Phil Karlson

Diretor, Escritor, Ator, Produtor

2 de julho de 1908 — 12 de dezembro de 1985 (77 anos)
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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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Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Os Quatro Desconhecidos
    Os Quatro Desconhecidos1952
  • Ben, O Rato Assassino
    Ben, O Rato Assassino1972
  • Ninho de Vespas
    Ninho de Vespas1970

Conhecido Por

  • Os Quatro Desconhecidos
    Os Quatro Desconhecidos1952
  • Fibra de Valente
    Fibra de Valente1973
  • Arma Secreta Contra Matt Helm
    Arma Secreta Contra Matt Helm1968
  • Escândalo
    Escândalo1952
  • O Agente Secreto Matt Helm
    O Agente Secreto Matt Helm1966
  • A Morte Ronda o Cais
    A Morte Ronda o Cais1953
  • Ben, O Rato Assassino
    Ben, O Rato Assassino1972
  • Cidade do Vício
    Cidade do Vício1955
  • Talhado para Campeão
    Talhado para Campeão1962
  • A Volta do Homem Invisível
    A Volta do Homem Invisível1940
  • Ratos Humanos
    Ratos Humanos1955
  • O Lobisomem de Londres
    O Lobisomem de Londres1935
  • Sangue de Pistoleiro
    Sangue de Pistoleiro1958
  • No Mau Caminho
    No Mau Caminho1955
  • Os Irmãos Rico
    Os Irmãos Rico1957
  • Mentira Salvadora
    Mentira Salvadora1948
  • Do Inferno para a Eternidade
    Do Inferno para a Eternidade1960
  • Marinheiros de Água Doce
    Marinheiros de Água Doce1941
  • Dark Alibi
    Dark Alibi1946
  • A Cobra de Shanghai
    A Cobra de Shanghai1945

Filmography