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Karl Swenson

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Born: July 23, 1908 in 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 Bona...

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Film

41 Titles

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone1963

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg1961

The Birds

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won1962

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point1971

Seconds

North to Alaska

North to Alaska1960

Ulzana's Raid

Ulzana's Raid1972

Major Dundee

Major Dundee1965

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder1965

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid1965

Lonely are the Brave

Lonely are the Brave1962

Flaming Star1960

Hour of the Gun

Hour of the Gun1967

The Prize

December 7th

December 7th1943

Series

79 Titles

Perry Mason

Perry Mason1957–

Bonanza

Ironside

Ironside1967–

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show1960–

Maverick

Maverick1957–

The Fugitive

The Fugitive1963–

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie1974–

Lassie

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O1968–

The Rifleman

The Rifleman1958–

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible1966–

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel1957–

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents1950–

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes1965–

Emergency!

Emergency!1972–

The Virginian

The Virginian1962–

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