Phil Karlson
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-07-02 (77 years old)
Deathday
1985-12-12
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois
Also known As
Philip Karlstein
Philip P. Karlstein
Phil Karlson
Biography
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 th...
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