William Cayton was born on January 6, 1918 in New York City, New York, USA as William D. Cayton. He was a producer and director, known for Cesta do praveku (1955), a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) and Knockout (1977). He was married to Doris Rothback. He died on October 4, 2003 in Larchmont, New York.