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"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Bat is hired by John Conant to discover if his daughter's fiance cheats at cards. Bat discovers the crooked card sharp is really a powerful cattle baron who plans to kill Bat before he can tell anyone else.
The Sword in the Stone (1963) -- Merlin the Magician teaches a young boy who is destined to be King Arthur.
"The Big Valley" (1965): Season 1: Episode 7 -- A Spanish nobleman threatens to foreclose on ranchers when Heath falls for his daughter (Katharine Ross).
"The Big Valley" (1965): Season 1: Episode 30 -- A doctor treating train-passenger Audra for appendicitis meets enemies who reveal a secret from his past.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 20 -- A woman (Jan Sterling) has problems staying away from the race track and it threatens her marriage. With Karl Swenson.

Overview

Date of Birth:
23 July 1908, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
8 October 1978, Torrington, Connecticut, USA more
Mini Biography:
Of Swedish descent, burly, light-haired character actor Karl Swenson was... more
Trivia:
In two of his most remembered roles, although the parts were small, he... more
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Alternate Names:
Karl Swensen
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Jan. 15:15 PMTCM How the West Was Won  more

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Lars Hanson (41 episodes, 1974-1978)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - There's No Place Like Home: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Lars Hanson
        - I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... Lars Hanson
        - I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... Lars Hanson
        - The Inheritance (1978) TV episode .... Lars Hanson
        - The Fighter (1977) TV episode .... Lars Hanson
          (36 more)
  2. "The Amazing Spider-Man" .... Dr. Carl Benson (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Spiderman
        - Night of the Clones (1978) TV episode .... Dr. Carl Benson
  3. "Disneyland" .... Jensen (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Wild Country: Part 2 (1975) TV episode .... Jensen
  4. "Cannon" .... Jack Halsey (1 episode, 1975)
        - Coffin Corner (1975) TV episode .... Jack Halsey
  5. "Happy Days" .... Police Detective (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
        - Richie's Car (1974) TV episode .... Police Detective
  6. "Apple's Way" .... Dr. Knowles (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Pen Pal (1974) TV episode .... Dr. Knowles
  7. The Gun and the Pulpit (1974) (TV) .... Adams
  8. "Doc Elliot" .... Mike Shea (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Gold Mine (1974) TV episode .... Mike Shea
  9. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Gustaveson (1 episode, 1974)
        - Blockade (1974) TV episode .... Gustaveson
  10. "Emergency!" .... Gus (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
        - Messin' Around (1974) TV episode .... Gus
  11. "Barnaby Jones" .... Mr. Fowler (1 episode, 1973)
        - Trial Run for Death (1973) TV episode .... Mr. Fowler
  12. "The Odd Couple" .... Captain Potter (1 episode, 1973)
        - Sometimes a Great Ocean (1973) TV episode .... Captain Potter
  13. "Lassie" .... Anson Booth / ... (7 episodes, 1962-1972)
    ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
        - Vigil of the Stork (1972) TV episode .... Karl Burkholm
        - Hanford's Point: Part 1 (1968) TV episode (uncredited) .... Barnaby Cornell
        - A Time of Decision (1967) TV episode .... Anson Booth
        - The Homeless (1967) TV episode .... Anson Booth
        - In the Eyes of Lassie (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Karl Hansen
          (2 more)
  14. Ulzana's Raid (1972) .... Willy Rukeyser (settler)
  15. "Ghost Story" .... Ed Barnes (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
        - At the Cradle Foot (1972) TV episode .... Ed Barnes
  16. The New Healers (1972) (TV) .... Mr. Fisherman
  17. "The Mod Squad" .... Edwards / ... (2 episodes, 1970-1972)
        - The Cave (1972) TV episode .... William Bradshaw
        - Return to Darkness, Return to Light (1970) TV episode .... Edwards
  18. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" .... Otto Schurman (1 episode, 1972)
        - Operation: Deathwatch (1972) TV episode .... Otto Schurman
