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Karl Swenson
Actor 1908 - 1978

Karl Swenson

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Vanishing Point
Character Clerk
Shot from The Birds
Character Drunken Doomsayer in Diner

The Birds

1963

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Character Sheriff Ole Olson
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Character Stricker
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Character Adams
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Character Rukeyser
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Character Frank Braddock Sr.
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Character Dr. Charles Goodfellow
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Character Dr. Morris

Seconds

1966

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Character Captain Waller
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Character Mr. Rudd
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Character Doc Isdell
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Character Hilding

The Prize

1963

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Character Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Character Rev. Hoskins
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Character Insp. Bevers
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Character Schmidt
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Character Heinrich Geuter

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

23 titles
The Gun and the Pulpit
The Gun and the Pulpit 1974
Ulzana's Raid
Ulzana's Raid 1972
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point 1971
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Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun 1967
Seconds
Seconds 1966
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder 1965
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid 1965
Major Dundee
Major Dundee 1965
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone 1963
The Prize
The Prize 1963
The Birds
The Birds 1963
Walk on the Wild Side
Walk on the Wild Side 1962
The Spiral Road
The Spiral Road 1962
Lonely Are the Brave
Lonely Are the Brave 1962
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won 1962
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
One Foot in Hell
One Foot in Hell 1960
North to Alaska
North to Alaska 1960
Flaming Star
Flaming Star 1960
The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree 1959
No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet 1959
Kings Go Forth
Kings Go Forth 1958

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