Charles Castle (26 May 1939 – 5 October 2013) was a South African-born British tap dancer, writer and television producer.

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'', 27 October 2013) Castle produced two documentaries, ''This Was Richard Tauber'' and ''This Was

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. Castle died at Montcabirol, a hamlet near Mirepoix, France.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Charles 1939 births 2013 deaths Tap dancers British documentary filmmakers British male dancers British biographers Celebrity biographers South African emigrants to the United Kingdom