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Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Acting 1908-07-23 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 (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 …

Known For

The Sword in the Stone
MOV ⭐ 7.2
The Sword in the Stone 1963
The Birds
MOV ⭐ 7.5
The Birds 1963
Judgment at Nuremberg
MOV ⭐ 8.0
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
Vanishing Point
MOV ⭐ 7.1
Vanishing Point 1971
North to Alaska
MOV ⭐ 6.5
North to Alaska 1960
The Sons of Katie Elder
MOV ⭐ 7.1
The Sons of Katie Elder 1965
Ulzana's Raid
MOV ⭐ 6.9
Ulzana's Raid 1972
Seconds
MOV ⭐ 7.3
Seconds 1966
Major Dundee
MOV ⭐ 6.7
Major Dundee 1965
Hour of the Gun
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Hour of the Gun 1967
The Cincinnati Kid
MOV ⭐ 7.0
The Cincinnati Kid 1965
Flaming Star
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Flaming Star 1960
Lonely are the Brave
MOV ⭐ 7.4
Lonely are the Brave 1962
Walk on the Wild Side
MOV ⭐ 6.6
Walk on the Wild Side 1962
The Prize
MOV ⭐ 6.7
The Prize 1963
The Hanging Tree
MOV ⭐ 6.7
The Hanging Tree 1959
Ice Palace
MOV ⭐ 6.3
Ice Palace 1960
No Name on the Bullet
MOV ⭐ 6.6
No Name on the Bullet 1959
Kings Go Forth
MOV ⭐ 6.1
Kings Go Forth 1958
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
MOV ⭐ 8.4
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind 1995