Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Acting

Birthday

1908/07/23

Day of death

1978/10/08 (70 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

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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 industr...Read more

Acting
The Cincinnati Kid
7.0

(1965) The Cincinnati Kid

as Mr. Rudd

The Birds
7.5

(1963) The Birds

as Drunken Doomsayer in Diner

Judgment at Nuremberg
8.0

(1961) Judgment at Nuremberg

as Heinrich Geuter

The Prize
6.8

(1963) The Prize

as Hilding

Seconds
7.3

(1966) Seconds

as Dr. Morris

North to Alaska
6.5

(1960) North to Alaska

as Lars Nordqvist

Vanishing Point
7.2

(1971) Vanishing Point

as Clerk

The Sword in the Stone
7.2

(1963) The Sword in the Stone

as Merlin (voice)

Major Dundee
6.7

(1965) Major Dundee

as Captain Waller

Ulzana's Raid
7.0

(1972) Ulzana's Raid

as Rukeyser

Lonely are the Brave
7.3

(1962) Lonely are the Brave

as Rev. Hoskins

The Hanging Tree
6.7

(1959) The Hanging Tree

as Tom Flaunce

Walk on the Wild Side
6.5

(1962) Walk on the Wild Side

as Schmidt

The Sons of Katie Elder
7.0

(1965) The Sons of Katie Elder

as Doc Isdell

Hour of the Gun
6.4

(1967) Hour of the Gun

as Dr. Charles Goodfellow

Ice Palace
5.8

(1960) Ice Palace

as Scotty Ballantyne

Flaming Star
6.5

(1960) Flaming Star

as Dred Pierce

No Name on the Bullet
6.6

(1959) No Name on the Bullet

as Stricker

Kings Go Forth
6.2

(1958) Kings Go Forth

as The Colonel

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
8.3

(1995) Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

as (voice) (archive footage)

The Man from Galveston
5.2

(1963) The Man from Galveston

as Sheriff

The New Healers
0.0

(1972) The New Healers

as Mr. Fisherman

Alice in Wonderland
0.0

(1955) Alice in Wonderland

as Humpty Dumpty

A Howling in the Woods
5.2

(1971) A Howling in the Woods

as Apperson

Strangers All
5.5

(1935) Strangers All

as Protester at Communist Meeting

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
0.0

(1967) Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as Dr. Keller

The Gallant Hours
6.7

(1960) The Gallant Hours

as Bill Bailey

The Gun and the Pulpit
6.5

(1974) The Gun and the Pulpit

as Adams

… tick… tick… tick…
6.5

(1970) Tick... Tick... Tick...

as Frank Braddock Sr.

One Foot in Hell
5.3

(1960) One Foot in Hell

as Sheriff Ole Olson

Gateways to the Mind
0.0

(1958) Gateways to the Mind

as Hal - the Cameraman (uncredited)

Brighty of the Grand Canyon
5.5

(1966) Brighty of the Grand Canyon

as Theodore Roosevelt

How the West Was Won
7.0

(1962) How the West Was Won

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

December 7th
5.7

(1943) December 7th

as Machine-Gunner (uncredited)

The Wild Country
6.0

(1970) The Wild Country

as Jensen

Disney's Halloween Treat
5.9

(1982) Disney's Halloween Treat

as Merlin (voice) (archive footage)

The Spiral Road
5.2

(1962) The Spiral Road

as Insp. Bevers

Four Boys and a Gun
6.3

(1957) Four Boys and a Gun

as Mr. Badek

Disney's Greatest Villains
0.0

(1977) Disney's Greatest Villains

as Merlin (voice) (archive footage)

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
8.3

(1990) Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea

as Merlin (archive footage) (voice)

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as Mr. McBeevee

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as ---

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as ---

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as ---

Little House on the Prairie
7.9

(1974) Little House on the Prairie

as Lars Hanson

The Odd Couple
7.8

(1970) The Odd Couple

as Captain Potter

Mr. Lucky
6.4

(1959) Mr. Lucky

as ---

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Abel Morgan

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1

(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as ---

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
5.3

(1963) The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

as Coley Bishop

Happy Days
7.7

(1974) Happy Days

as ---

Surfside 6
5.0

(1960) Surfside 6

as ---

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Axel Nielsen - Service station owner

