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Karl Swenson
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Died aged 70
Also known asPeter WayneGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/07/1908Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied08/10/1978 (aged 70)Died inTorringtonCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ690569 ↗TMDb#12158 ↗

Karl Henri Reginald Swenson was an American actor of stage, screen, and radio. He was known for his many character roles, and as Lars Hanson on the television series Little House on the Prairie (1974–78), as well as the voice of Merlin in the Disney animated film The Sword in the Stone (1963). He appeared in over 170 productions from the 1930s through the 1970s.

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Filmography107 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1995Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the WindMovie(voice) (archive footage)87
1990Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the SeaMovieMerlin (archive footage) (voice)82
1982Disney's Halloween TreatMovieMerlin (voice) (archive footage)74
1978The Amazing Spider-ManSeries—70
1977Disney's Greatest VillainsMovieMerlin (voice) (archive footage)69
1974Little House on the PrairieSeriesLars Hanson66
1974Happy DaysSeries—66
1974The Gun and the PulpitMovieAdams66
1973Doc ElliotSeries—65
1972Emergency!SeriesGus64
1972Ghost StorySeriesEd Barnes64
1972Ulzana's RaidMovieRukeyser64
1971CannonSeries—63
1971A Howling in the WoodsMovieApperson63
1971Vanishing PointMovieClerk63
1970The Odd CoupleSeriesCaptain Potter62
1970The Wild CountryMovieJensen62
1970… tick… tick… tick…MovieFrank Braddock Sr.62
1970The ImmortalSeries—62
1968The Mod SquadSeries—60
1968Hawaii Five-OSeriesAbel Morgan60
1968The OutcastsSeries—60
1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries—59
1967IronsideSeriesVet59
1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries—59
1967Cimarron StripSeries—59
1967Hour of the GunMovieDr. Charles Goodfellow59
1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightMovieDr. Keller59
1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesDr. Ziegler58
1966The Rat PatrolSeriesColonel Seidner58
1966TarzanSeries—58
1966CBS PlayhouseSeriesDr. Keller58
1966SecondsMovieDr. Morris58
1965The Big ValleySeriesSteve Minter57
1965Major DundeeMovieCaptain Waller57
1965Hogan's HeroesSeriesDr. Karl Svenson57
1965The Cincinnati KidMovieMr. Rudd57
1965The Sons of Katie ElderMovieDoc Isdell57
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.SeriesCol. Harper56
1964Profiles in CourageSeriesChynoweth56
1963The FugitiveSeriesMorgan55
1963Mr. NovakSeriesMr. Haskell55
1963The LieutenantSeries—55
1963The Greatest Show on EarthSeries—55
1963The PrizeMovieHilding55
1963The DakotasSeries—55
1963The Bill Dana ShowSeries—55
1963The Sword in the StoneMovieMerlin (voice)55
1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersSeriesColey Bishop55
1962The VirginianSeriesBen Wallace54
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesGeorge Sherston54
1962How the West Was WonMovieTrain Conductor (uncredited)54
1962Sam BenedictSeriesBarney Rossvalley54
1962The Spiral RoadMovieInsp. Bevers54
1962Walk on the Wild SideMovieSchmidt54
1962Lonely are the BraveMovieRev. Hoskins54
1962General Electric TrueSeries—54
1961Ben CaseySeries—53
1961Dr. KildareSeriesJudge53
1961Judgment at NurembergMovieHeinrich Geuter53
1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeriesMr. McBeevee52
1960Surfside 6Series—52
1960North to AlaskaMovieLars Nordqvist52
1960OutlawsSeries—52
1960The WesternerSeriesBen Potts52
1960Flaming StarMovieDred Pierce52
1960The Gallant HoursMovieBill Bailey52
1960Ice PalaceMovieScotty Ballantyne52
1960One Foot in HellMovieSheriff Ole Olson52
1960KlondikeSeriesJudge Frank Weinstock52
1959BonanzaSeriesCarl Harris51
1959Lock-UpSeries—51
1959Hawaiian EyeSeries—51
1959Mr. LuckySeries—51
1959Johnny RingoSeriesKramer51
1959The RebelSeriesLew Bussey51
1959Black SaddleSeriesDr. Wyle51
1959TightropeSeries—51
1959RiverboatSeriesAnsel Torgin51
1959No Name on the BulletMovieStricker51
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeriesVan Kemp50
1958The RiflemanSeriesChris Manse50
1958BroncoSeries—50
1958Bat MastersonSeriesJim Pate50
195877 Sunset StripSeries—50
1958The TexanSeries—50
1957Perry MasonSeriesCharles Norman49
1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries—49
1957MaverickSeries—49
1957TrackdownSeries—49
1957Perry MasonSeriesUnk Hazekian49
1957SugarfootSeriesAlexi Sharlokov49
1957The Walter Winchell FileSeries—49
1957Leave It to BeaverSeriesGeorge Haskell49
1957The Court of Last ResortSeries—49
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesLud Greening48
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeriesAndre Rochambeau48
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesJohn47
1955GunsmokeSeriesMcGruder47
1955Playwrights '56Series—47
1955Alice in WonderlandMovieHumpty Dumpty47
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesLaredo Marshal (uncredited)46
1954LassieSeries—46
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesHumpty Dumpty43
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesAsmussen43
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries—42
1935Strangers AllMovieProtester at Communist Meeting27