Phil Karlson

Phil Karlson
Born
Philip N. Karlstein

(1908-07-02)July 2, 1908
Chicago, US
DiedDecember 12, 1982(1982-12-12) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, US
Alma materSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
Loyola Marymount University
OccupationFilm director

Phil Karlson (born Philip N. Karlstein; July 2, 1908 – December 12, 1982) was an American film director. Later noted as a film noir specialist, Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and Hell's Island, all with actor John Payne, in the early 1950s.[1]

Other films include The Texas Rangers (1951), The Phenix City Story (1955), 5 Against the House (1955), Gunman's Walk (1958), The Young Doctors (1961) and Walking Tall (1973).

  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2016). "Phil Karlson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.

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