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Karl Swenson (1908–1978)

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Of Swedish descent, burly, light-haired character actor Karl Swenson was born in Brooklyn and started his four-decade career on radio. Throughout the late 30s and 40s, his voice could be heard all over the airwaves, appearing in scores of daytime serials ("Lorenzo Jones") and mystery dramas ("Inner Sanctum Mysteries")... See full bio »

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in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Torrington, Connecticut, USA
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1980 Dan August: Murder, My Friend (TV movie)
Aubrey Burnett
 
1974-1978 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Lars Hanson
– There's No Place Like Home: Part 2 (1978) … Lars Hanson
– I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part 2 (1978) … Lars Hanson
– I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part 1 (1978) … Lars Hanson
– The Inheritance (1978) … Lars Hanson
– The Fighter (1977) … Lars Hanson
See all 41 episodes »
 
1978 The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)
Dr. Carl Benson
– Night of the Clones (1978) … Dr. Carl Benson
 
1958-1975 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Jensen / Laredo Marshal
– Wild Country: Part 2 (1975) … Jensen
– Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo (1958) … Laredo Marshal (uncredited)
 
1975 Cannon (TV series)
Jack Halsey
– Coffin Corner (1975) … Jack Halsey
 
1974 Happy Days (TV series)
Police Detective
– Richie's Car (1974) … Police Detective
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
Dr. Knowles
– The Pen Pal (1974) … Dr. Knowles
 
1974 The Gun and the Pulpit (TV movie)
Adams
 
1974 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Mike Shea
– The Gold Mine (1974) … Mike Shea
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Gustaveson
– Blockade (1974) … Gustaveson
 
1974 Emergency! (TV series)
Gus
– Messin' Around (1974) … Gus
 
1973 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Mr. Fowler
– Trial Run for Death (1973) … Mr. Fowler
 
1973 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Captain Potter
– Sometimes a Great Ocean (1973) … Captain Potter
 
1962-1972 Lassie (TV series)
Anson Booth / Abner / Barnaby Cornell / …
– Vigil of the Stork (1972) … Karl Burkholm
– Hanford's Point: Part 1 (1968) … Barnaby Cornell (uncredited)
– A Time of Decision (1967) … Anson Booth
– The Homeless (1967) … Anson Booth
– In the Eyes of Lassie (1965) … Dr. Karl Hansen
See all 7 episodes »
 
1972 Ulzana's Raid
Willy Rukeyser
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Ed Barnes
– At the Cradle Foot (1972) … Ed Barnes
 
1972 The New Healers (TV movie)
Mr. Fisherman
 
1970-1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Ben / Edwards / William Bradshaw
– The Cave (1972) … William Bradshaw
– Fever (1970) … Ben
– Return to Darkness, Return to Light (1970) … Edwards
 
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Otto Schurman
– Operation: Deathwatch (1972) … Otto Schurman
 
1972 Longstreet (TV series)
Sven Aalborg
– Let the Memories Be Happy Ones (1972) … Sven Aalborg
 
1971 A Howling in the Woods (TV movie)
Apperson
 
1971 The Birdmen (TV movie)
Gunter
 
1971 This Is the Life (TV series)
Burke
– The Scandal (1971) … Burke
 
1971 Dan August (TV series)
Aubrey Burnett
– Trackdown (1971) … Aubrey Burnett
 
1957-1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Adam Dell / Hank Luz / Hutch / …
– Lavery (1971) … Mr. Hubert
– The Devil's Outpost (1969) … McGruder
– The Newcomers (1966) … Lars Karlgren
– Harvest (1966) … Ian McGovern
– Blue Heaven (1964) … Tabe Morley
See all 9 episodes »
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Vet
– Killing at the Track (1971) … Vet
 
1971 Medical Center (TV series)
Dr. Mills
– Secret Heritage (1971) … Dr. Mills
 
1971 Vanishing Point
Clerk at Delivery Agency
 
1970 The Wild Country
Jensen
 
1970 The Immortal (TV series)
Dom DiLorenzo
– The Queen's Gambit (1970) … Dom DiLorenzo
 
1969-1970 Insight (TV series)
John Bradley / Phillips
– The Dangerous Airs of Amy Clark (1970) … John Bradley
– A Thousand Red Flowers (1969) … Phillips
 
1970 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Abel Morgan
– Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part II (1970) … Abel Morgan
– Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part I (1970) … Abel Morgan
 
1970 ...tick... tick... tick...
Frank Braddock Sr.
 
