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Karl Swenson
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Karl Swenson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1908-07-23,Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Cincinnati Kid

7

The Cincinnati Kid
1965-10-15

7.5

The Birds
1963-03-28

Judgment at Nuremberg

8.011

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961-12-18

6.7

The Prize
1963-12-25

7.327

Seconds
1966-10-05

North to Alaska

6.5

North to Alaska
1960-11-07

Vanishing Point

7.081

Vanishing Point
1971-01-15

The Sword in the Stone

7.224

The Sword in the Stone
1963-12-25

6.678

Major Dundee
1965-03-15

6.922

Ulzana's Raid
1972-10-27

The Hanging Tree

6.707

The Hanging Tree
1959-02-19

Lonely are the Brave

7.388

Lonely are the Brave
1962-04-26

Walk on the Wild Side

6.6

Walk on the Wild Side
1962-02-21

The Sons of Katie Elder

7.1

The Sons of Katie Elder
1965-06-24

Hour of the Gun

6.49

Hour of the Gun
1967-11-01

6.313

Ice Palace
1960-01-02

6.5

Flaming Star
1960-12-20

No Name on the Bullet

6.609

No Name on the Bullet
1959-02-01

6.095

Kings Go Forth
1958-06-28

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

8.429

Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
1995-07-21

The Man from Galveston

5.6

The Man from Galveston
1963-12-18

The New Healers

10

The New Healers
1972-03-27

Alice in Wonderland

5.2

Alice in Wonderland
1955-10-23

A Howling in the Woods

5.2

A Howling in the Woods
1971-11-05

6.75

Strangers All
1935-04-01

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

10

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967-10-17

The Gallant Hours

6.737

The Gallant Hours
1960-06-13

The Gun and the Pulpit

6.036

The Gun and the Pulpit
1974-04-03

… tick… tick… tick…

6.685

… tick… tick… tick…
1970-01-09

One Foot in Hell

5.31

One Foot in Hell
1960-09-11

Gateways to the Mind

7

Gateways to the Mind
1958-10-23

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

6.667

Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966-11-24

How the West Was Won

6.995

How the West Was Won
1962-11-02

5.796

December 7th
1943-03-01

The Wild Country

6.111

The Wild Country
1970-12-16

Disney's Halloween Treat

6.5

Disney's Halloween Treat
1982-10-30

The Spiral Road

5.5

The Spiral Road
1962-08-03

Four Boys and a Gun

6.571

Four Boys and a Gun
1957-01-11

Disney's Greatest Villains

0

Disney's Greatest Villains
1977-05-15

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea

8.143

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
1990-08-14

The Sunrise Gun

0

The Sunrise Gun
1959-04-16

The Andy Griffith Show

7.6

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

6.875

Trackdown
1957-10-04

Little House on the Prairie

7.937

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11

7.821

The Odd Couple
1970-09-24

6.667

Mr. Lucky
1959-10-24

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7.106

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964-09-25

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

6.25

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963-09-29

7.633

Happy Days
1974-01-15

6.333

Surfside 6
1960-10-06

6.074

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

5.6

Hawaiian Eye
1959-10-07

6.218

Lassie
1954-09-12

6.658

Cannon
1971-09-14

The Amazing Spider-Man

6.4

The Amazing Spider-Man
1978-04-05

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

Leave It to Beaver

6.977

Leave It to Beaver
1957-10-04

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.6

Klondike
1960-10-10

The Greatest Show on Earth

7.5

The Greatest Show on Earth
1963-09-17

6.667

Sam Benedict
1962-09-15

6.667

Outlaws
1960-09-26

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

7.375

The Immortal
1970-09-24

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.314

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14

5.654

Cimarron Strip
1967-09-07

6.5

The Outcasts
1968-09-23

7.3

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Portia Faces Life

1

Portia Faces Life
1954-04-05

The Young Rebels

5.667

The Young Rebels
1970-09-20

6.172

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

6

Bronco
1958-09-23

Judd, for the Defense

7.7

Judd, for the Defense
1967-09-08

Profiles in Courage

7.5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

5.333

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956-09-07

6.854

Tarzan
1966-09-08

6.2

Black Saddle
1959-01-10

6.429

Lock-Up
1959-09-28

5.091

The Rebel
1959-10-04

7.1

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

6.5

The Dakotas
1963-01-07

5.167

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

6.133

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08

5.867

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

7.15

The Rat Patrol
1966-09-12

The Guns of Will Sonnett

6.333

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967-09-08

7.333

Mr. Novak
1963-09-24

6.5

Riverboat
1959-09-13

6

The Texan
1958-09-29

The Bill Dana Show

6.25

The Bill Dana Show
1963-09-22

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

7

The Lieutenant
1963-09-14

Playwrights '56

6.25

Playwrights '56
1955-10-04

5.875

Johnny Ringo
1959-10-02

General Electric True

0

General Electric True
1962-09-30

6.333

Tightrope
1959-09-08

7

The Westerner
1960-09-30

The Court of Last Resort

9

The Court of Last Resort
1957-10-04

5.711

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

The Walter Winchell File

7.5

The Walter Winchell File
1957-10-02

7

Doc Elliot
1973-10-10

7.444

Ghost Story
1972-09-15

7.912

Emergency!
1972-01-22

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

0

Hong Kong
1960-03-01

5.167

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

5.167

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

6.172

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

5.167

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

6.172

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.514

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

7.6

Hogan's Heroes
1965-09-17

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20

5.654

Cimarron Strip
1967-09-07

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

6.667

Sam Benedict
1962-09-15

6.667

Sam Benedict
1962-09-15

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

6.333

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7

CBS Playhouse
1966-12-08

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10