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Karl Swenson

Bio: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Karl Swenson (July 23, 1908 – October 8, 1978) was an American theatre, radio, film, and television actor. Early in his career, he was credited as Peter Wayne Swenson was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Swedish parentage

Born: Thu, Jul 23 1908

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Death: Sun, Oct 08 1978

Karl Swenson is 70 years old

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Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

Karl Swenson would have been no older than

70 in Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

as '(voice) (archive footage)'.

Fri, Jul 21 1995

Disney's Halloween Treat

Karl Swenson would have been no older than

70 in Disney's Halloween Treat

as 'Merlin (voice) (archive footage)'.

Sat, Oct 30 1982

Disney's Greatest Villains

Karl Swenson was

68 in Disney's Greatest Villains

as 'Merlin (voice) (archive footage)'.

Sun, May 15 1977

The Gun and the Pulpit

Karl Swenson was

65 in The Gun and the Pulpit

as 'Adams'.

Wed, Apr 03 1974

Ulzana's Raid

Karl Swenson was

64 in Ulzana's Raid

as 'Rukeyser'.

Fri, Oct 27 1972

The New Healers

Karl Swenson was

63 in The New Healers

as 'Mr. Fisherman'.

Mon, Mar 27 1972

A Howling in the Woods

Karl Swenson was

63 in A Howling in the Woods

as 'Apperson'.

Fri, Nov 05 1971

Vanishing Point

Karl Swenson was

62 in Vanishing Point

as 'Clerk'.

Fri, Jan 15 1971

The Wild Country

Karl Swenson was

62 in The Wild Country

as 'Jensen'.

Wed, Dec 16 1970

Tick... Tick... Tick...

Karl Swenson was

61 in Tick... Tick... Tick...

as 'Frank Braddock Sr.'.

Fri, Jan 09 1970

Hour of the Gun

Karl Swenson was

59 in Hour of the Gun

as 'Dr. Charles Goodfellow'.

Wed, Nov 01 1967

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Karl Swenson was

59 in Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as 'Dr. Keller'.

Tue, Oct 17 1967

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Karl Swenson was

58 in Brighty of the Grand Canyon

as 'Theodore Roosevelt'.

Thu, Nov 24 1966

Seconds

Karl Swenson was

58 in Seconds

as 'Dr. Morris'.

Wed, Oct 05 1966

The Cincinnati Kid

Karl Swenson was

57 in The Cincinnati Kid

as 'Mr. Rudd'.

Fri, Oct 15 1965

The Sons of Katie Elder

Karl Swenson was

56 in The Sons of Katie Elder

as 'Doc Isdell'.

Wed, Jun 23 1965

Major Dundee

Karl Swenson was

56 in Major Dundee

as 'Captain Waller'.

Wed, Apr 07 1965

The Prize

Karl Swenson was

55 in The Prize

as 'Hilding'.

Wed, Dec 25 1963

The Sword in the Stone

Karl Swenson was

55 in The Sword in the Stone

as 'Merlin (voice)'.

Wed, Dec 25 1963

The Man from Galveston

Karl Swenson was

55 in The Man from Galveston

as 'Sheriff'.

Wed, Dec 18 1963

The Birds

Karl Swenson was

54 in The Birds

as 'Drunken Doomsayer in Diner'.

Thu, Mar 28 1963

How the West Was Won

Karl Swenson was

54 in How the West Was Won

as 'Train Conductor (uncredited)'.

Fri, Nov 02 1962

The Spiral Road

Karl Swenson was

54 in The Spiral Road

as 'Insp. Bevers'.

Fri, Aug 03 1962

Lonely are the Brave

Karl Swenson was

53 in Lonely are the Brave

as 'Rev. Hoskins'.

Thu, May 24 1962

Pericles on 31st Street

Karl Swenson was

53 in Pericles on 31st Street

as 'Louie DeBella'.

Thu, Apr 12 1962

Walk on the Wild Side

Karl Swenson was

53 in Walk on the Wild Side

as 'Schmidt'.

Wed, Mar 21 1962

Judgment at Nuremberg

Karl Swenson was

53 in Judgment at Nuremberg

as 'Heinrich Geuter'.

Mon, Dec 18 1961

Flaming Star

Karl Swenson was

52 in Flaming Star

as 'Dred Pierce'.

Tue, Dec 20 1960

North to Alaska

Karl Swenson was

52 in North to Alaska

as 'Lars Nordqvist'.

Mon, Nov 07 1960

One Foot in Hell

Karl Swenson was

52 in One Foot in Hell

as 'Sheriff Ole Olson'.