1962-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Ben Wallace / Col. Theodore Roosevelt / Ezra Gates / …
– The Substitute (1969) … Ezra Gates
– The Heritage (1968) … Nelson
– The Crooked Path (1968) … Sheriff Roy Cheever
– Yesterday's Timepiece (1967) … Mr. Archer
– Blaze of Glory (1965) … Ben Wallace
See all 7 episodes »
 
1968-1969 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Colonel Dubov / Dr. Ziegler
– The Numbers Game (1969) … Dr. Ziegler
– The Spy (1968) … Colonel Dubov
 
1969 Tiger, Tiger (TV movie)
Dr. Herbert
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Tom Reed
– Act of Faith (1969) … Tom Reed
 
1968 Premiere (TV series)
Erickson
– Walk in the Sky (1968) … Erickson
 
1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Walden
– Stopover in a Troubled Town (1968) … Walden
 
1967-1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Dr. Kihlgren / Doc Kihlgren
– Knife in the Darkness (1968) … Dr. Kihlgren
– Fool's Gold (1968) … Dr. Kihlgren
– Nobody (1967) … Doc Kihlgren
– The Beast That Walks Like a Man (1967) … Dr. Kihlgren
– The Battle of Bloody Stones (1967) … Dr. Kihlgren
See all 6 episodes »
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Judge
– Fall of a Skylark: Part 2 - The Appeal (1968) … Judge
– Fall of a Skylark: Part 1 - The Trial (1968) … Judge
 
1968 Tarzan (TV series)
General Governer
– The Professional (1968) … General Governer
 
1959-1967 Bonanza (TV series)
Captain Nels Larson / Carl Harris / Dr. Woods / …
– Showdown at Tahoe (1967) … Captain Nels Larson
– A Natural Wizard (1965) … Dr. Woods
– Day of Reckoning (1960) … Ike Daggert
– Death on Sun Mountain (1959) … Carl Harris
 
1967 Hour of the Gun
Dr. Charles Goodfellow
 
1967 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
Dr. Karl Svenson
– How to Win Friends and Influence Nazis (1967) … Dr. Karl Svenson
 
1967 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Keller
– Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) … Dr. Keller
 
1967 Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Theodore Roosevelt
 
1967 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
Colonel Seidner
– Two for One Raid (1967) … Colonel Seidner
 
1965-1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
Aaron Moyers / Bert Hadley / Steve Minter
– Wagonload of Dreams (1967) … Steve Minter
– Last Train to the Fair (1966) … Aaron Moyers
– Winner Lose All (1965) … Bert Hadley
 
1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Karlsen
– To Seek and Destroy (1966) … Karlsen
 
1966 Seconds
Dr. Morris
 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Sheriff Ben Garrett
– End of a Legend (1966) … Sheriff Ben Garrett
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
Lars Hanson
– The Man with the Saltwater Socks (1965) … Lars Hanson
 
1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Judge
– Hour of Decision (1965) … Judge
– Wives and Losers (1965) … Judge
– The Life Machine (1965) … Judge
 
1962-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Axel Norstaad / Charles Norman / Corley Ketchum / …
– The Case of the 12th Wildcat (1965) … Unk Hazekian
– The Case of the Sleepy Slayer (1964) … Charles Norman
– The Case of the Bigamous Spouse (1963) … Corley Ketchum
– The Case of the Tarnished Trademark (1962) … Axel Norstaad
 
1965 The Cincinnati Kid
Mr. Rudd
 
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder
Doc Isdell
 
1965 Major Dundee
Captain Waller
 
1959-1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Merle / Sergeant
– Moment in the Sun (1965) … Merle
– Incident at the Buffalo Smokehouse (1959) … Sergeant
 
1964-1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Morgan / Service station owner
– Brass Ring (1965) … Morgan
– Tug of War (1964) … Service station owner
 
1965 Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha (TV movie)
Vanderhof
 
1964 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Rev. Hughes
– A Bargain Is for Keeping (1964) … Rev. Hughes
 
1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Mr. Haskell
– Love Among the Grown-Ups (1964) … Mr. Haskell
 
1964 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Chynoweth
– Richard T. Ely (1964) … Chynoweth
 
1964 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Colonel Harper
– A Date for the Colonel's Daughter (1964) … Colonel Harper
 
1964 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
Fred Wilkins
– Jose, the Matchmaker (1964) … Fred Wilkins
 
1963-1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Bigger / Coley Bishop
– The Day of the Search (1964) … Bigger
– The Day of the First Suitor (1963) … Coley Bishop
 
1961-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Harry Whitmore / Jim Bridger
– The Jed Whitmore Story (1964) … Harry Whitmore
– The Jim Bridger Story (1961) … Jim Bridger
 
1963 The Sword in the Stone
Merlin (voice)
 
1963 The Prize
Hilding (Welcome Basket)
 
1963 The Man from Galveston
Sheriff
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
Sam Wade
– Seventy Times Seven (1963) … Sam Wade
 
1963 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Max
– I Am the Most Beautiful (1963) … Max
 
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Louis
– The Wrecker (1963) … Louis
 
