William Castle | |
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 William Castle 1946 | |
| Lahir | William Schloss, Jr. (1914-04-24)24 April 1914 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Meninggal | 31 Mei 1977(1977-05-31) (umur 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Penyebab kematian | Heart attack |
| Pekerjaan | Director, producer, screenwriter, actor |
| Pasangan menikah | Ellen Falck (1948–1977; his death; 2 children) |
William Castle (24 April 1914 – 31 Mei 1977) adalah aktor, sutradara, penulis skenario, dan produser film berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat.
Menjadi yatim piatu sejak umur 11 tahun, Castle putus sekolah pada usia 15 tahun, untuk bekerja di teater. Dia mendatangi Columbia Pictures untuk mengikuti promosi talent, dan dia diterima. Dia mempelajari pembuatan film dan menjadi sutradara.
Filmografi
Sebagai sutradara
- Coney Island (1939 documentary short)
- Black Marketing (1942 documentary short)
- Klondike Kate (1943)
- The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
- The Whistler (1944)
- She's a Soldier Too (1944)
- When Strangers Marry (1944)
- The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
- Voice of the Whistler (1945)
- Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
- Just Before Dawn (1946)
- Mysterious Intruder (1946)
- The Return of Rusty (1946)
- Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
- Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)
- Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven (1948)
- The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
- Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
- Undertow (1949)
- It's a Small World (1950)
- The Fat Man (1951)
- Hollywood Story (1951)
- Cave of Outlaws (1951)
- Fort Ti (3-D) (1953)
- Serpent of the Nile (1953)
- Conquest of Cochise (1953)
- Slaves of Babylon (1953)
- Masterson of Kansas (1954)
- Charge of the Lancers (1954)
- The Battle of Rogue River (1954)
- The Iron Glove (1954)
- Jesse James vs. the Daltons (3-D) (1954)
- Drums of Tahiti (3-D) (1954)
- The Saracen Blade (1954)
- The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
- The Americano (1955)
- New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
- The Gun That Won the West (1955)
- Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
- The Houston Story (1956)
- Uranium Boom (1956)
- Macabre (1958)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- The Tingler (1959)
- 13 Ghosts (1960)
- Homicidal (1961)
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
- Zotz! (1962)
- 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
- The Old Dark House (1963)
- Strait-Jacket (1964)
- The Night Walker (1964)
- I Saw What You Did (1965)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
- The Busy Body (1967)
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
- Project X (1968)
- Shanks (1974)
Sebagai produser
- The Lady From Shanghai (1947, associate producer)
- Macabre (1958)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- The Tingler (1959)
- 13 Ghosts (1960)
- Homicidal (1961)
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
- Zotz! (1962)
- 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
- The Old Dark House (1963)
- Strait-Jacket (1964)
- The Night Walker (1964)
- I Saw What You Did (1965)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
- The Busy Body (1967)
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
- Project X (1968)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Riot (1969)
- Shanks (1974)
- Bug (1975)
Sebagai penulis skenario
- North to the Klondike (1942, story)
- Dillinger (1945, uncredited)
- Voice of the Whistler (1945)
- The Lady From Shanghai (1947, uncredited)
- It's a Small World (1950)
- The Plot Thickens (1963 TV movie)
- Bug (1975)
Sebagai aktor
- When Love Is Young (1937, uncredited)
- It Could Happen to You! (1937, uncredited)
- The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937, uncredited)
- The Lady in Question (1940, uncredited)
- He Stayed for Breakfast (1944, uncredited)
- When Strangers Marry (1944, uncredited)
- It's a Small World (1950, uncredited)
- The Tingler (1959, uncredited)
- A Christmas Festival (1959 TV movie, uncredited)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966, uncredited)
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967, uncredited)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968, uncredited)
- The Sex Symbol (1974 TV movie)
- Shanks (1974)
- Shampoo (1975)
- Bug (1975, uncredited)
- The Day of the Locust (1975)
Referensi
- Castle, William, with introduction by John Waters (1976, republished 1992, republished 2010). Step Right Up! I'm Gonna Scare the Pants Off America: Memoirs of a B-Movie Mogul. New York, Putnam. ISBN 0-88687-657-5 (Pharos edition 1992). ISBN 978-0-578-06682-0 (William Castle Productions 2010).
- Castle, William and Joseph, Robert, with introduction by Orson Welles (1945). Hero's Oak. New York, The Reader's Press.
- Waters, John (1983). Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters. New York, Macmillan Publishing Company. Chapter 2, "Whatever Happened to Showmanship?", was originally published in American Film December 1983 in a slightly different form.
- Castle, William (2011). "From the Grave: The Prayer". William Castle Productions. ISBN 0-615-50757-3.
- Documentary. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) Director: Jeffrey Schwarz
Pranala luar
- Situs web resmi
- "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" Official Site Diarsipkan 2019-11-06 di Wayback Machine
- William Castle di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
- William Castle di Internet Broadway Database
- Film Forum's WILLIAM CASTLE Series screening of many of his films with the gimmicks Diarsipkan 2010-08-16 di Wayback Machine
- (Inggris)William Castle di Find a Grave
