Biography

Louis King was born on June 28, 1898 in Christianburg, Virginia, USA. He was a director, known for The Arm of the Law (1932), Bengal Tiger (1936) and Dangerous Mission (1954). He was married to Mary Elizabeth White. He died on September 7, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Brother of director Henry King

Entered the movie business in 1919 as a character actor. He specialized in villains and blusterers.

Sometimes billed as Lewis King, he specialized in directing B-grade westerns and adventure films at FBO, Paramount and 20th Century-Fox. Had a flair for outdoors pictures. Powder River (1953) and The Lion and the Horse (1952) are good examples of his work.