  19. "Longstreet" .... Sven Aalborg (1 episode, 1972)
        - Let the Memories Be Happy Ones (1972) TV episode .... Sven Aalborg
  20. A Howling in the Woods (1971) (TV) .... Apperson
  21. The Birdmen (1971) (TV) .... Gunter
    ... aka Escape of the Birdmen (UK)
    ... aka Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard (Europe: English title: video title)
  22. "This Is the Life" .... Burke (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka The Fisher Family (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scandal (1971) TV episode .... Burke
  23. "Dan August" .... Aubrey Burnett (1 episode, 1971)
        - Trackdown (1971) TV episode .... Aubrey Burnett
  24. "Gunsmoke" .... Adam Dill / ... (9 episodes, 1957-1971)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Lavery (1971) TV episode .... Mr. Hubert
        - The Devil's Outpost (1969) TV episode .... McGruder
        - The Newcomers (1966) TV episode .... Lars Karlgren
        - Harvest (1966) TV episode .... Ian McGovern
        - Blue Heaven (1964) TV episode .... Tabe Morley
          (4 more)
  25. "Ironside" .... Vet (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - Killing at the Track (1971) TV episode .... Vet
  26. "Medical Center" .... Dr. Mills (1 episode, 1971)
        - Secret Heritage (1971) TV episode .... Dr. Mills
  27. Vanishing Point (1971) .... Sandy McKees, Argo's Attendant
  28. The Wild Country (1970) .... Jensen
    ... aka The Newcomers
  29. "The Immortal" .... Dom DiLorenzo (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Queen's Gambit (1970) TV episode .... Dom DiLorenzo
  30. "Insight" .... Phillips (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - The Dangerous Airs of Amy Clark (1970) TV episode
        - A Thousand Red Flowers (1969) TV episode .... Phillips
  31. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Abel Morgan (2 episodes, 1970)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part II (1970) TV episode .... Abel Morgan
        - Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part I (1970) TV episode .... Abel Morgan
  32. ...tick... tick... tick... (1970) .... Braddock Sr.

  33. "The Virginian" .... Ben Wallace / ... (7 episodes, 1962-1969)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - The Substitute (1969) TV episode .... Ezra Gates
        - The Heritage (1968) TV episode .... Nelson
        - The Crooked Path (1968) TV episode .... Sheriff Roy Cheever
        - Yesterday's Timepiece (1967) TV episode .... Mr. Archer
        - Blaze of Glory (1965) TV episode .... Ben Wallace
          (2 more)
  34. "Mission: Impossible" .... Colonel Dubov / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - The Numbers Game (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Ziegler
        - The Spy (1968) TV episode .... Colonel Dubov
  35. Tiger, Tiger (1969) (TV) .... Dr. Herbert
  36. "The Outcasts" .... Tom Reed (1 episode, 1969)
        - Act of Faith (1969) TV episode .... Tom Reed
  37. "Premiere" .... Erickson (1 episode, 1968)
        - Walk in the Sky (1968) TV episode .... Erickson
  38. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" .... Walden (1 episode, 1968)
        - Stopover in a Troubled Town (1968) TV episode .... Walden
  39. "Cimarron Strip" .... Dr. Kihlgren / ... (6 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - Knife in the Darkness (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Kihlgren
        - Fool's Gold (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Kihlgren
        - Nobody (1967) TV episode .... Doc Kihlgren
        - The Beast That Walks Like a Man (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Kihlgren
        - The Battle of Bloody Stones (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Kihlgren
          (1 more)
  40. "Judd for the Defense" .... Judge (2 episodes, 1968)
        - Fall of a Skylark: Part 2 - The Appeal (1968) TV episode .... Judge
        - Fall of a Skylark: Part 1 - The Trial (1968) TV episode .... Judge
  41. "Tarzan" .... General Governer (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Professional (1968) TV episode .... General Governer
  42. "Bonanza" .... Captain Neils Larson / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1967)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Showdown at Tahoe (1967) TV episode .... Captain Neils Larson
        - A Natural Wizard (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Woods
