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Gloria Castillo is a Actor American born on 3 march 1933 at Belen (USA)
Gloria Castillo (March 3, 1933 – October 24, 1978) was an American stage and motion picture actress of the 1950s.
Castillo was born in Belen, New Mexico, and graduated from the University of New Mexico in June 1954. She appeared in a production of the play Late Love in July 1954, at the Little Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and later at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.
She was signed by MGM production manager Harry Joe Brown in 1954. She first appeared on television on the General Electric Theater (1954) and in an episode of I'm A Fool (1954). Later she was in episodes of
Disneyland (1959), The Millionaire (1959) and Zorro (1959).
Her first movies roles were in 1955 in The Night of the Hunter and The Vanishing American. Most frequently Castillo can be seen in sci-fi and B-movie films made in the late 1950s. Some of the titles in which she appears are Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957), Reform School Girl (1957) and Teenage Monster (1958).
Castillo married Hollywood writer, producer, and director Ellis Kadison. Her brother is actor Leo Castillo. Her second child is singer-composer Joshua Kadison. Castillo died on October 24, 1978, at the age of 45, from an extremely rare form of cancer. Joshua's song "Mama's Arms," which appears on his smash debut album, Painted Desert Serenade was inspired by his late mother.
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Nationality USA
Birth 3 march 1933 at Belen (USA)
Death 24 october 1978 (at 45 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 3 march 1933 at Belen (USA)
Death 24 october 1978 (at 45 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Gloria Castillo (March 3, 1933 – October 24, 1978) was an American stage and motion picture actress of the 1950s.
Castillo was born in Belen, New Mexico, and graduated from the University of New Mexico in June 1954. She appeared in a production of the play Late Love in July 1954, at the Little Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and later at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.
She was signed by MGM production manager Harry Joe Brown in 1954. She first appeared on television on the General Electric Theater (1954) and in an episode of I'm A Fool (1954). Later she was in episodes of
Disneyland (1959), The Millionaire (1959) and Zorro (1959).
Her first movies roles were in 1955 in The Night of the Hunter and The Vanishing American. Most frequently Castillo can be seen in sci-fi and B-movie films made in the late 1950s. Some of the titles in which she appears are Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957), Reform School Girl (1957) and Teenage Monster (1958).
Castillo married Hollywood writer, producer, and director Ellis Kadison. Her brother is actor Leo Castillo. Her second child is singer-composer Joshua Kadison. Castillo died on October 24, 1978, at the age of 45, from an extremely rare form of cancer. Joshua's song "Mama's Arms," which appears on his smash debut album, Painted Desert Serenade was inspired by his late mother.
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You've Got To Be Smart (1967)
, 1h28Directed by Ellis Kadison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Roger Perry, Gloria Castillo, Mamie Van Doren, Preston Foster, Tom Stern, Shug Fisher
Roles Connie Jackson
Rating33%
Teenage Monster (1958)
, 1h5Genres Science fiction, Horror, Western
Actors Anne Gwynne, Gloria Castillo, Chuck Courtney
Roles Kathy North
Rating37%
The story is set in a town in the American Southwest. Young Charles Cannon (Stephen Parker), after seeing a meteor crash in the desert heads out to investigate it. He becomes exposed to rays from the meteor and ages rapidly. He is now about ten years older, hairy, aggressive, and psychopathic. His mother hides him in the basement to protect him from the law.
Invasion of the Saucer-Men (1957)
, 1h9Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin, Raymond Hatton, Lyn Osborn, Ed Nelson, James Bridges
Roles Joan Hayden
Rating52%
A flying saucer lands in the woods. A teenage couple, Johnny Carter (Terrell) and Joan Haydon (Castillo), while driving to their local lover's lane without the headlights on, accidentally run down one of the saucer's large-headed occupants.
Reform School Girl (1957)
, 1h11Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Women in prison films
Actors Gloria Castillo, Edd Byrnes, Luana Anders, Diana Darrin, Jack Kruschen, Claire Carleton
Roles Donna Price
Rating55%
Donna Price (Gloria Castillo) is picked up on a double date by Vince (Edward Byrnes). During the course of the evening she discovers that the car they are riding in is stolen. As the night unfolds, an argument ensues in the car and Vince tells the others to get out, leaving Donna as his only passenger. When she asks him if he is worried about the other couple notifying the police, Vince tells her that he would murder anybody who ever turned on him. Subsequently, the police attempt to pull Vince over for speeding. During the high speed chase, Vince strikes a pedestrian and kills him. He flees the scene leaving Donna alone in the car. Fearing for her life, she refuses to identify Vince as the car’s driver. Considered a juvenile delinquent, Donna is sent to a state school for girls.
Runaway Daughters (1956)
, 1h31Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Marla English, John Litel, Gloria Castillo, Anna Sten, Mary Ellen Kay, Frank Gorshin
Roles Angela
Rating49%
Audrey Barton is the teen daughter of rich, irresponsible parents. When school classmate Tommy brings her home from a date, they spy Ruth Barton, her mother, passionately kissing a neighbor.
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
, 1h33Directed by Charles Laughton, Robert Mitchum, Terry Sanders
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Films about capital punishment
Actors Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Billy Chapin, Peter Graves
Roles Ruby
Rating79%
In the 1930s West Virginia, along the Ohio River, Reverend Harry Powell, a serial killer, flees the scene of his latest victim. Powell is a self-anointed preacher with a penchant for switchblade knives; a misogynist who is both attracted to and repulsed by women. He travels rural roads, preaching in small towns, and seems to believe he is doing God's work. The letters "L-O-V-E" are tattooed on one hand and the letters "H-A-T-E" on the other, which Powell uses as symbols in impromptu sermons. In one small town, police arrest Powell for driving a stolen car and sentence him to jail, unaware that he is a murderer.