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Karl Swenson
Lars Henson dans La Petite Maison dans la Prairie
Nom de naissance : Karl Swenson
Date de naissance : 23-07-1908
Date de décès : 08-10-1978 (70 ans)
Lieu de naissance : Brooklyn New-York
La Biographie de Karl Swenson
Karl Swenson est un acteur américain né le 23 juillet 1908 à Brooklyn New-York , décédé le 8 octobre 1978 à Torrington Connecticut d'une attaque cardiaque.
Il joua le rôle de Lars Hanson dans la célèbre série La petite maison dans la prairie. Karl est décédé quelque temps après avoir tourné l'épisode dans lequel son personnage décédait !
Karl Swenson était un acteur américain né le 20 août 1908 à Brooklyn, New York. Il a commencé sa carrière d'acteur en 1936 et a joué dans de nombreuses productions de théâtre, de films et de télévision au cours de sa vie.
Swenson était surtout connu pour ses rôles dans des productions de la célèbre compagnie théâtrale du New York Shakespeare Festival, notamment dans les pièces "Henry V" et "The Taming of the Shrew". Il a également joué dans plusieurs productions de la compagnie de théâtre Broadway, notamment dans "The Iceman Cometh" et "Death of a Salesman".
En dehors du théâtre, Swenson a également joué dans de nombreux films et émissions de télévision. Il a notamment joué dans des films tels que "The Big Circus" et "The Big Knife", ainsi que dans des émissions de télévision populaires telles que "The Lone Ranger" et "The Adventures of Superman". Swenson a également joué dans des séries télévisées de science-fiction telles que "Lost in Space" et "Star Trek", où il a interprété le personnage de Lars, le père d'Uhura.
Swenson a continué à travailler jusqu'à sa mort en 1978, à l'âge de 70 ans. Il était considéré comme l'un des acteurs les plus talentueux et polyvalents de sa génération, et sa carrière a été marquée par son habileté à interpréter des rôles très différents avec une grande aisance.
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| Titre | Role |
|---|---|
| Little House on the Prairie | Lars Hanson (40 episodes, 1974-1978) |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Dr. Carl Benson (1 episode, 1978) |
| Disneyland | Jensen (1 episode, 1975) |
| Cannon | Jack Halsey (1 episode, 1975) |
| Happy Days | Police Detective (1 episode, 1974) |
| Apple's Way | Dr. Knowles (1 episode, 1974) |
| The Gun and the Pulpit (1974) (TV) | Adams |
| Doc Elliot | Mike Shea (1 episode, 1974) |
| Emergency! | Gus (1 episode, 1974) |
| Barnaby Jones | Mr. Fowler (1 episode, 1973) |
| The Odd Couple | Captain Potter (1 episode, 1973) |
| Ulzana's Raid (1972) | Willy Rukeyser (settler) |
| Ghost Story | Ed Barnes (1 episode, 1972) |
| The New Healers (1972) (TV) | Mr. Fisherman |
| The Mod Squad (2 episodes, 1970-1972) | |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Otto Schurman (1 episode, 1972) |
| Longstreet | Sven Aalborg (1 episode, 1972) |
| A Howling in the Woods (1971) (TV) | Apperson |
| The Birdmen (1971) (TV) | Gunter |
| This Is the Life | Burke (1 episode, 1971) |
| Dan August | Aubrey Burnett (1 episode, 1971) |
| Gunsmoke | Adam Dill / ... (9 episodes, 1957-1971) |
| Ironside | Vet (1 episode, 1971) |
| Medical Center | Dr. Mills (1 episode, 1971) |
| Vanishing Point (1971) | Sandy McKees, Argo's Attendant |
| The Wild Country (1970) | Jensen |
| The Immortal | Dom DiLorenzo (1 episode, 1970) |
| Hawaii Five-O | Abel Morgan (2 episodes, 1970) |
| ...tick... tick... tick... (1970) | Braddock Sr. |
| The Virginian | Ben Wallace / ... (6 episodes, 1962-1969) |
| Mission: Impossible | Colonel Dubov / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969) |
| Tiger, Tiger (1969) (TV) | Dr. Herbert |
| The Outcasts | Tom Reed (1 episode, 1969) |
| Premiere | Erickson (1 episode, 1968) |
| Lassie | Anson Booth / ... (5 episodes, 1964-1968) |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Walden (1 episode, 1968) |
| Cimarron Strip | Dr. Kihlgren / ... (6 episodes, 1967-1968) |
| Judd for the Defense | Judge (2 episodes, 1968) |
| Tarzan | General Governer (1 episode, 1968) |
| Bonanza | Captain Neils Larson / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1967) |
| Hour of the Gun (1967) | Dr. Charles Goodfellow |
| Hogan's Heroes | Dr. Karl Svenson (1 episode, 1967) |
| CBS Playhouse | Dr. Keller (1 episode, 1967) |
| Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1967) | Theodore Roosevelt |
| The Rat Patrol | Col. Seidner (1 episode, 1967) |
| The Big Valley | Aaron Moyers / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1967) |
| Twelve O'Clock High | Karisen (1 episode, 1966) |
| Seconds (1966) | Dr. Morris |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Sheriff Ben Garrett (1 episode, 1966) |
| Convoy | Lars Hanson (1 episode, 1965) |
| Dr. Kildare | Judge (3 episodes, 1965) |
| Perry Mason | Axel Norstaad / ... (4 episodes, 1962-1965) |
| The Cincinnati Kid (1965) | Mr. Rudd |
| The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) | Doc Isdell |
| Major Dundee (1965) | Captain Waller |
| The Fugitive | Morgan / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965) |
| Death Valley Days (1 episode, 1964) | |
| Mr. Novak (1 episode, 1964) | |
| Profiles in Courage | Chynoweth (1 episode, 1964) |
| Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Colonel Harper (1 episode, 1964) |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Erickson (1 episode, 1964) |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Bigger / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964) |