        - Day of Reckoning (1960) TV episode .... Ike Daggert
        - Death on Sun Mountain (1959) TV episode .... Carl Harris
  43. Hour of the Gun (1967) .... Dr. Charles Goodfellow
  44. "Hogan's Heroes" .... Dr. Karl Svenson (1 episode, 1967)
        - How to Win Friends and Influence Nazis (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Karl Svenson
  45. "CBS Playhouse" .... Dr. Keller (1 episode, 1967)
        - Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Keller
  46. Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1967) .... Theodore Roosevelt
    ... aka Brighty
  47. "The Rat Patrol" .... Col. Seidner (1 episode, 1967)
        - Two for One Raid (1967) TV episode .... Col. Seidner
  48. "The Big Valley" .... Aaron Moyers / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - Wagonload of Dreams (1967) TV episode .... Steve Minter
        - Last Train to the Fair (1966) TV episode .... Aaron Moyers
        - Winner Lose All (1965) TV episode .... Bert Hadley
  49. "12 O'Clock High" .... Karisen (1 episode, 1966)
        - To Seek and Destroy (1966) TV episode .... Karisen
  50. Seconds (1966) .... Dr. Morris
  51. "A Man Called Shenandoah" .... Sheriff Ben Garrett (1 episode, 1966)
        - End of a Legend (1966) TV episode .... Sheriff Ben Garrett
  52. "Convoy" .... Lars Hanson (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Man with the Saltwater Socks (1965) TV episode .... Lars Hanson
  53. "Dr. Kildare" .... Judge (3 episodes, 1965)
        - Hour of Decision (1965) TV episode .... Judge
        - Wives and Losers (1965) TV episode .... Judge
        - The Life Machine (1965) TV episode .... Judge
  54. "Perry Mason" .... Axel Norstaad / ... (4 episodes, 1962-1965)
        - The Case of the 12th Wildcat (1965) TV episode .... Unk Hazekian
        - The Case of the Sleepy Slayer (1964) TV episode .... Charles Norman
        - The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1963) TV episode .... Corley Ketchum nee Harley
        - The Case of the Tarnished Trademark (1962) TV episode .... Axel Norstaad
  55. The Cincinnati Kid (1965) .... Mr. Rudd
  56. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) .... Doc Isdell
  57. Major Dundee (1965) .... Captain Waller
  58. "The Fugitive" .... Morgan / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Brass Ring (1965) TV episode .... Morgan
        - Tug of War (1964) TV episode .... Service station owner
  59. "Death Valley Days" .... Rev. Hughes (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - A Bargain Is for Keeping (1964) TV episode .... Rev. Hughes
  60. "Mr. Novak" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Love Amongst the Grown-Ups (1964) TV episode
  61. "Profiles in Courage" .... Chynoweth (1 episode, 1964)
        - Richard T. Ely (1964) TV episode .... Chynoweth
  62. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Colonel Harper (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Gomer Pyle (Australia)
        - A Date for the Colonel's Daughter (1964) TV episode .... Colonel Harper
  63. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Erickson (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
        - Once Upon a Savage Night (1964) TV episode .... Erickson
  64. "The Bill Dana Show" .... Fred Wilkins (1 episode, 1964)
        - Jose, the Matchmaker (1964) TV episode .... Fred Wilkins
  65. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" .... Bigger / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Day of the Search (1964) TV episode .... Bigger
        - The Day of the First Suitor (1963) TV episode .... Coley Bishop
  66. "Wagon Train" .... Harry Whitmore / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1964)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Jed Whitmore Story (1964) TV episode .... Harry Whitmore
        - The Jim Bridger Story (1961) TV episode .... Jim Bridger
  67. The Sword in the Stone (1963) (voice) .... Merlin
  68. The Prize (1963) .... Hilding (Welcome Basket)
  69. The Man from Galveston (1963) .... Sheriff
  70. "Temple Houston" .... Sam Wade (1 episode, 1963)
        - Seventy Times Seven (1963) TV episode .... Sam Wade
  71. "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Louis (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Wrecker (1963) TV episode .... Louis
  72. "The Lieutenant" .... Morley (1 episode, 1963)
        - Fall from a White Horse (1963) TV episode .... Morley
  73. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Baldwin / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1963)
