Phil Karlson

Directing·Jul 2, 1908·Chicago, Illinois

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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.

Film	Credit
Framed1975 · Director	Director
Walking Tall1973 · Director	Director
Ben1972 · Director	Director
Hornets' Nest1970 · Director	Director
The Wrecking Crew1968 · Director	Director
Alexander The Great1968 · Director	Director
A Time for Killing1967 · Director	Director
The Silencers1966 · Director	Director
Rampage1963 · Director	Director
Kid Galahad1962 · Director	Director
The Young Doctors1961 · Director	Director
The Secret Ways1961 · Director	Director
Key Witness1960 · Director	Director
Hell to Eternity1960 · Director	Director
The Scarface Mob1959 · Director	Director
Gunman's Walk1958 · Director	Director
The Brothers Rico1957 · Director	Director
The Phenix City Story1955 · Director	Director
5 Against the House1955 · Director	Director
Hell's Island1955 · Director	Director
Tight Spot1955 · Director	Director
They Rode West1954 · Director	Director
99 River Street1953 · Director	Director
Kansas City Confidential1952 · Director	Director
The Brigand1952 · Director	Director
Scandal Sheet1952 · Director	Director
Mask of the Avenger1951 · Director	Director
The Texas Rangers1951 · Director	Director
Lorna Doone1951 · Director	Director
The Iroquois Trail1950 · Director	Director
Down Memory Lane1949 · Director	Director
The Big Cat1949 · Director	Director
Ladies of the Chorus1948 · Director	Director
Thunderhoof1948 · Director	Director
Adventures in Silverado1948 · Director	Director
Rocky1948 · Director	Director
Louisiana1947 · Director	Director
Black Gold1947 · Director	Director
Kilroy Was Here1947 · Director	Director
Wife Wanted1946 · Director	Director
The Missing Lady1946 · Director	Director
Bowery Bombshell1946 · Director	Director
Dark Alibi1946 · Director	Director
Behind the Mask1946 · Director	Director
Swing Parade of 19461946 · Director	Director
The Three Stooges: Swing Parade1946 · Director	Director
Live Wires1946 · Director	Director
The Shanghai Cobra1945 · Director	Director