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Karl Swenson

Born: 23rd Jul 1908 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - Died 8th Oct 1978
Dept: Acting
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). Swenson also had roles in The Prize (1963), Major Dundee (1965), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Seconds (1966), Hour of the Gun (1967), ...tick...tick...tick... (1970), The Wild Country (1970), Vanishing Point (1971) and Ulzana's Raid (1972). Born in Brooklyn, New York of Swedish parentage, he originally planned to be a doctor and studied at Marietta College before pursuing acting. Swenson appeared extensively on the radio from the 1930s through the 1950s. He entered the film industry in 1943 with two wartime documentary shorts, December 7 and The Sikorsky Helicopter. Swenson was married to actress Joan Tompkins. He died of a heart attack at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Connecticut on October 8, 1978, shortly after filming the Little House on the Prairie episode in which his character dies. The episode aired on October 16, 1978, eight days after Swenson's death. He was interred at Center Cemetery in New Milford, Connecticut.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 120
Film: 41 (34%)
Television: 79 (66%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Adventure, War, War & Politics, Romance, Documentary, Fantasy, History, Music, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Kids

Filmography

1995
Sing, dance, and play along with your favorite Disney songs! It's fun and easy as you read the on-screen lyrics and join your favorite characters in t ... view
Character:
(voice) (archive footage)
1990
Dive with some unforgettable Disney characters as Professor Ludwig Von Drake takes you to a Sing-Along on some watery tunes with on-screen lyrics. Eac ... view
Character:
Merlin (archive footage) (voice)
Disney's Halloween Treat Family, Animation, Horror, TV Movie
1982
Contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the Tramp," "Peter Pan," "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," and ... view
Character:
Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
The Amazing Spider-Man Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Apr 1978 (first aired)
The first live-action TV series based on the popular comic book. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Disney's Greatest Villains Animation, Family, TV Movie
1977
The Slave in the Magic Mirror is the host of this show, designed to explain that all heroes need villains to balance things out. Without villains, the ... view
Character:
Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
Little House on the Prairie Western, Drama, Family
Sep 1974 (first aired)
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their l ... view
Character:
Lars Hanson (40 ep.)
The Gun and the Pulpit Western, TV Movie
1974
In the days of the "Wild West," a gunslinger, with a price on his head, discovers the body of a traveling minister who has been killed in an ambush. F ... view
Character:
Adams
Happy Days Comedy
Jan 1974 (first aired)
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Doc Elliot Drama
Oct 1973 (first aired)
Doc Elliot is an American medical drama that aired from March 5, 1973 until May 1, 1974. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Ulzana's Raid Western
1972
After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to t ... view
Character:
Rukeyser
Ghost Story Drama, Mystery
Sep 1972 (first aired)
Ghost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, it in ... view
Character:
Ed Barnes (1 ep.)
The New Healers Drama, TV Movie
1972
The small town hospital staff is trying to gain the confidence of the local farmers and merchants. ... view
Character:
Mr. Fisherman
Emergency! Action & Adventure, Drama
Jan 1972 (first aired)
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their opera ... view
Character:
Gus (1 ep.)
A Howling in the Woods Horror, Mystery, TV Movie
1971
A disillusioned housewife on a vacation in the woods is disturbed by her husband continually trying to get her to come home and, more ominously, a mys ... view
Character:
Apperson
Cannon Drama, Action & Adventure
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Vanishing Point Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
1971
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup ... view
Character:
Clerk
The Wild Country Adventure, Family, Western
1970
Uprooted from their comfortable home in Pennsylvania, James and Kate Tanner, along with their sons, Virgil and Andy, journey to the wild country of 18 ... view
Character:
Jensen
Sep 1970 (first aired)
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different l ... view
Character:
Captain Potter (1 ep.)
The Immortal Drama
Sep 1970 (first aired)
The Immortal is an American television series, which aired on ABC from September 1970 to January 1971. The series is based on a pilot movie of the sam ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1970 (first aired)
Idealistic Revolutionary War rebels harass the Redcoats in British-held Chester, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia in this adventure series which drew p ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1970
Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South. ... view
Character:
Frank Braddock Sr.
The Mod Squad Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1968 (first aired)
The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973 ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
The Outcasts Western, Action & Adventure
Sep 1968 (first aired)
A bounty hunter who was a Confederate Officer teams up with an ex-slave who was a Union Soldier during the Civil War. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Hawaii Five-O Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1968 (first aired)
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired ... view
Character:
Abel Morgan (2 ep.)