        - By His Own Verdict (1963) TV episode .... Marty Kline
        - Twice Dead (1962) TV episode .... Tom Lansing
        - The Man in the Mirror (1961) TV episode .... Joseph Vanner/Joe Vianelli
        - Two and Two Makes Six (1958) TV episode .... Baldwin
  74. "Laramie" .... Bryan James / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - The Stranger (1963) TV episode .... Emikl Viktor
        - Trial by Fire (1962) TV episode .... Lars Carlson
        - A Grave for Cully Brown (1962) TV episode .... Bryan James
  75. The Birds (1963) .... Doomsayer in diner
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (UK: complete title)
  76. "G.E. True" .... Jim Kowalski (1 episode, 1963)
        - Security Risk (1963) TV episode .... Jim Kowalski
  77. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Nelson (1 episode, 1963)
        - Beauty Playing a Mandolin Underneath a Willow Tree (1963) TV episode .... Nelson
  78. "Sam Benedict" .... Barney Rossvalley (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Some Fires Die Slowly (1963) TV episode .... Barney Rossvalley
        - Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep (1963) TV episode .... Barney Rossvalley
        - Nothing Equals Nothing (1962) TV episode .... Barney Rossvalley
  79. "The Dakotas" .... Harry McNeill (1 episode, 1963)
        - Thunder in Pleasant Valley (1963) TV episode .... Harry McNeill
  80. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... George Sherston (1 episode, 1962)
        - House Guest (1962) TV episode .... George Sherston
  81. How the West Was Won (1962) (uncredited) .... Train conductor
  82. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Mr. McBeevee (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
        - Mr. McBeevee (1962) TV episode .... Mr. McBeevee
  83. "The Comedy Spot" .... Howard Carol (1 episode, 1962)
        - Time Out for Ginger (1962) TV episode .... Howard Carol
  84. "Kraft Mystery Theater" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Change of Heart (1962) TV episode
  85. The Spiral Road (1962) .... Insp. Bevers
  86. "The Untouchables" .... Hans Dreiser / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - Arsenal (1962) TV episode .... Stanley Zolinsky
        - Mr. Moon (1961) TV episode .... Hans Dreiser
  87. Lonely Are the Brave (1962) .... Rev. Hoskins (prison inmate)
  88. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Lang (2 episodes, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Pericles on 31st Street (1962) TV episode
        - Safari (1962) TV episode .... Lang
  89. Walk on the Wild Side (1962) .... Schmidt
  90. "Surfside 6" .... Charlie Haynes (1 episode, 1962)
        - Who Is Sylvia? (1962) TV episode .... Charlie Haynes
  91. "Ripcord" .... Will Gorman (1 episode, 1962)
        - Day of the Hunter (1962) TV episode .... Will Gorman
  92. "Ben Casey" .... Dr. Barthold (1 episode, 1962)
        - And If I Die (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Barthold
  93. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) .... Dr. Heinrich Geuter - Feldenstein's Lawyer
    ... aka Judgement at Nuremberg
  94. "Window on Main Street" (1 episode, 1961)
        - Doctor to Town (1961) TV episode
  95. "Outlaws" .... Dowzy Williams (1 episode, 1961)
        - Return to New March (1961) TV episode .... Dowzy Williams
  96. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Boris Tosheff / ... (6 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - Brother's Keeper (1961) TV episode .... Sheriff
        - El Paso Stage (1961) TV episode .... Sam DeWitt
        - Fandango (1961) TV episode .... Lloyd Petty
        - Alaska (1959) TV episode .... Boris Tosheff
        - A Sense of Justice (1958) TV episode .... Sheriff Grayson
          (1 more)
  97. "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Genuine Fake (1961) TV episode
  98. "The Best of the Post" .... Turner (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Frontier Correspondent (1961) TV episode
        - Suicide Flight (1960) TV episode .... Turner
  99. "Klondike" .... Dr. Edwards / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Swing Your Partner (1961) TV episode .... Dr. Edwards
        - Klondike Fever (1960) TV episode .... Judge Frank Weinstock
  100. "Maverick" .... Captain Nares / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1961)
        - Family Pride (1961) TV episode .... General Josiah Warren
