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Karl Swenson‌

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Karl Swenson

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Karl Swenson

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1908-07-23

Popularity

star8.3

Biography

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. Planning to be a doctor, he enrolled at Marietta College and undertook pre-medical studies but left that field to pursue acting. Swenson appeared extensively on the radio from the 1930s through the 1950s. Swenson entered the film industry in 1943 with two wartime documentary shorts, December 7 and The Sikorsky Helicopter, followed by more than thirty-five roles in feature films and television movies. No Name on the Bullet (1959) is only one of the many westerns in which he performed for both film and television. Swenson is remembered for his role as the doomsayer in the diner in Alfred Hitchcock's classic The Birds (1963) and had roles in The Prize (1963), Major Dundee (1965), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), The Cincinnati Kid (1965) and Seconds (1966). In 1967, Swenson appeared in the western Hour of the Gun, and played the role of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in the western film Brighty of the Grand Canyon, with co-stars Pat Conway and Joseph Cotten. His later film appearances included roles in ...tick...tick...tick... (1970), The Wild Country (1970), Vanishing Point (1971) and Ulzana's Raid (1972). Swenson was married to actress Joan Tompkins. Swenson died of a heart attack at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Connecticut on October 8, 1978, shortly after filming the Little House on the Prairie episode in which his character dies. The episode aired on October 16, 1978, eight days after Swenson's death. Swenson was interred at Center Cemetery in New Milford, Connecticut. CLR

Movie Credits

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid‌
star7.0
calendar 1965

The Birds

The Birds‌
star7.5
calendar 1963

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg‌
star8.1
calendar 1961

The Prize

The Prize‌
star6.8
calendar 1963

Seconds

Seconds‌
star7.3
calendar 1966

North to Alaska

North to Alaska‌
star6.6
calendar 1960

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point‌
star7.2
calendar 1971

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone‌
star7.2
calendar 1963

Major Dundee

Major Dundee‌
star6.7
calendar 1965

Ulzana's Raid

Ulzana's Raid‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree‌
star6.7
calendar 1959

Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side‌
star6.5
calendar 1962

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder‌
star7.0
calendar 1965

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

Ice Palace

Ice Palace‌
star5.8
calendar 1960

Flaming Star

Flaming Star‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet‌
star6.6
calendar 1959

Kings Go Forth

Kings Go Forth‌
star6.1
calendar 1958

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind‌
star8.3
calendar 1995

The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

The New Healers

The New Healers‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Pericles on 31st Street

Pericles on 31st Street‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

A Howling in the Woods

A Howling in the Woods‌
star5.2
calendar 1971

Strangers All

Strangers All‌
star5.5
calendar 1935

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

The Gallant Hours

The Gallant Hours‌
star6.6
calendar 1960

The Gun and the Pulpit

The Gun and the Pulpit‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

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

Tick... Tick... Tick...‌
star6.5
calendar 1970

One Foot in Hell

One Foot in Hell‌
star5.3
calendar 1960

Gateways to the Mind

Gateways to the Mind‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Brighty of the Grand Canyon‌
star5.5
calendar 1966

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

December 7th

December 7th‌
star5.7
calendar 1943

The Wild Country

The Wild Country‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

Disney's Halloween Treat

Disney's Halloween Treat‌
star5.9
calendar 1982

The Spiral Road

The Spiral Road‌
star5.2
calendar 1962

Four Boys and a Gun

Four Boys and a Gun‌
star6.3
calendar 1957

Tv Credits

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1960

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip‌
star6.7
calendar 1958

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Trackdown

Trackdown‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie‌
star8.0
calendar 1974

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple‌
star7.8
calendar 1970

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters‌
star5.3
calendar 1963

Happy Days

Happy Days‌
star7.7
calendar 1974

Surfside 6

Surfside 6‌
star5.0
calendar 1960

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad‌
star6.5
calendar 1968

The Fugitive

The Fugitive‌
star7.2
calendar 1963

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Lassie

Lassie‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

Cannon

Cannon‌
star6.5
calendar 1971

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man‌
star5.9
calendar 1978

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.7
calendar 1951

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Klondike

Klondike‌
star6.3
calendar 1960

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

Outlaws

Outlaws‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

The Immortal

The Immortal‌
star7.4
calendar 1970

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel‌
star7.4
calendar 1957

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

The Outcasts

The Outcasts‌
star5.3
calendar 1968

The Fugitive

The Fugitive‌
star7.2
calendar 1963

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Portia Faces Life

Portia Faces Life‌
star1.0
calendar 1954

The Young Rebels

The Young Rebels‌
star4.5
calendar 1970

The Big Valley

The Big Valley‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Bronco

Bronco‌
star4.8
calendar 1958

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense‌
star7.5
calendar 1967

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie‌
star3.7
calendar 1956

Tarzan

Tarzan‌
star6.7
calendar 1966

Black Saddle

Black Saddle‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

Lock-Up

Lock-Up‌
star6.2
calendar 1959

The Rebel

The Rebel‌
star5.3
calendar 1959

The Dakotas

The Dakotas‌
star5.7
calendar 1963

The Rifleman

The Rifleman‌
star7.0
calendar 1958

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.2
calendar 1957

Ben Casey

Ben Casey‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol‌
star7.2
calendar 1966

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett‌
star5.7
calendar 1967

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak‌
star6.5
calendar 1963

Riverboat

Riverboat‌
star6.2
calendar 1959

The Texan

The Texan‌
star5.5
calendar 1958

The Bill Dana Show

The Bill Dana Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse‌
star7.0
calendar 1966

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
star5.6
calendar 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

General Electric True

General Electric True‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Tightrope

Tightrope‌
star5.5
calendar 1959

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

The Court of Last Resort

The Court of Last Resort‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

The Westerner

The Westerner‌
star6.7
calendar 1960

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File‌
star5.0
calendar 1957

Doc Elliot

Doc Elliot‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Ghost Story

Ghost Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1972

Emergency!

Emergency!‌
star7.8
calendar 1972

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Hong Kong

Hong Kong‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

The Big Valley

The Big Valley‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.2
calendar 1957

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.2
calendar 1957

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.2
calendar 1957

The Big Valley

The Big Valley‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes‌
star7.5
calendar 1965

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie‌
star8.0
calendar 1974

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962