| Wagon Train | Harry Whitmore / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1964) |
| The Sword in the Stone (1963) (voice) | Merlin |
| The Prize (1963) | Hilding (Welcome Basket) |
| The Man from Galveston (1963) | Sheriff |
| Temple Houston | Sam Wade (1 episode, 1963) |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Louis (1 episode, 1963) |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Baldwin / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1963) |
| Laramie | Bryan James / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1963) |
| The Birds (1963) | Doomsayer in diner |
| G.E. True | Kowalski (1 episode, 1963) |
| The Eleventh Hour | Nelson (1 episode, 1963) |
| Sam Benedict | Barney Rossvalley / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1963) |
| The Dakotas | Harry McNeill (1 episode, 1963) |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | George Sherston (1 episode, 1962) |
| How the West Was Won (1962) (uncredited) | Train conductor |
| Ripcord | Will Gorman (1 episode) |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. McBeevee (1 episode, 1962) |
| The Comedy Spot | Harold Carol (1 episode, 1962) |
| Kraft Mystery Theater (1 episode, 1962) | |
| The Spiral Road (1962) | Insp. Bevers |
| The Untouchables | Hans Dreiser / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962) |
| Lonely Are the Brave (1962) | Rev. Hoskins (prison inmate) |
| The Dick Powell Show | Lang (1 episode, 1962) |
| Walk on the Wild Side (1962) | Schmidt |
| Surfside 6 | Charlie Haynes (1 episode, 1962) |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Barthold (1 episode, 1962) |
| Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) | Dr. Heinrich Geuter (Feldenstein's lawyer) |
| Outlaws (1 episode, 1961) | |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Boris Tosheff / ... (6 episodes, 1958-1961) |
| The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1 episode, 1961) | |
| The Best of the Post | Turner (2 episodes, 1960-1961) |
| Klondike | Dr. Edwards / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961) |
| Maverick | Captain Nares / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1961) |
| The Aquanauts | Rainbow (1 episode, 1961) |
| Flaming Star (1960) | Dred Pierce |
| Hong Kong (1 episode, 1960) | |
| The Westerner | Ben Potts (1 episode, 1960) |
| North to Alaska (1960) | Lars Nordquist |
| Hawaiian Eye | Martin Dunlap (1 episode, 1960) |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ed / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960) |
| One Foot in Hell (1960) | Sheriff Ole Olson |
| Johnny Ringo | Marshal Kramer (1 episode, 1960) |
| The Gallant Hours (1960) | Captain Bill Bailey |
| Mr. Lucky | St. John (1 episode, 1960) |
| The Man and the Challenge | Dr. Lindstrom (1 episode, 1960) |
| Zane Grey Theater | Luis Greening / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1960) |
| The Rifleman | Chris Manse / ... (2 episodes, 1960) |
| Hotel de Paree | Jed Holmes (1 episode, 1960) |
| Ice Palace (1960) | Scotty Ballantyne |
| The Texan | Sam Maitland / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959) |
| Black Saddle | Doc Wile (1 episode, 1959) |
| The Rebel | Lew Bussey (1 episode, 1959) |
| Rawhide | Sergeant (1 episode, 1959) |
| The Man from Blackhawk (1 episode, 1959) | |
| Riverboat | Ansel Torgin (1 episode, 1959) |
| Lock Up | Ed Reed (1 episode, 1959) |
| Men Into Space | Senator Jim Sloane (1 episode, 1959) |
| Tightrope | William B. Kane (1 episode, 1959) |
| Bronco | Captain Taylor / ... (2 episodes, 1959) |
| The Jack Benny Program | Pierre (1 episode, 1959) |
| Steve Canyon | Karoli (1 episode, 1959) |
| No Name on the Bullet (1959) | Earl Stricker |
| Sugarfoot | Alexi Sharlokov / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1959) |
| The Hanging Tree (1959) | Tom Flaunce |
| Trackdown | Monroe (1 episode, 1959) |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Snipes (1 episode, 1959) |
| Bat Masterson | Jim Pate (1 episode, 1958) |
| The Badlanders (1958) (uncredited) | The Marshal |
| Jefferson Drum | Kiley (1 episode, 1958) |
| Kings Go Forth (1958) | Lt. Col. Loggins |
| Bachelor Father | Mr. Burton (1 episode, 1958) |
| Cheyenne | Bruce Coll (1 episode, 1958) |
| Colt .45 | Courtwright (1 episode, 1958) |
| Leave It to Beaver | George Haskell (2 episodes, 1958) |
| Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | Casey (1 episode, 1958) |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Andre (1 episode, 1958) |
| The Court of Last Resort | Carl Halsted (1 episode, 1957) |
| Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Asmussen (1 episode, 1957) |
| Circus Boy | Lars Larsen (1 episode, 1957) |
| That Night! (1957) | |
| The Walter Winchell File (1 episode, 1957) | |
| Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode, 1957) | |
| The United States Steel Hour | Abner Carson (1 episode, 1957) |
| Four Boys and a Gun (1957) | Mr. Badek |
| Playwrights '56 | Sy Crandell (1 episode, 1956) |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Humpty Dumpty (1 episode, 1955) |
| Kraft Television Theatre (1 episode, 1954) |
Famille
- Il fut marié avec Virginia Hanscom Swenson de 1930 à 1960, ils eurent 4 enfants.
- Il fut également marié avec Joan Tompkins jusqu'au 8 Octobre 1978.
Auteurs de la fiche
- Date de création : le 17/09/2007 par abdest