | 32 | |
| 1946 | The Return of Rusty | Film | 8.0 | 32 | |
| 1946 | Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Film | 6.6 | 32 | |
| 1945 | Dillinger | Film | 5.9 | 31 | |
| 1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Film | 5.8 | 31 | |
| 1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Film | 5.8 | 31 | |
| 1945 | The Crime Doctor's Warning | Film | 6.5 | 31 | |
| 1944 | The Whistler | Film | 6.0 | 30 | |
| 1944 | When Strangers Marry | Man in Photograph Given to Police (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 30 |
| 1944 | When Strangers Marry | Film | 6.2 | 30 | |
| 1944 | The Mark of the Whistler | Film | 6.2 | 30 | |
| 1944 | She's a Soldier Too | Film | 5.5 | 30 | |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Film | 6.7 | 29 | |
| 1943 | Klondike Kate | Film | 5.5 | 29 | |
| 1943 | Black Marketing | Film | 9.0 | 29 | |
| 1942 | North to the Klondike | Film | 7.1 | 28 | |
| 1940 | The Lady in Question | Angry Juror #1 (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Policeman | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O | Self (archive) | Film | — | — |