Karl Swenson
Actor
Born Jul 23, 1908 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Active 1935–1978
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…
Filmography
The Birds (1963) — Le prophète de malheur ivre au barThe Sword in the Stone (1963) — Merlin (voice)Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Lars HansonJudgment at Nuremberg (1961) — Heinrich GeuterBonanza (1959) — Carl HarrisSeconds (1966) — Dr. MorrisVanishing Point (1971) — ClerkHappy Days (1974)Mission: Impossible (1966) — Dr. Ziegler · Colonel DubovHow the West Was Won (1962) — Train Conductor (uncredited)Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — John · Ed HollandThe Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — Doc IsdellThe Cincinnati Kid (1965) — Mr. RuddHogan's Heroes (1965) — Dr. Karl SvensonThe Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Mr. McBeeveePerry Mason (1957) — Unk Hazekian · Charles Norman · Corley Ketchum · Axel NorstaadLonely are the Brave (1962) — Rev. HoskinsHawaii Five-O (1968) — Abel MorganThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — George SherstonUlzana's Raid (1972) — RukeyserMajor Dundee (1965) — Captain WallerThe Odd Couple (1970) — Captain PotterThe Hanging Tree (1959) — Tom FlaunceEmergency! (1972) — Gus