Nick Castle

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Nick Castle

Born	Nicholas Charles Castle, Jr. (1947-09-21) September 21, 1947 Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter

Nick Castle (born September 21, 1947) is an American screenwriter, film director and actor best known for his role as Michael Myers in Halloween.^[1] Castle also co-wrote Escape from New York with his friend, John Carpenter.^[2]

Biography

Early life

Castle was born Nicholas Charles Castle, Jr. in Kingsport, Tennessee the son of Millie and Nicholas Charles Castle, Sr. who was an actor and top choreographer for motion pictures, television, and the stage, and was nominated for an Emmy. As a child, Nick Castle often appeared as an extra or in bit roles in his father's films. He studied film at USC, where he served as cinematographer for the Academy Award-winning live action short film The Resurrection of Broncho Billy.

Career

Castle's film credits include Major Payne, Dennis the Menace, The Last Starfighter, and Connors' War as a director, Escape from New York and Hook as a screenwriter, and Tap as both.

He played Michael Myers in the 1978 horror classic Halloween, directed by former USC classmate John Carpenter, being paid $25 a day.

Castle's most recent project is the screenplay for August Rush, a musical-drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan and starring Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Robin Williams, and Keri Russell, released in 2007. He also stars as himself in the 2010 documentary Halloween: The Inside Story by Filipino filmmaker Nick Noble.^[3]

Castle won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for The Boy Who Could Fly, a Silver Raven (for Delivering Milo), a Grand Prize (for The Last Starfighter), a Bronze Gryphon, and a Gold Medal of the Regional Council.

Filmography

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Connor's War	Television
2004	The Seat Filler
2001	'Twas the Night	Television
2001	Delivering Milo	Television
1996	Mr. Wrong
1995	Major Payne
1993	Dennis the Menace
1990	Shangri-La Plaza	Television
1989	Tap
1987	Amazing Stories	Television
1986	The Boy Who Could Fly
1984	The Last Starfighter
1982	Tag: The Assassination Game

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Boy Who Could Fly	The Coupe De Villes
1978	Halloween	The Shape (Michael Myers)
1974	Dark Star	Alien	Uncredited

References

↑ "Nick Castle". The New York Times.
↑ Vincent Canby (1981-07-10). "'Escape From New York'". The New York Times.
↑ "Second Batch of Behind-the-Scenes Stills: Halloween: The Inside Story".

External links

Nick Castle at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Films directed by Nick Castle

Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) The Last Starfighter (1984) The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) Tap (1989) Dennis the Menace (1993) Major Payne (1995) Mr. Wrong (1996) Delivering Milo (2001) 'Twas the Night (2001) The Seat Filler (2004)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 17345628 LCCN: n86834145 BNF: cb12698959d NDL: 00435507

Persondata
Name	Castle, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	Screenwriter, film director
Date of birth	September 21, 1947
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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