Hour of the Gun Western
1967
Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs kill the marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt Earp start ... view
Character:
Dr. Charles Goodfellow
1967
Peter Schermann is angry at the world after his children move him into a nursing home. Still physically and mentally strong, he searches for a meaning ... view
Character:
Dr. Keller
Sep 1967 (first aired)
High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases throughout the U.S. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Sep 1967 (first aired)
The Guns of Will Sonnett is a Western television series ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Cimarron Strip Western
Sep 1967 (first aired)
Cimarron Strip is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1968. Starring Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Cr ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (5 ep.)
Dr. Kihlgren (1 ep.)
Ironside Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mar 1967 (first aired)
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to t ... view
Character:
Vet (1 ep.)
Dec 1966 (first aired)
CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series wa ... view
Character:
Dr. Keller (1 ep.)
1966
At the turn of the century in the Southwest, Brighty the wild burro accompanies his friend, a prospector named Old Timer, on a hunt for gold. A claim ... view
Character:
Theodore Roosevelt
Seconds Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
1966
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity; one that comes with its ... view
Character:
Dr. Morris
Mission: Impossible Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Sep 1966 (first aired)
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of ... view
Character:
Colonel Dubov (1 ep.)
Dr. Ziegler (1 ep.)
The Rat Patrol Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Sep 1966 (first aired)
The exploits of four Allied soldiers — three Americans and one Englishman — who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African ... view
Character:
Colonel Seidner (1 ep.)
Tarzan Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1966 (first aired)
Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1965
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game. ... view
Character:
Mr. Rudd
Hogan's Heroes War & Politics, Comedy
Sep 1965 (first aired)
Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was s ... view
Character:
Dr. Karl Svenson (1 ep.)
The Big Valley Western, Drama
Sep 1965 (first aired)
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as ... view
Character:
Bert Hadley (1 ep.)
Aaron Moyers (1 ep.)
Steve Minter (1 ep.)
1965
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of ... view
Character:
Doc Isdell
Major Dundee Western, War
1965
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on a ... view
Character:
Captain Waller
Profiles in Courage War & Politics, Drama
Nov 1964 (first aired)
Profiles in Courage is an American historical anthology series that was telecast weekly on NBC from November 8, 1964 to May 9, 1965. The series was ba ... view
Character:
Chynoweth (1 ep.)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Comedy, Family
Sep 1964 (first aired)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of ... view
Character:
Col. Harper (1 ep.)
The Prize Mystery, Thriller
1963
A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now ... view
Character:
Hilding
The Sword in the Stone Animation, Family, Fantasy
1963
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him ... view
Character:
Merlin (voice)
1963
Circuit-riding Texas lawyer Timothy Higgins defends a former girlfriend against a murder charge stemming from an extortionist's threat to reveal her s ... view
Character:
Sheriff
Sep 1963 (first aired)
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters is an American western television series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Robert Lewis T ... view
Character:
Coley Bishop (1 ep.)
Mr. Novak Drama
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965. ... view
Character:
Mr. Haskell (1 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
The Bill Dana Show is a United States comedy series .The plot follows the daily lifestyle of Latin American, Jose Jimenez, as a bellhop in a New York ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Fugitive Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allow ... view
Character:
Axel Nielsen - Service station owner (1 ep.)
Morgan (1 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Situated at Camp Pendleton, the West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps, The Lieutenant focuses on the men of the Corps in peace time with a Cold War ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Birds Horror, Thriller
1963
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks. ... view
Character:
Le prophète de malheur ivre au bar
The Dakotas Western
Jan 1963 (first aired)
The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam broadcast during 1963. The short-lived pro ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
How the West Was Won Western, Action
1962
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one ... view
Character:
Train Conductor (uncredited)
General Electric True Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1962 (first aired)
Anthology series based on stories from "True" magazine, hosted by Jack Webb. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Crime, Mystery, Drama
Sep 1962 (first aired)
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries. ... view
Character:
George Sherston (1 ep.)
The Virginian Western, Drama
Sep 1962 (first aired)
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is ... view
Character:
Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1 ep.)
Karl Swenson (1 ep.)
Ben Wallace (1 ep.)
