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Willy Castello(1910-1953)

  • Actor
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Willy Castello
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Willy Castello was born on 24 April 1910 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Mad Youth (1939), Heroes of the Alamo (1937) and Phantom of Chinatown (1940). He died on 7 February 1953 in Munich, West Germany.
BornApril 24, 1910
DiedFebruary 7, 1953(42)
BornApril 24, 1910
DiedFebruary 7, 1953(42)
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Known for

Mad Youth (1939)
Mad Youth
4.9
  • Count DeKoven
  • 1939
Lane Chandler, Rex Lease, and Julian Rivero in Heroes of the Alamo (1937)
Heroes of the Alamo
5.8
  • Gen. Cos
  • 1937
Lotus Long and Keye Luke in Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
Phantom of Chinatown
5.9
  • Jonas(as William Castello)
  • 1940
Willy Castello, Betty Compson, Kit Guard, and Constance Worth in Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Confessions of a Vice Baron
5.0
  • Lucky Lombardi - aka Count de Hoven
  • Van Hersten
  • Kilonis
  • 1943

Credits

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Actor

  • Cameron Mitchell and Terry Moore in Man on a Tightrope (1953)
    Man on a Tightrope
    7.2
    • Captain (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Willy Castello, Betty Compson, Kit Guard, and Constance Worth in Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
    Confessions of a Vice Baron
    5.0
    • Lucky Lombardi - aka Count de Hoven
    • Van Hersten
    • Kilonis
    • 1943
  • Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Arthur Freed, Roy Del Ruth, Tommy Dorsey, Zero Mostel, Virginia O'Brien, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, and Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
    Du Barry Was a Lady
    6.1
    • Flunky (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • The Boy from Stalingrad (1943)
    The Boy from Stalingrad
    6.1
    • German Sergeant (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Brian Donlevy and Anna Lee in Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
    Hangmen Also Die!
    7.4
    • SS Guard (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Jack La Rue and Edward Norris in You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
    You Can't Beat the Law
    5.6
    • Rico (as William Castello)
    • 1943
  • Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bowery at Midnight
    5.3
    • Jeweler (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • William Gargan and Margaret Lindsay in Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
    Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
    5.9
    • Joseph--Chauffeur (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • The Panther's Claw (1942)
    The Panther's Claw
    5.9
    • John Martin George (as William Castello)
    • 1942
  • Anne Nagel and Michael Whalen in The Dawn Express (1942)
    The Dawn Express
    4.6
    • Otto
    • 1942
  • Melvyn Douglas and Norma Shearer in We Were Dancing (1942)
    We Were Dancing
    6.1
    • Count Felucci (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mona Barrie, John Boles, and Billy Lee in Road to Happiness (1941)
    Road to Happiness
    5.9
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ricardo Cortez, Iris Adrian, Ralf Harolde, and Joan Woodbury in I Killed That Man (1941)
    I Killed That Man
    5.8
    • Thomas Gordon (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland in You're Out of Luck (1941)
    You're Out of Luck
    6.3
    • Johnny Burke (as William Castello)
    • 1941
  • Lotus Long and Keye Luke in Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
    Phantom of Chinatown
    5.9
    • Jonas (as William Castello)
    • 1940

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • William Castello
  • Born
    • April 24, 1910
    • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • February 7, 1953
    • Munich, West Germany(heart paralysis)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Not to be confused with William Costello (1898-1971), who was the voice of Popeye in the 1930s.
  • Nickname
    • William Castello

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