Phil Karlson

Regie, Autor, Darsteller, Produzent

2. Juli 1908 — 12. Dezember 1985 (77 Jahre)
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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.

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  • Der vierte Mann
    Der vierte Mann1952
  • Ben
    Ben1972
  • Das Wespennest
    Das Wespennest1970
  • Live Wires
    Live Wires1946
  • Bowery Bombshell
    Bowery Bombshell1946

Bekannt aus

  • Der vierte Mann
    Der vierte Mann1952
  • Der Große aus dem Dunkeln
    Der Große aus dem Dunkeln1973
  • Rollkommando
    Rollkommando1968
  • Skandalblatt
    Skandalblatt1952
  • Leise flüstern die Pistolen
    Leise flüstern die Pistolen1966
  • Taxi 539 antwortet nicht
    Taxi 539 antwortet nicht1953
  • Ben
    Ben1972
  • Der Werwolf von London
    Der Werwolf von London1935
  • Eine Stadt geht durch die Hölle
    Eine Stadt geht durch die Hölle1955
  • Harte Fäuste, heiße Liebe
    Harte Fäuste, heiße Liebe1962
  • Der Unsichtbare kehrt zurück
    Der Unsichtbare kehrt zurück1940
  • In die Enge getrieben
    In die Enge getrieben1955
  • Duell im Morgengrauen
    Duell im Morgengrauen1958
  • 5 Against the House
    5 Against the House1955
  • Hyänen der Straße
    Hyänen der Straße1957
  • Ich tanze in dein Herz
    Ich tanze in dein Herz1948
  • Stoßtrupp Saipan
    Stoßtrupp Saipan1960
  • Zwei von der Marine
    Zwei von der Marine1941
  • Charlie Chan: Ein fast perfektes Alibi
    Charlie Chan: Ein fast perfektes Alibi1946
  • The Shanghai Cobra
    The Shanghai Cobra1945

Filmografie

1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Intermission Guest

1942
Between Us Girls · as Associate Producer

1941
It Started with Eve · as Assistant Director
1941
In the Navy · as Assistant Director
1941
The Flame of New Orleans · as Assistant Director
1940
Seven Sinners · as Assistant Director
1940
The Invisible Man Returns · as Assistant Director
1935
Werewolf of London · as Assistant Director
1935
Mystery of Edwin Drood · as Assistant Director
1934
Great Expectations · as Assistant Director