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Phil Karlson (1908–1985)

Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Writer

Phil Karlson entered the film industry while a law student at Loyola Marymount University in California. He got a job at Universal Pictures as a prop man, then worked pretty much any job they threw at him, from being an assistant director on several Bud Abbott and Lou Costello films to directing short subjects... See full bio »

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Philip N. Karlstein
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1975 Framed
 
1973 Walking Tall
 
1972 Ben
 
1970 Hornets' Nest
 
1968 The Wrecking Crew
 
1968 Alexander the Great (TV movie)
 
1968 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
– Alexander the Great (1968)
 
1967 A Time for Killing
 
1966 The Silencers
 
1964 Ride the Wild Surf (uncredited)
 
1963 Rampage
 
1962 Kid Galahad
 
1961 The Young Doctors
 
1961 The Secret Ways
 
1960 Key Witness
 
1960 Hell to Eternity
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
– The Untouchables: Part 2 (1959)
– The Untouchables: Part 1 (1959)
 
1959 The Scarface Mob (TV movie)
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
– The Sunrise Gun (1959)
 
1959 The Untouchables (TV series)
– Pilot (1959)
 
1958 Gunman's Walk
 
1957 The Brothers Rico
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
– Typhoon (1956)
 
1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
– Lost, Strayed, and Lonely (1956)
 
1955 The Phenix City Story
 
1955 5 Against the House
 
1955 Hell's Island
 
1955 Tight Spot
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
– Family Problems (1954)
– Cap'n John's Dilemma (1954)
– Lighthouse (1954)
– Sunken Treasure (1954)
– Fog Bound (1954)
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1954 They Rode West
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– The Fugitives (1954)
 
1953 99 River Street
 
1952 Kansas City Confidential
 
1952 Assignment: Paris (uncredited)
 
1952 The Brigand
 
1952 Scandal Sheet
 
1951 Mask of the Avenger
 
1951 The Texas Rangers
 
1951 Lorna Doone
 
1950 The Iroquois Trail
 
1949 Down Memory Lane
 
1949 The Big Cat
 
1948 Ladies of the Chorus
 
1948 Thunderhoof
 
1948 Adventures in Silverado
 
1948 Rocky
 
1947 Louisiana
 
1947 Black Gold
 
1947 Kilroy Was Here
 
1946 Wife Wanted
 
1946 The Missing Lady
 
1946 Bowery Bombshell
 
1946 Dark Alibi
 
1946 Behind the Mask
 
1946 Swing Parade of 1946
 
1946 Live Wires
 
1945 The Shanghai Cobra
 
1945 G.I. Honeymoon (as Phil Karlstein)
 
1945 There Goes Kelly (as Phil Karlstein)
 
1944 A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (as Phil Karlstein)
 
1941 It Started with Eve (assistant director - as Philip Karlstein)
 
1941 In the Navy (assistant director - as Philip P. Karlstein)
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans (assistant director - as Phillip P. Karlstein)
 
1941 Where Did You Get That Girl? (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1940 Seven Sinners (assistant director - as Phillip Karlstein)
 
1940 Margie (assistant director)
 
1940 You're Not So Tough (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1940 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (assistant director)
 
1940 The House of the Seven Gables (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1940 The Invisible Man Returns (assistant director - as Phil Karlstein)
 
1939 Rio (assistant director - as Philip Karlstein)
 
1939 Society Smugglers (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 Newsboys' Home (assistant director - as Phil Karlstein)
 
1938 The Last Warning (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 His Exciting Night (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 The Last Express (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 The Lady in the Morgue (assistant director)
 
1938 The Black Doll (assistant director)
 
1937 Top of the Town (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1936 The Girl on the Front Page (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1936 Love Before Breakfast (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 The Affair of Susan (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 She Gets Her Man (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 Manhattan Moon (assistant director)
 
1935 Werewolf of London (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 Alias Mary Dow (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 Princess O'Hara (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 Mystery of Edwin Drood (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Strange Wives (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Cheating Cheaters (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Great Expectations (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Embarrassing Moments (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Romance in the Rain (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 I Like It That Way (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 The Countess of Monte Cristo (assistant director)
 
1932 My Pal, the King (assistant director - uncredited)
 
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1955 Hell's Island (uncredited)
 
1953 99 River Street (uncredited)
 
1952 Kansas City Confidential (uncredited)
 
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1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
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– The Last Confession (1955) … Intermission Guest
 
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1942 Between Us Girls (associate producer - as Philip Karlstein)
 

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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 515-520. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

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