        - Shady Deal at Sunny Acres (1958) TV episode .... Sheriff Griffen
        - The Wrecker (1957) TV episode .... Captain Nares
  101. "The Aquanauts" .... Rainbow (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Malibu Run
        - Secret at Half Moon Key (1961) TV episode .... Rainbow
  102. Flaming Star (1960) .... Dred Pierce
  103. "Hong Kong" .... John Olwine (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Dragon Cup (1960) TV episode .... John Olwine
  104. "The Westerner" .... Ben Potts (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Line Camp (1960) TV episode .... Ben Potts
  105. North to Alaska (1960) .... Lars Nordquist
  106. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Martin Dunlap (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Blue Goddess (1960) TV episode .... Martin Dunlap
  107. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Ed Holland / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - A Very Moral Theft (1960) TV episode .... John, the Brother
        - On the Nose (1958) TV episode .... Ed Holland
  108. One Foot in Hell (1960) .... Sheriff Ole Olson
    ... aka The Last Man
  109. "Johnny Ringo" .... Marshal Kramer (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Lobo Lawman (1960) TV episode .... Marshal Kramer
  110. The Gallant Hours (1960) .... Captain Bill Bailey
  111. "The Man and the Challenge" .... Dr. Lindstrom (1 episode, 1960)
        - Breakoff (1960) TV episode .... Dr. Lindstrom
  112. "Mr. Lucky" .... Frederick St. John (1 episode, 1960)
        - Odyssey of Hate (1960) TV episode .... Frederick St. John
  113. "The Rifleman" .... Chris Manse / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
        - The Jailbird (1960) TV episode (as Karl Swensen) .... Chris Manse
        - The Vision (1960) TV episode .... Nils Swenson
  114. "Hotel de Paree" .... Jed Holmes (1 episode, 1960)
        - Sundance and the Marshal of Water's End (1960) TV episode .... Jed Holmes
  115. "Bachelor Father" .... Charley Burton / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - Bentley and the Majorette (1960) TV episode
        - Decisions, Decisions (1959) TV episode .... Charlie Burton
        - Parent's Night (1958) TV episode .... Charley Burton
        - Bentley's Clubhouse (1958) TV episode .... Charley Burton
  116. Ice Palace (1960) .... Scotty Ballantyne

  117. "The Texan" .... Sam Maitland / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - Cowards Don't Die (1959) TV episode .... Sam Maitland
        - Law of the Gun (1958) TV episode .... Sheriff
  118. "Black Saddle" .... Doc Wile (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Four from Stillwater (1959) TV episode .... Doc Wile
  119. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Lee Willis / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - King of the Valley (1959) TV episode .... Will Harmon
        - The Sunrise Gun (1959) TV episode .... Luis Greening
        - This Man Must Die (1958) TV episode .... Lee Willis
  120. "The Rebel" .... Lew Bussey (1 episode, 1959)
        - Panic (1959) TV episode .... Lew Bussey
  121. "Rawhide" .... Sergeant (1 episode, 1959)
        - Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse (1959) TV episode .... Sergeant
  122. "The Man from Blackhawk" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The New Semaria Story (1959) TV episode
  123. "Riverboat" .... Ansel Torgin (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Fight Back (1959) TV episode .... Ansel Torgin
  124. "Lock Up" .... Ed Reed (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Failure (1959) TV episode .... Ed Reed
  125. "Men Into Space" .... Sen. Jim Sloane (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Space Challenge (USA: syndication title)
        - Moon Landing (1959) TV episode .... Sen. Jim Sloane
  126. "Tightrope" .... William B. Kane (1 episode, 1959)
        - Stand on Velvet (1959) TV episode .... William B. Kane
  127. "Bronco" .... Captain Taylor / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
        - Red Water North (1959) TV episode .... Captain Taylor
        - The Silent Witness (1959) TV episode .... Casey
  128. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Pierre the Butler (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - The Bergen Show (1959) TV episode .... Pierre the Butler
  129. "Steve Canyon" .... Col. Vanderhoek / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
