Karl Swenson
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1908-07-23
- Falecimento:
- 1978-10-08
- Local de nascimento:
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biografia
Karl Swenson (July 23, 1908 – October 8, 1978) was an American theatre, radio, film, and television actor. Swenson is remembered for his role as the doomsayer in the diner in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963) and as the voice of Merlin in Disney's The Sword in the Stone (1963). On television, he had numerous credits in guest roles on various shows, especially Westerns, including episodes of Bonanza, The Virginian, and Gunsmoke. He had a major recurring role as Walnut Grove founder Lars Hanson on Little House on the Prairie (1974 - 1978). Swenson also had roles in The Prize (1963), Major Dundee (1965), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Seconds (1966), Hour of the Gun (1967), ...tick...tick...tick... (1970), The Wild Country (1970), Vanishing Point (1971) and Ulzana's Raid (1972). Born in Brooklyn, New York of Swedish parentage, he originally planned to be a doctor and studied at Marietta College before pursuing acting. Swenson appeared extensively on the radio from the 1930s through the 1950s. He entered the film industry in 1943 with two wartime documentary shorts, December 7 and The Sikorsky Helicopter. Swenson was married to actress Joan Tompkins. He 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. He was interred at Center Cemetery in New Milford, Connecticut.
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Filmografia
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
Disney's Halloween Treat
Homem-Aranha
Disney's Greatest Villains
Os Pioneiros
O Revólver e o Púlpito
Happy Days
Doc Elliot
A Vingança de Ulzana
Ghost Story
The New Healers
Emergency!
A Howling in the Woods
Cannon
Corrida Contra o Destino
A Vida É Um Desafio
The Odd Couple
The Immortal
The Young Rebels
… tick… tick… tick…
Havaí Cinco-0
The Mod Squad
The Outcasts
A Hora da Pistola
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Judd, for the Defense
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Cimarron Strip
The chef
CBS Playhouse
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
O Segundo Rosto
Missão: Impossível
The Rat Patrol
Tarzan
A Mesa do Diabo
Guerra, Sombra e Água Fresca
The Big Valley
Os Filhos de Katie Elder
Juramento de Vingança
Profiles in Courage
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Criminosos não Merecem Prêmio
A Espada Era a Lei
The Man from Galveston
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Mr. Novak
The Bill Dana Show
O Fugitivo
The Greatest Show on Earth
O Tenente
Os Pássaros
The Dakotas
A Conquista do Oeste
General Electric True
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Virginian
Sam Benedict
Labirinto de Paixões
Sua Última Façanha
Pelos Bairros do Vício
Julgamento em Nuremberg
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Estrela de Fogo
Fúria no Alaska
Klondike
Surfside 6
The Andy Griffith Show
The Westerner
Outlaws
One Foot in Hell
O Amanhecer da Glória
Hong Kong
O Gigante de Gelo
Mr. Lucky
Hawaiian Eye
The Rebel
Johnny Ringo
Lock-Up
Riverboat
Bonanza
Tightrope
A Árvore dos Enforcados
Balas Que Não Erram
Black Saddle
Couro Cru
Gateways to the Mind
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
O Homem do Rifle
The Texan
Bronco
Só Ficou a Saudade
Trackdown
Leave It to Beaver
The Court of Last Resort
The Walter Winchell File
Maverick
Perry Mason
Sugarfoot
Have Gun, Will Travel
Four Boys and a Gun
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Alice in Wonderland
Playwrights '56
Alfred Hitchcock Apresenta
Gunsmoke
O Maravilhoso Mundo de Disney aka Disneylândia
Lassie
Portia Faces Life
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Robert Montgomery Presents
O Ataque a Pearl Harbor
Dois Irmãos, Dois Estranhos