Phil Karlson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 2, 1908
- Died
- December 12, 1985 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phil Karlson (July 2, 1908, Chicago, Illinois – December 12, 1985, Los Angeles, California) was a film director known for his no-nonsense film noirs. Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and Hell's Island all with actor John Payne in the early 1950s. Other films include Rocky (1948), The Phenix City Story (1955), 5 Against the House (1955) and The Young Doctors (1961). Phil Karlson was the son of popular Irish actress Lillian O'Brien. He studied painting at Chicago's Art Institute, and law, at his father's request, at Loyola Marymount University in California. Karlson got into the film industry working as a prop man while a law student. After working a number of film jobs, including being an assistant director for a number of Abbott and Costello films, Karlson directed his first film in 1944 and in 1948 directed the first film starring Marilyn Monroe, Ladies of the Chorus. He worked on a number of low-budget projects for Monogram Pictures and Eagle-Lion Films before making his mark in 1950. It was then that he was known for directing tough, realistic and sometimes violent gritty crime films. In the 1960s the quality of his directed films declined, which included working on Kid Galahad (1962) with Elvis Presley and two Dean Martin Matt Helm spy films, including The Wrecking Crew (1969) co-starring Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. He had his biggest success in 1973 when he directed the hit film, Walking Tall. The film made the director a rich man many times over, thanks to the fact that he owned a huge part of the movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Karlson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Framed
Movie · Director
Walking Tall
Movie · Director
Ben
Movie · Director
Hornets' Nest
Movie · Director
The Wrecking Crew
Movie · Director
Alexander The Great
Movie · Director
A Time for Killing
Movie · Director
The Silencers
Movie · Director
Rampage
Movie · Director
Kid Galahad
Movie · Director
The Secret Ways
Movie · Director
The Young Doctors
Movie · Director
Hell to Eternity
Movie · Director
Key Witness
Movie · Director
The Scarface Mob
Movie · Director
Gunman's Walk
Movie · Director
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Brothers Rico
Movie · Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Phenix City Story
Movie · Director
5 Against the House
Movie · Director
Hell's Island
Movie · Director
Tight Spot
Movie · Director
They Rode West
Movie · Director
99 River Street
Movie · Director
Kansas City Confidential
Movie · Director
Scandal Sheet
Movie · Director
The Brigand
Movie · Director
Mask of the Avenger
Movie · Director
Lorna Doone
Movie · Director
The Texas Rangers
Movie · Director
The Iroquois Trail
Movie · Director
The Big Cat
Movie · Director
Down Memory Lane
Movie · Director
Ladies of the Chorus
Movie · Director
Rocky
Movie · Director
Adventures in Silverado
Movie · Director
Thunderhoof
Movie · Director
Black Gold
Movie · Director
Kilroy Was Here
Movie · Director
Louisiana
Movie · Director
Dark Alibi
Movie · Director
Swing Parade of 1946
Movie · Director
Bowery Bombshell
Movie · Director
Wife Wanted
Movie · Director
Live Wires
Movie · Director
Behind the Mask
Movie · Director
The Missing Lady
Movie · Director
The Three Stooges: Swing Parade
Movie · Director
The Shanghai Cobra
Movie · Director
G.I. Honeymoon
Movie · Director
There Goes Kelly
Movie · Director
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
Movie · Director
The Flame of New Orleans
Movie · Assistant Director
It Started with Eve
Movie · Assistant Director
In the Navy
Movie · Assistant Director
Seven Sinners
Movie · Assistant Director
The Invisible Man Returns
Movie · Assistant Director
Werewolf of London
Movie · Assistant Director
Manhattan Moon
Movie · Assistant Director
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Movie · Assistant Director
Romance in the Rain
Movie · Assistant Director
Great Expectations
Movie · Assistant Director