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Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

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).

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  • The Birds

    The Birds

    Played Drunken Doomsayer in Diner

    Average Rating
    7.5
    4326 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 28, 1963
    63 years ago
  • The Sword in the Stone

    The Sword in the Stone

    Played Merlin (voice)

    Average Rating
    7.2
    3998 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 25, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Played Heinrich Geuter

    Average Rating
    8.0
    884 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 18, 1961
    65 years ago
  • Vanishing Point

    Vanishing Point

    Played Clerk

    Average Rating
    7.1
    488 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 1971
    56 years ago
  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

    Played Train Conductor (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    7.0
    468 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 02, 1962
    64 years ago
  • Seconds

    Seconds

    Played Dr. Morris

    Average Rating
    7.3
    403 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 1966
    60 years ago
  • The Sons of Katie Elder

    The Sons of Katie Elder

    Played Doc Isdell

    Average Rating
    7.0
    298 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 23, 1965
    61 years ago
  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

    Played Mr. Rudd

    Average Rating
    7.0
    289 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 15, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Major Dundee

    Major Dundee

    Played Captain Waller

    Average Rating
    6.6
    167 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 15, 1965
    61 years ago
  • Lonely are the Brave

    Lonely are the Brave

    Played Rev. Hoskins

    Average Rating
    7.4
    164 votes
    Release Date
    May 24, 1962
    64 years ago
  • Ulzana's Raid

    Ulzana's Raid

    Played Rukeyser

    Average Rating
    6.9
    152 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 27, 1972
    54 years ago
  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

    Played Lars Nordqvist

    Average Rating
    6.5
    126 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 07, 1960
    66 years ago
  • The Hanging Tree

    The Hanging Tree

    Played Tom Flaunce

    Average Rating
    6.7
    115 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 19, 1959
    68 years ago
  • The Prize

    The Prize

    Played Hilding

    Average Rating
    6.7
    110 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 25, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Hour of the Gun

    Hour of the Gun

    Played Dr. Charles Goodfellow

    Average Rating
    6.5
    99 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Flaming Star

    Flaming Star

    Played Dred Pierce

    Average Rating
    6.5
    94 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 20, 1960
    66 years ago
  • No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet

    Played Stricker

    Average Rating
    6.6
    83 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 01, 1959
    68 years ago
  • Walk on the Wild Side

    Walk on the Wild Side

    Played Schmidt

    Average Rating
    6.5
    64 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 21, 1962
    65 years ago
  • December 7th

    December 7th

    Played Machine-Gunner (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.8
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1943
    84 years ago
  • … tick… tick… tick…

    … tick… tick… tick…

    Played Frank Braddock Sr.

    Average Rating
    6.5
    25 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 09, 1970
    57 years ago
  • Kings Go Forth

    Kings Go Forth

    Played The Colonel

    Average Rating
    6.0
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 28, 1958
    68 years ago
  • One Foot in Hell

    One Foot in Hell

    Played Sheriff Ole Olson

    Average Rating
    5.1
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 11, 1960
    66 years ago
  • The Gallant Hours

    The Gallant Hours

    Played Bill Bailey

    Average Rating
    6.7
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 13, 1960
    66 years ago
  • A Howling in the Woods

    A Howling in the Woods

    Played Apperson

    Average Rating
    4.9
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 05, 1971
    55 years ago
  • The Gun and the Pulpit

    The Gun and the Pulpit

    Played Adams

    Average Rating
    5.9
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 03, 1974
    52 years ago
  • The Spiral Road

    The Spiral Road

    Played Insp. Bevers

    Average Rating
    5.2
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 03, 1962
    64 years ago
  • The Wild Country

    The Wild Country

    Played Jensen

    Average Rating
    6.0
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 16, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Ice Palace

    Ice Palace

    Played Scotty Ballantyne

    Average Rating
    5.8
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1960
    67 years ago
  • Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

    Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind

    Played (voice) (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    8.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 21, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Disney's Halloween Treat

    Disney's Halloween Treat

    Played Merlin (voice) (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    5.9
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 30, 1982
    44 years ago
  • Four Boys and a Gun

    Four Boys and a Gun

    Played Mr. Badek

    Average Rating
    6.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 11, 1957
    70 years ago

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

    Played Merlin (archive footage) (voice)

    Average Rating
    8.3
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 14, 1990
    36 years ago
  • The Man from Galveston

    The Man from Galveston

    Played Sheriff

    Average Rating
    5.2
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 18, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    Played Humpty Dumpty

    Average Rating
    4.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 1955
    71 years ago
  • Brighty of the Grand Canyon

    Brighty of the Grand Canyon

    Played Theodore Roosevelt

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 24, 1966
    60 years ago
  • Strangers All

    Strangers All

    Played Protester at Communist Meeting

    Average Rating
    5.5
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1935
    92 years ago
  • The New Healers

    The New Healers

    Played Mr. Fisherman

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 27, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

    Played Dr. Keller

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 1967
    59 years ago
  • Gateways to the Mind

    Gateways to the Mind

    Played Hal - the Cameraman (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 1958
    68 years ago
  • Disney's Greatest Villains

    Disney's Greatest Villains

    Played Merlin (voice) (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 15, 1977
    49 years ago
  • The Sunrise Gun

    The Sunrise Gun

    Played Lud Greening

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 16, 1959
    67 years ago
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