        - Iron Curtain (1959) TV episode .... Stefan Karolyi
        - The Prisoner (1959) TV episode .... Col. Vanderhoek
  130. No Name on the Bullet (1959) .... Earl Stricker
  131. "Sugarfoot" .... Alexi Sharlokov / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
        - The Mysterious Stranger (1959) TV episode .... Dennis O'Hara
        - The Extra Hand (1959) TV episode .... Alexi Sharlokov
        - Price on His Head (1958) TV episode .... Bill
        - Small War at Custer Junction (1958) TV episode .... Andy Burke
  132. The Hanging Tree (1959) .... Tom Flaunce
  133. "Trackdown" .... Tom Monroe (1 episode, 1959)
        - Terror (1959) TV episode .... Tom Monroe
  134. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Snipes (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - Trial at Devil's Canyon (1959) TV episode .... Snipes
  135. "The Grand Jury" .... Matthews (1 episode)
        - Crime Crusader (????) TV episode .... Matthews
  136. "Bat Masterson" .... Jim Pate (1 episode, 1958)
        - Cheyenne Club (1958) TV episode .... Jim Pate
  137. The Badlanders (1958) (uncredited) .... The Marshal
  138. "Jefferson Drum" .... Kiley (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Lawless (1958) TV episode .... Kiley
  139. Kings Go Forth (1958) .... The Colonel
  140. "Cheyenne" .... Bruce Coll (1 episode, 1958)
        - Dead to Rights (1958) TV episode .... Bruce Coll
  141. "Colt .45" .... Courtwright (1 episode, 1958)
        - Long Odds (1958) TV episode .... Courtwright
  142. "Leave It to Beaver" .... George Haskell (2 episodes, 1958)
        - Train Trip (1958) TV episode .... George Haskell
        - Voodoo Magic (1958) TV episode .... George Haskell
  143. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Pat Casey (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Tunnel Eight (1958) TV episode .... Pat Casey
  144. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Andre Rochambeau (1 episode, 1958)
        - Curfew Cannon (1958) TV episode .... Andre Rochambeau
  145. "The Court of Last Resort" .... Carl Halsted (1 episode, 1957)
        - The John Smith Case (1957) TV episode .... Carl Halsted
  146. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Asmussen (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Lonely Wizard (1957) TV episode .... Asmussen
  147. "Circus Boy" .... Lars Larsen (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Magic Lantern (1957) TV episode .... Lars Larsen
  148. "The Walter Winchell File" .... Rev. Martin Marisch (1 episode, 1957)
        - Thou Shalt Not Kill (1957) TV episode .... Rev. Martin Marisch
  149. That Night! (1957) .... McAdam
  150. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - One Minute to Ditch (1957) TV episode
  151. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Abner Carson (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - To Die Alone (1957) TV episode .... Abner Carson
  152. Four Boys and a Gun (1957) .... Mr. Badek
  153. "Playwrights '56" .... Sy Crandell (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Playwright Hour
        - The Day the Trains Stopped Running (1956) TV episode .... Sy Crandell
  154. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Humpty Dumpty (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Alice in Wonderland (1955) TV episode .... Humpty Dumpty
  155. "Mr. Citizen" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Friendly Stranger (1955) TV episode
  156. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
        - Guest in the House (1954) TV episode
  157. "Portia Faces Life" (1954) TV series .... Walter Manning #2
    ... aka The Inner Flame (USA: new title)
Self:
  1. December 7th (1943) (uncredited) .... Machine-Gunner
    ... aka December 7th: The Movie (USA: video title (restored version))
  2. The Sikorsky Helicopter (1943) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. All About 'The Birds' (2000) (V) .... Doomsayer in diner
  2. Little House Years (1979) (TV) .... Lars Hanson
  3. The Horror Show (1979)
  4. "Disneyland"
        - Disney's Greatest Villains (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Merlin
        - Wild Country: Part 1 (1975) TV episode .... Jensen

Additional Details

Other Works:
Appeared on Broadway in the following productions: more
Genres:
Drama | Western | Family | Romance more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Anthology more

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