Phil Karlson
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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 Marymo…
Also known as
Philip Karlstein · Philip P. Karlstein
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Known For
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV
Ben
1972 · Movie
In the Navy
1941 · Movie
Kansas City Confidential
1952 · Movie
The Wrecking Crew
1968 · Movie
Werewolf of London
1935 · Movie
Walking Tall
1973 · Movie
The Silencers
1966 · Movie
The Invisible Man Returns
1940 · Movie
A Time for Killing
1967 · Movie