Sun, Sep 11 1960

The Gallant Hours

Karl Swenson was

51 in The Gallant Hours

as 'Bill Bailey'.

Mon, Jun 13 1960

Ice Palace

Karl Swenson was

51 in Ice Palace

as 'Scotty Ballantyne'.

Sat, Jan 02 1960

The Hanging Tree

Karl Swenson was

50 in The Hanging Tree

as 'Tom Flaunce'.

Thu, Feb 19 1959

No Name on the Bullet

Karl Swenson was

50 in No Name on the Bullet

as 'Stricker'.

Sun, Feb 01 1959

Gateways to the Mind

Karl Swenson was

50 in Gateways to the Mind

as 'Hal - the Cameraman (uncredited)'.

Thu, Oct 23 1958

Kings Go Forth

Karl Swenson was

49 in Kings Go Forth

as 'The Colonel'.

Sat, Jun 28 1958

Four Boys and a Gun

Karl Swenson was

48 in Four Boys and a Gun

as 'Mr. Badek'.

Fri, Jan 11 1957

Alice in Wonderland

Karl Swenson was

47 in Alice in Wonderland

as 'Humpty Dumpty'.

Sat, Oct 22 1955

December 7th

Karl Swenson was

34 in December 7th

as 'Machine-Gunner (uncredited)'.

Mon, Mar 01 1943

Strangers All

Karl Swenson was

26 in Strangers All

as 'Protester at Communist Meeting'.

Mon, Apr 01 1935

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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The Amazing Spider-Man

Karl Swenson was

69+ in The Amazing Spider-Man

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 05 1978

Little House on the Prairie

Karl Swenson was

66+ in Little House on the Prairie

as 'Lars Hanson, Mr. Hanson'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 11 1974

Happy Days

Karl Swenson was

65+ in Happy Days

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 15 1974

Doc Elliot

Karl Swenson was

65+ in Doc Elliot

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 10 1973

Ghost Story

Karl Swenson was

64+ in Ghost Story

as 'Ed Barnes'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 15 1972

Emergency!

Karl Swenson was

63+ in Emergency!

as 'Gus'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 22 1972

Cannon

Karl Swenson was

63+ in Cannon

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971

The Immortal

Karl Swenson was

62+ in The Immortal

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1970

The Odd Couple

Karl Swenson was

62+ in The Odd Couple

as 'Captain Potter'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1970

The Young Rebels

Karl Swenson was

62+ in The Young Rebels

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 20 1970

The Mod Squad

Karl Swenson was

60+ in The Mod Squad

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

The Outcasts

Karl Swenson was

60+ in The Outcasts

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 23 1968

Hawaii Five-O

Karl Swenson was

60+ in Hawaii Five-O

as 'Abel Morgan'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Karl Swenson was

59+ in The Guns of Will Sonnett

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967

Judd for the Defense

Karl Swenson was

59+ in Judd for the Defense

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967

Cimarron Strip

Karl Swenson was

59+ in Cimarron Strip

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 07 1967

Ironside

Karl Swenson was

58+ in Ironside

as 'Vet'.

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 28 1967

CBS Playhouse

Karl Swenson was

58+ in CBS Playhouse

First Air Date
Thu, Dec 08 1966

Mission: Impossible

Karl Swenson was

58+ in Mission: Impossible

as 'Colonel Dubov, Dr. Ziegler'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1966

The Rat Patrol

Karl Swenson was

58+ in The Rat Patrol

as 'Colonel Seidner'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1966

Tarzan

Karl Swenson was

58+ in Tarzan

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 08 1966

Hogan's Heroes

Karl Swenson was

57+ in Hogan's Heroes

as 'Dr. Karl Svenson'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965

The Big Valley

Karl Swenson was

57+ in The Big Valley

as 'Bert Hadley, Aaron Moyers, Steve Minter'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1965

Profiles in Courage

Karl Swenson was

56+ in Profiles in Courage

as 'Chynoweth'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 08 1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Karl Swenson was

56+ in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 25 1964

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

Karl Swenson was

55+ in The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

as 'Coley Bishop'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 1963

Mr. Novak

Karl Swenson was

55+ in Mr. Novak

as 'Mr. Haskell'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1963

The Bill Dana Show

Karl Swenson was

55+ in The Bill Dana Show

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1963

The Greatest Show on Earth

Karl Swenson was

55+ in The Greatest Show on Earth

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963

The Fugitive

Karl Swenson was

55+ in The Fugitive

as 'Axel Nielsen - Service station owner, Morgan'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1963

