But to horror fans, he is probably best known for portraying Michael Myers inJohn Carpenters 1978 horror classicHalloween.
We both went to USC film department and did movies there.
We just stayed close friends through the early part of his career.
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And I said, Okay, good.
It was as simple as that.
And his dad was a choreographer.
Thats absolutely true, my dad was a rather famous choreographer, Castle confirms.
[He] worked with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and everyone, you know.
What I really did was listen to what John told me to do.
He was reallyvery much puppeteering.
On set, he reunited with returning star Curtis and a visiting Carpenter.
Id see Jamie and Nick and John just kind of secluded away off set, talking, catching up.
It was amazing to see.
It was just a blast, says Castle.
First of all, the production folks there couldnt have been nicer.
But it was quite a reunion.
Im in one scene.
That kind of makes it a lot of fun, I think.
And why does Castle think Michael Myers has proven such a reliable fright machine over the years?
It has a lot to do withthat mask, of course, he muses.
Suddenly, you put it on, and its magic.
It is just so scary.
Thats what Dr Loomis says too about this person: Theres nothing there!