1963 The Lieutenant (TV series)
Morley
– Fall from a White Horse (1963) … Morley
 
1958-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Baldwin / Joe Vianelli / Joseph Vanner / …
– By His Own Verdict (1963) … Marty Kline
– Twice Dead (1962) … Tom Lansing
– The Man in the Mirror (1961) … Joseph Vanner/Joe Vianelli
– Two and Two Makes Six (1958) … Baldwin
 
1959-1963 Laramie (TV series)
Becker / Bryan James / Emil Viktor / …
– The Stranger (1963) … Emil Viktor
– Trial by Fire (1962) … Lars Carlson
– A Grave for Cully Brown (1962) … Bryan James
– Night of the Quiet Men (1959) … Becker
 
1963 The Birds
Drunken Doomsayer in Diner
 
1963 G.E. True (TV series)
Jim Kowalski
– Security Risk (1963) … Jim Kowalski
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Nelson
– Beauty Playing a Mandolin Underneath a Willow Tree (1963) … Nelson
 
1962-1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Barney Rossvalley
– Some Fires Die Slowly (1963) … Barney Rossvalley
– Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep (1963) … Barney Rossvalley
– Nothing Equals Nothing (1962) … Barney Rossvalley
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Harry McNeill
– Thunder in Pleasant Valley (1963) … Harry McNeill
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
George Sherston
– House Guest (1962) … George Sherston
 
1962 How the West Was Won
Train Conductor (uncredited)
 
1962 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mr. McBeevee
– Mr. McBeevee (1962) … Mr. McBeevee
 
1962 The Comedy Spot (TV series)
Howard Carol
– Time Out for Ginger (1962) … Howard Carol
 
1962 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
– Change of Heart (1962)
 
1962 The Spiral Road
Insp. Bevers
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Hans Dreiser / Stanley Zolinsky
– Arsenal (1962) … Stanley Zolinsky
– Mr. Moon (1961) … Hans Dreiser
 
1962 Lonely Are the Brave
Rev. Hoskins
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Lang
– Pericles on 31st Street (1962)
– Safari (1962) … Lang
 
1962 Walk on the Wild Side
Schmidt
 
1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Charlie Haynes
– Who Is Sylvia? (1962) … Charlie Haynes
 
1962 Ripcord (TV series)
Will Gorman
– Day of the Hunter (1962) … Will Gorman
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Barthold
– And If I Die (1962) … Dr. Barthold
 
1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
Dr. Heinrich Geuter
 
1961 Window on Main Street (TV series)
– Doctor to Town (1961)
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Dowzy Williams
– Return to New March (1961) … Dowzy Williams
 
1958-1961 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Boris Tosheff / Lloyd Petty / Milo Culligan / …
– Brother's Keeper (1961) … Sheriff
– El Paso Stage (1961) … Sam DeWitt
– Fandango (1961) … Lloyd Petty
– Alaska (1959) … Boris Tosheff
– A Sense of Justice (1958) … Sheriff Neal Grayson
See all 6 episodes »
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
The Ex-con
– The Genuine Fake (1961) … The Ex-con
 
1960-1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Skipper / Turner
– Frontier Correspondent (1961) … Skipper
– Suicide Flight (1960) … Turner
 
1960-1961 Klondike (TV series)
Dr. Edwards / Judge Frank Weinstock
– Swing Your Partner (1961) … Dr. Edwards
– Klondike Fever (1960) … Judge Frank Weinstock
 
1957-1961 Maverick (TV series)
Captain Nares / General Josiah Warren / Sheriff Griffen
– Family Pride (1961) … General Josiah Warren
– Shady Deal at Sunny Acres (1958) … Sheriff Griffen
– The Wrecker (1957) … Captain Nares
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Rainbow
– Secret at Half Moon Key (1961) … Rainbow
 
1960 Flaming Star
Dred Pierce
 
1960 Hong Kong (TV series)
John Olwine
– The Dragon Cup (1960) … John Olwine
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series)
Ben Potts
– Line Camp (1960) … Ben Potts
 
1960 North to Alaska
Lars Nordquist
 
1960 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Martin Dunlap
– The Blue Goddess (1960) … Martin Dunlap
 
1958-1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Ed Holland / John, Helen's Brother
– A Very Moral Theft (1960) … John, Helen's Brother
– On the Nose (1958) … Ed Holland
 
1960 One Foot in Hell
Sheriff Ole Olson
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Marshal Kramer
– Lobo Lawman (1960) … Marshal Kramer
 
1960 The Gallant Hours
Capt. Bill Bailey
 
1960 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
Dr. Lindstrom
– Breakoff (1960) … Dr. Lindstrom
 
1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Frederick St. John
– Odyssey of Hate (1960) … Frederick St. John
 