Sam Benedict Drama
Sep 1962 (first aired)
Sam Benedict is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from September 1962 to March 1963. The series was created and executive produced by E. Jack ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Barney Rosvalley (1 ep.)
Barney Rossvalley (1 ep.)
The Spiral Road Adventure, Drama, Romance
1962
A selfish and prideful young Dutch doctor, through a series of circumstances, comes to learn that he does indeed "need" a higher spiritual being and o ... view
Character:
Insp. Bevers
Lonely are the Brave Drama, Western
1962
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the peni ... view
Character:
Rev. Hoskins
1962
At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick sweet ... view
Character:
Schmidt
Judgment at Nuremberg Drama, History
1961
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chie ... view
Character:
Heinrich Geuter
Ben Casey Drama
Oct 1961 (first aired)
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Dr. Kildare Drama
Sep 1961 (first aired)
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respe ... view
Character:
Judge (3 ep.)
Flaming Star Western
1960
Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle starts between the whites and the native Kiowas, the ... view
Character:
Dred Pierce
North to Alaska Western, Comedy, Romance
1960
After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has ... view
Character:
Lars Nordqvist
Klondike Western
Oct 1960 (first aired)
Klondike is a 17-episode half-hour American Western television series starring Ralph Taeger and James Coburn that aired on NBC. The series premiered o ... view
Character:
Judge Frank Weinstock (1 ep.)
Surfside 6 Drama
Oct 1960 (first aired)
Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and feat ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Andy Griffith Show Comedy, Family
Oct 1960 (first aired)
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sher ... view
Character:
Mr. McBeevee (1 ep.)
The Westerner Western
Sep 1960 (first aired)
The Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960. Created by Sam Peckinpah, the series was produced by Fo ... view
Character:
Ben Potts (1 ep.)
Outlaws Western, Drama
Sep 1960 (first aired)
Outlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank Caine, who operated in a lawless section of Oklahoma Territ ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1960
Mitch Barrett becomes embittered because his wife is allowed to die when he can't pay for the medicine she needs. The remorseful townspeople hire Mitc ... view
Character:
Sheriff Ole Olson
The Gallant Hours Drama, War
1960
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. nava ... view
Character:
Bill Bailey
Hong Kong Drama, Crime
Mar 1960 (first aired)
Hong Kong is a 26-episode adventure/drama series which aired on ABC television during the 1960–1961 season and helped to catapult Australian actor R ... view
Character:
John Olwine (1 ep.)
Ice Palace Adventure, Drama
1960
Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious cannery tycoon ... view
Character:
Scotty Ballantyne
Mr. Lucky Drama
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June 18, 1960, with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Hawaiian Eye Crime, Drama
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Rebel Western
Oct 1959 (first aired)
After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various s ... view
Character:
Lew Bussey (1 ep.)
Johnny Ringo Western
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Johnny Ringo is an American Western television series starring Don Durant that aired on CBS from October 1, 1959, until June 30, 1960. It is loosely b ... view
Character:
Kramer (1 ep.)
Lock-Up Drama
Sep 1959 (first aired)
Lock-Up is an American legal drama series that premiered in syndication in September 1959 and concluded in June 1961. The half-hour episodes had littl ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Riverboat Western
Sep 1959 (first aired)
Riverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds broadcast on the NBC television network from September 1 ... view
Character:
Ansel Torgin (1 ep.)
Bonanza Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
Sep 1959 (first aired)
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community. ... view
Character:
Carl Harris (1 ep.)
Tightrope Drama, Crime
Sep 1959 (first aired)
Tightrope is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September 1960, under the alternate sponsorship of the J.B. Willi ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Sunrise Gun Western
1959
Johnny Sunrise is training his son to avenge the injury to his hand which was caused by Sam Duskin. Then Sam Duskin, Jr. comes to town and the sons ag ... view
Character:
Lud Greening
1959
Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a ma ... view
Character:
Tom Flaunce
No Name on the Bullet Action, Thriller, Western
1959
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of ... view
Character:
Stricker
Black Saddle Western, Drama
Jan 1959 (first aired)
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The hal ... view
Character:
Dr. Wyle (1 ep.)
Rawhide Western, Drama
Jan 1959 (first aired)
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventu ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (0 ep.)
Gateways to the Mind Documentary, Animation
1958
The film presents how the human body recognizes and becomes aware of its surroundings. The various information pathways to the brain such as sight, so ... view
Character:
Hal - the Cameraman (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip Crime, Drama, Mystery
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office locate ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (3 ep.)
