KARL SWENSON
Karl Swenson
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 23, 1908
Deathday: October 8, 1978
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
Starring
(voice) (archive footage)
Merlin (archive footage) (voice)
Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
1974·
Happy DaysLars Hanson
Adams
1973·
Doc Elliot1972·
Emergency!Gus
1972·
Ghost StoryEd Barnes
1972·
The New HealersMr. Fisherman
1972·
Ulzana's RaidRukeyser
1971·
CannonApperson
1971·
Vanishing PointClerk
1970·
The Young Rebels1970·
The Immortal1970·
The Odd CoupleCaptain Potter
1970·
The Wild CountryJensen
1970·
… tick… tick… tick…Frank Braddock Sr.
1968·
The Outcasts1968·
The Mod Squad1968·
Hawaii Five-OAbel Morgan
1967·
Cimarron StripDr. Kihlgren
1967·
Judd for the Defense1967·
IronsideVet
Dr. Keller
1967·
Hour of the GunDr. Charles Goodfellow
1966·
Mission: ImpossibleDr. Ziegler, Colonel Dubov
1966·
CBS Playhouse1966·
The Rat PatrolColonel Seidner
1966·
TarzanTheodore Roosevelt
1966·
SecondsDr. Morris
1965·
Hogan's HeroesDr. Karl Svenson
1965·
The Big ValleySteve Minter, Aaron Moyers, Bert Hadley
Doc Isdell
1965·
Major DundeeCaptain Waller
1965·
The Cincinnati KidMr. Rudd
1964·
Profiles in CourageChynoweth
1964·
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Col. Harper
1963·
The Lieutenant1963·
The Bill Dana Show1963·
Mr. NovakMr. Haskell
1963·
The Dakotas1963·
The FugitiveMorgan, Axel Nielsen - Service station owner
Coley Bishop
Sheriff
Merlin (voice)
1963·
The PrizeHilding
1963·
The BirdsLe prophète de malheur ivre au bar
1962·
Sam BenedictBarney Rossvalley, Barney Rosvalley
George Sherston
1962·
The VirginianBen Wallace, Karl Swenson, Col. Theodore Roosevelt
1962·
The Spiral RoadInsp. Bevers
1962·
How the West Was WonTrain Conductor (uncredited)
Schmidt
1962·
Lonely are the BraveRev. Hoskins
1961·
Dr. KildareJudge
1961·
Ben CaseyHeinrich Geuter
1960·
Hong KongJohn Olwine
1960·
The WesternerBen Potts
1960·
Outlaws1960·
KlondikeJudge Frank Weinstock
1960·
Surfside 6Mr. McBeevee
1960·
One Foot in HellSheriff Ole Olson
1960·
The Gallant HoursBill Bailey
1960·
Flaming StarDred Pierce
1960·
Ice PalaceScotty Ballantyne
1960·
North to AlaskaLars Nordqvist
1959·
BonanzaCarl Harris
1959·
Tightrope1959·
Johnny RingoKramer
1959·
RiverboatAnsel Torgin
1959·
The RebelLew Bussey
1959·
Lock-Up1959·
Black SaddleDr. Wyle
1959·
Rawhide1959·
Hawaiian Eye1959·
Mr. Lucky1959·
The Sunrise GunLud Greening
Stricker
1959·
The Hanging TreeTom Flaunce
Van Kemp
1958·
The Texan1958·
Bat MastersonJim Pate
1958·
The RiflemanChris Manse
1958·
Bronco1958·
77 Sunset Strip1958·
Gateways to the MindHal - the Cameraman (uncredited)
1958·
Kings Go ForthThe Colonel
1957·
Perry MasonUnk Hazekian, Charles Norman, Corley Ketchum, Axel Norstaad
1957·
SugarfootBill Manning, Dennis O'Hara, Alexi Sharlokov, Andy Burke
1957·
MaverickSheriff Griffin, Captain Nares
1957·
Leave It to BeaverGeorge Haskell
1957·
Trackdown1957·
Four Boys and a GunMr. Badek
Will Harmon, Lud Greening, Lee Willis
Andre Rochambeau
John, Ed Holland
1955·
GunsmokeMr. Hubert, McGruder, Lars Karlgren, Ian McGovern, Tabe, Adam, Hutch, Raff, Hank Luz
1955·
Playwrights '561955·
Alice in WonderlandHumpty Dumpty
Laredo Marshal (uncredited)
1954·
Portia Faces Life1954·
LassieAsmussen
Humpty Dumpty
1943·
December 7thMachine-Gunner (uncredited)
1935·
Strangers AllProtester at Communist Meeting