Phil Karlson

Reżyseria, Scenariusz, Aktor, Produkcja

2 lipca 1908 — 12 grudnia 1985 (77 years)
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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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Kansas City Confidential
    Kansas City Confidential1952
  • Ben
    Ben1972
  • Gniazdo szerszeni
    Gniazdo szerszeni1970

Known For

  • Kansas City Confidential
    Kansas City Confidential1952
  • Z podniesionym czołem
    Z podniesionym czołem1973
  • The Wrecking Crew
    The Wrecking Crew1968
  • Scandal Sheet
    Scandal Sheet1952
  • The Silencers
    The Silencers1966
  • 99 River Street
    99 River Street1953
  • Ben
    Ben1972
  • Werewolf of London
    Werewolf of London1935
  • The Phenix City Story
    The Phenix City Story1955
  • Kid Galahad
    Kid Galahad1962
  • Powrót niewidzialnego człowieka
    Powrót niewidzialnego człowieka1940
  • O życie świadka
    O życie świadka1955
  • Rewolwerowiec
    Rewolwerowiec1958
  • 5 Against the House
    5 Against the House1955
  • The Brothers Rico
    The Brothers Rico1957
  • Dziewczęta z chóru
    Dziewczęta z chóru1948
  • Z piekła do wieczności
    Z piekła do wieczności1960
  • In the Navy
    In the Navy1941
  • Dark Alibi
    Dark Alibi1946
  • The Shanghai Cobra
    The Shanghai Cobra1945

Filmografia