Marty Kline (1 ep.)
Bat Masterson Western, Drama
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masters ... view
Character:
Jim Pate (1 ep.)
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Van Kemp (1 ep.)
The Rifleman Action & Adventure, Western, Family
Sep 1958 (first aired)
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It ... view
Character:
Chris Manse (2 ep.)
The Texan Western
Sep 1958 (first aired)
The Texan was a Western television series starring popular B movie actor Rory Calhoun, which aired on the CBS television network from 1958 to 1960. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Bronco Western
Sep 1958 (first aired)
Bronco is a Western series on ABC from 1958 through 1962. It was shown by the BBC in the United Kingdom. The program starred Ty Hardin as Bronco Layne ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Kings Go Forth Drama, Romance, War
1958
When Harris applies for the position of a radioman in Loggins' army unit, he is hired immediately. While on a mission together in France, they both fa ... view
Character:
The Colonel
Leave It to Beaver Comedy, Family
Oct 1957 (first aired)
An inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver, has adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show ... view
Character:
George Haskell (2 ep.)
Trackdown Western, Action & Adventure
Oct 1957 (first aired)
Trackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp that aired on CBS between 1957 and 1959. More than seventy episodes of this se ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1957 (first aired)
The Court of Last Resort is an American television dramatized court show which aired on the NBC from 1957 through 1958. It was co-produced by Erle Sta ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1957 (first aired)
The Walter Winchell File is the title of a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York C ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Maverick Comedy, Western
Sep 1957 (first aired)
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than me ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Captain Nares (1 ep.)
Sheriff Griffin (1 ep.)
Perry Mason Mystery, Drama, Crime
Sep 1957 (first aired)
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent. ... view
Character:
Axel Norstaad (1 ep.)
Corley Ketchum (1 ep.)
Charles Norman (1 ep.)
Unk Hazekian (1 ep.)
Sugarfoot Western
Sep 1957 (first aired)
Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The series stars Will Hutchins as Tom Brewster, an Easterner w ... view
Character:
Andy Burke (1 ep.)
Alexi Sharlokov (1 ep.)
Dennis O'Hara (1 ep.)
Bill Manning (1 ep.)
Have Gun, Will Travel Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1957 (first aired)
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four i ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (6 ep.)
Four Boys and a Gun Crime, Drama, Thriller
1957
The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When their crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn ... view
Character:
Mr. Badek
Oct 1956 (first aired)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961 ... view
Character:
Lee Willis (1 ep.)
Lud Greening (1 ep.)
Will Harmon (1 ep.)
Sep 1956 (first aired)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Terr ... view
Character:
Andre Rochambeau (1 ep.)
Alice in Wonderland Adventure, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
1955
A young girl named Alice goes through a looking glass and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas. ... view
Character:
Humpty Dumpty
Oct 1955 (first aired)
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mystery, Drama, Crime
Oct 1955 (first aired)
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. ... view
Character:
Ed Holland (1 ep.)
John (1 ep.)
Gunsmoke Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1955 (first aired)
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place ... view
Character:
Hank Luz (1 ep.)
Raff (1 ep.)
Hutch (1 ep.)
Adam (1 ep.)
Tabe (1 ep.)
Ian McGovern (1 ep.)
Lars Karlgren (1 ep.)
McGruder (1 ep.)
Mr. Hubert (1 ep.)
The Wonderful World of Disney Action & Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Kids, Family
Oct 1954 (first aired)
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series prem ... view
Character:
Laredo Marshal (uncredited) (1 ep.)
Lassie Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Comedy
Sep 1954 (first aired)
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teachi ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (5 ep.)
Apr 1954 (first aired)
Portia Faces Life was heard on radio from 1940 to 1970, and this soap opera was also telecast for a single season in the mid-1950s. It began in syndic ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (324 ep.)
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Humpty Dumpty (1 ep.)
Oct 1951 (first aired)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was spon ... view
Character:
Asmussen (1 ep.)
Jan 1950 (first aired)
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live sho ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
December 7th History, War, Action, Documentary
1943
"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii a ... view
Character:
Machine-Gunner (uncredited)
1935
Domestic drama about an elderly woman and her four squabbling adult children. ... view
Character:
Protester at Communist Meeting