



Phil Karlson
Philip Karlstein | Philip P. Karlstein
About the person
Career:
Directing
Date of birth:1908-07-02
Place of birth:Chicago, Illinois
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death1985-12-12
77Biography
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).