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Nick Castle 
Born Nicholas Charles Castle, Jr.
September 21, 1947
Los Angeles, California, United StatesNick Castle (born September 21, 1947) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his role as Michael Myers in Halloween. He also co-wrote Escape from New York with his friend, John Carpenter.
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Biography
Early life
Castle was born Nicholas Charles Castle, Jr. in Los Angeles, California, 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.[1]
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.[2]
Castle won an 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 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
Title Film Role 1986 The Boy Who Could Fly The Coupe De Villes 1978 Halloween The Shape (Michael Myers) 1974 Dark Star Alien Uncredited References
External links
Films directed by Nick Castle 1980s Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) · The Last Starfighter (1984) · The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) · Tap (1989)1990s 2000s Categories:- 1947 births
- American film actors
- American film directors
- American screenwriters
- Actors from Los Angeles, California
- Living people
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