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Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Peter Wayne

Born July 23, 1908· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

† Died October 8, 1978

53Roles★ 7Average rating

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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Filmography

Judgment at Nuremberg★ 8
Judgment at Nuremberg1961
Heinrich Geuter
The Birds★ 7.5
The Birds1963
Le prophète de malheur ivre au bar
Mission: ImpossibleSeries★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible1966
Colonel Dubov
Seconds★ 7.4
Seconds1966
Dr. Morris
The Sword in the Stone★ 7.2
The Sword in the Stone1963
Merlin (voice)
Hawaii Five-OSeries★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O1969
Abel Morgan
Vanishing Point★ 7.1
Vanishing Point1971
Clerk
The FugitiveSeries★ 7.3
The Fugitive1963
Axel Nielsen - Service station owner
How the West Was Won★ 7
How the West Was Won1962
Train Conductor (uncredited)
MaverickSeries★ 7
Maverick1957
Captain Nares
IronsideSeries★ 6.8
Ironside1967
Vet
LassieSeries★ 6.3
Lassie1954