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Axel Norstaad

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Hank Luz

Hawaiian Eye
5.2

(1959) Hawaiian Eye

as ---

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as ---

Cannon
6.5

(1971) Cannon

as ---

The Amazing Spider-Man
5.8

(1978) The Amazing Spider-Man

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Humpty Dumpty

Ironside
6.9

(1967) Ironside

as Vet

Leave It to Beaver
6.9

(1957) Leave It to Beaver

as George Haskell

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ed Holland

Klondike
6.2

(1960) Klondike

as ---

Sam Benedict
6.0

(1962) Sam Benedict

as ---

5.0

(1963) The Greatest Show on Earth

as ---

Outlaws
6.2

(1960) Outlaws

as ---

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

The Immortal
7.4

(1970) The Immortal

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as ---

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

Cimarron Strip
5.0

(1967) Cimarron Strip

as ---

The Outcasts
5.3

(1968) The Outcasts

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Morgan

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Col. Theodore Roosevelt

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Asmussen

1.0

(1954) Portia Faces Life

as ---

The Young Rebels
4.5

(1970) The Young Rebels

as ---

The Big Valley
6.1

(1965) The Big Valley

as Bert Hadley

Bronco
5.2

(1958) Bronco

as ---

Judd for the Defense
7.5

(1967) Judd for the Defense

as ---

5.0

(1964) Profiles in Courage

as Chynoweth

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
3.7

(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as Andre Rochambeau

Tarzan
6.7

(1966) Tarzan

as ---

Black Saddle
6.0

(1959) Black Saddle

as Dr. Wyle

Lock-Up
6.2

(1959) Lock-Up

as ---

The Rebel
5.1

(1959) The Rebel

as Lew Bussey

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as ---

The Dakotas
5.7

(1963) The Dakotas

as ---

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Andy Burke

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

Bat Masterson
6.1

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Jim Pate

The Rat Patrol
7.2

(1966) The Rat Patrol

as Colonel Seidner

The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.3

(1967) The Guns of Will Sonnett

as ---

Mr. Novak
6.5

(1963) Mr. Novak

as Mr. Haskell

Riverboat
6.2

(1959) Riverboat

as Ansel Torgin

The Texan
5.0

(1958) The Texan

as ---

The Bill Dana Show
6.0

(1963) The Bill Dana Show

as ---

7.0

(1966) CBS Playhouse

as ---

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lee Willis

The Lieutenant
6.0

(1963) The Lieutenant

as ---

6.0

(1955) Playwrights '56

as ---

Johnny Ringo
5.7

(1959) Johnny Ringo

as Kramer

0.0

(1962) General Electric True

as ---

Tightrope
5.5

(1959) Tightrope

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Judge

The Westerner
6.8

(1960) The Westerner

as Ben Potts

0.0

(1957) The Court of Last Resort

as ---

The Walter Winchell File
5.0

(1957) The Walter Winchell File

as ---

Doc Elliot
0.0

(1973) Doc Elliot

as ---

Ghost Story
7.1

(1972) Ghost Story

as Ed Barnes

Emergency!
7.8

(1972) Emergency!

as Gus

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Captain Nares

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Sheriff Griffin

Hong Kong
0.0

(1960) Hong Kong

as John Olwine

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Bill Manning

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Alexi Sharlokov

The Big Valley
6.1

(1965) The Big Valley

as Aaron Moyers

The Big Valley
6.1

(1965) The Big Valley

as Steve Minter

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Dennis O'Hara

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Karl Swenson

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Raff

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Ben Wallace

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Hutch

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Adam

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Tabe

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Ian McGovern

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Lars Karlgren

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as McGruder

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Mr. Hubert

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Lud Greening

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Will Harmon

Hogan's Heroes
7.5

(1965) Hogan's Heroes

as Dr. Karl Svenson

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Corley Ketchum

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Charles Norman

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Unk Hazekian

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as John

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as Colonel Dubov

Little House on the Prairie
7.9

(1974) Little House on the Prairie

as Mr. Hanson

Mission: Impossible
7.6

(1966) Mission: Impossible

as Dr. Ziegler

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as George Sherston