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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.
Phil Karlson. Director. Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Phil Karlson entered the film industry while a law student at Loyola Marymount University in California.
Phil Karlson American director who was best known for his film noirs of the 1950s. While studying law at Loyola Marymount University in California, Karlson took a job at Universal in the props department. He soon focused on a career in Hollywood, and in the early 1930s he became an assistant.
July 2, 1908 · Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died. December 12, 1985 · Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer) Birth name. Philip N. Karlstein. Mini Bio. Phil Karlson entered the film industry while a law student at Loyola. Marymount University in California. He got a job at Universal Pictures.
Jun 22, 2017 · Born: 2 July 1908. Died: 12 December 1985. Director Phil Karlson’s best films – Tight Spot (1955), Five Against the House (1955), The Brothers Rico (1957), Hell to Eternity (1960) – present a consistent theme of betrayal, violence and revenge and an admirable bluntness of style. – Mark Bergman 1.
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.
Phil Karlson was an American film director known for his distinctive contribution to the film noir and action genres during the mid-20th century.