The Lieutenant

Karl Swenson was

55+ in The Lieutenant

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1963

The Dakotas

Karl Swenson was

54+ in The Dakotas

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 07 1963

General Electric True

Karl Swenson was

54+ in General Electric True

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Karl Swenson was

54+ in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as 'George Sherston'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1962

The Virginian

Karl Swenson was

54+ in The Virginian

as 'Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Karl Swenson, Ben Wallace'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962

Sam Benedict

Karl Swenson was

54+ in Sam Benedict

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 15 1962

Ben Casey

Karl Swenson was

53+ in Ben Casey

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1961

Dr. Kildare

Karl Swenson was

53+ in Dr. Kildare

as 'Judge'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961

Klondike

Karl Swenson was

52+ in Klondike

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 10 1960

Surfside 6

Karl Swenson was

52+ in Surfside 6

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 06 1960

The Andy Griffith Show

Karl Swenson was

52+ in The Andy Griffith Show

as 'Mr. McBeevee'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1960

The Westerner

Karl Swenson was

52+ in The Westerner

as 'Ben Potts'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 30 1960

Outlaws

Karl Swenson was

52+ in Outlaws

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 26 1960

Hong Kong

Karl Swenson was

51+ in Hong Kong

as 'John Olwine'.

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 01 1960

Mr. Lucky

Karl Swenson was

51+ in Mr. Lucky

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 24 1959

Hawaiian Eye

Karl Swenson was

51+ in Hawaiian Eye

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 07 1959

The Rebel

Karl Swenson was

51+ in The Rebel

as 'Lew Bussey'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959

Johnny Ringo

Karl Swenson was

51+ in Johnny Ringo

as 'Kramer'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Lock-Up

Karl Swenson was

51+ in Lock-Up

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 28 1959

Riverboat

Karl Swenson was

51+ in Riverboat

as 'Ansel Torgin'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1959

Tightrope

Karl Swenson was

51+ in Tightrope

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 08 1959

Black Saddle

Karl Swenson was

50+ in Black Saddle

as 'Dr. Wyle'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 10 1959

Rawhide

Karl Swenson was

50+ in Rawhide

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

77 Sunset Strip

Karl Swenson was

50+ in 77 Sunset Strip

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958

Bat Masterson

Karl Swenson was

50+ in Bat Masterson

as 'Jim Pate'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 08 1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Karl Swenson was

50+ in Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 06 1958

The Rifleman

Karl Swenson was

50+ in The Rifleman

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958

The Texan

Karl Swenson was

50+ in The Texan

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 29 1958

Bronco

Karl Swenson was

50+ in Bronco

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 23 1958

The Court of Last Resort

Karl Swenson was

49+ in The Court of Last Resort

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1957

Leave It to Beaver

Karl Swenson was

49+ in Leave It to Beaver

as 'George Haskell'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1957

Trackdown

Karl Swenson was

49+ in Trackdown

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1957

The Walter Winchell File

Karl Swenson was

49+ in The Walter Winchell File

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 02 1957

Maverick

Karl Swenson was

49+ in Maverick

as ', Captain Nares, Sheriff Griffin'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1957

Perry Mason

Karl Swenson was

49+ in Perry Mason

as 'Axel Norstaad, Corley Ketchum, Charles Norman, Unk Hazekian'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957

Sugarfoot

Karl Swenson was

49+ in Sugarfoot

as 'Andy Burke, Bill Manning, Alexi Sharlokov, Dennis O'Hara'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Karl Swenson was

49+ in Have Gun, Will Travel

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Karl Swenson was

48+ in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as 'Lee Willis, Lud Greening, Will Harmon'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Karl Swenson was

48+ in The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as 'Andre Rochambeau'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 07 1956

Playwrights '56

Karl Swenson was

47+ in Playwrights '56

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 04 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Karl Swenson was

47+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Ed Holland, John'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Gunsmoke

Karl Swenson was

47+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Hank Luz, Raff, Hutch, Adam, Tabe, Ian McGovern, Lars Karlgren, McGruder, Mr. Hubert'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

Lassie

Karl Swenson was

46+ in Lassie

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 12 1954

Portia Faces Life

Karl Swenson was

45+ in Portia Faces Life

First Air Date
Mon, Apr 05 1954

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Karl Swenson was

43+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'Humpty Dumpty'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Karl Swenson was

43+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as 'Asmussen'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951

Robert Montgomery Presents

Karl Swenson was

41+ in Robert Montgomery Presents

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 30 1950