1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Chris Manse / Nils Swenson
– The Jailbird (1960) … Chris Manse (as Karl Swensen)
– The Vision (1960) … Nils Swenson
 
1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
Jed Holmes
– Sundance and the Marshal of Water's End (1960) … Jed Holmes
 
1958-1960 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Charley Burton / Charlie Burton / Mr. Frank Weston
– Bentley and the Majorette (1960) … Mr. Frank Weston
– Decisions, Decisions (1959) … Charlie Burton
– Parent's Night (1958) … Charley Burton
– Bentley's Clubhouse (1958) … Charley Burton
 
1960 Ice Palace
Scotty Ballantyne
 
1959-1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Lawson / Snipes / Van Kemp
– Change of Heart (1960) … Lawson
– Chain of Command (1959) … Van Kemp
– Trial at Devil's Canyon (1959) … Snipes
 
1958-1959 The Texan (TV series)
Sam Maitland / Sheriff
– Cowards Don't Die (1959) … Sam Maitland
– Law of the Gun (1958) … Sheriff
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Doc Wile
– Four from Stillwater (1959) … Doc Wile
 
1958-1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Lee Willis / Luis Greening / Will Harmon
– King of the Valley (1959) … Will Harmon
– The Sunrise Gun (1959) … Luis Greening
– This Man Must Die (1958) … Lee Willis
 
1959 The Rebel (TV series)
Lew Bussey
– Panic (1959) … Lew Bussey
 
1959 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
– The New Semaria Story (1959)
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Ansel Torgin
– The Fight Back (1959) … Ansel Torgin
 
1959 Lock Up (TV series)
Ed Reed
– The Failure (1959) … Ed Reed
 
1959 Men Into Space (TV series)
Sen. Jim Sloane
– Moon Landing (1959) … Sen. Jim Sloane
 
1959 Tightrope (TV series)
William B. Kane
– Stand on Velvet (1959) … William B. Kane
 
1959 Bronco (TV series)
Captain Taylor / Casey
– Red Water North (1959) … Captain Taylor
– The Silent Witness (1959) … Casey
 
1959 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Pierre the Butler
– The Bergen Show (1959) … Pierre the Butler
 
1959 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Col. Vanderhoek / Stefan Karolyi
– Iron Curtain (1959) … Stefan Karolyi
– The Prisoner (1959) … Col. Vanderhoek
 
1959 No Name on the Bullet
Stricker
 
1958-1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Alexi Sharlokov / Andy Burke / Bill / …
– The Mysterious Stranger (1959) … Dennis O'Hara
– The Extra Hand (1959) … Alexi Sharlokov
– Price on His Head (1958) … Bill
– Small War at Custer Junction (1958) … Andy Burke
 
1959 The Hanging Tree
Tom Flaunce
 
1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Tom Monroe
– Terror (1959) … Tom Monroe
 
1959 The Grand Jury (TV series)
Matthews
– Crime Crusader … Matthews
 
1958 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Jim Pate
– Cheyenne Club (1958) … Jim Pate
 
1958 The Badlanders
The Marshal (uncredited)
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
Kiley
– The Lawless (1958) … Kiley
 
1958 Kings Go Forth
The Colonel
 
1958 Cheyenne (TV series)
Bruce Coll
– Dead to Rights (1958) … Bruce Coll
 
1958 Colt .45 (TV series)
Jim Courtwright
– Long Odds (1958) … Jim Courtwright
 
1958 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
George Haskell
– Train Trip (1958) … George Haskell
– Voodoo Magic (1958) … George Haskell
 
1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Pat Casey
– Tunnel Eight (1958) … Pat Casey
 
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Andre Rochambeau
– Curfew Cannon (1958) … Andre Rochambeau
 
1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Ed Flavin
– Laredo (1957) … Ed Flavin
 
1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Carl Halsted
– The John Smith Case (1957) … Carl Halsted
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Asmussen
– The Lonely Wizard (1957) … Asmussen
 
1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Lars Larsen
– The Magic Lantern (1957) … Lars Larsen
 
1957 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
Rev. Martin Marisch
– Thou Shalt Not Kill (1957) … Rev. Martin Marisch
 
1957 That Night!
McAdam
 
1957 The Big Story (TV series)
Finch
– The Long Dark Night (1957) … Finch
 
1956-1957 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– One Minute to Ditch (1957)
– The Last Trip of the Hindenburg (1956)
 
1957 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Abner Carson
– To Die Alone (1957) … Abner Carson
 
1957 Four Boys and a Gun
Mr. Badek
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
– Scandal on Deepside (1956)
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Sy Crandell
– The Day the Trains Stopped Running (1956) … Sy Crandell
 
1955 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Humpty Dumpty
 
1955 Mr. Citizen (TV series)
– The Friendly Stranger (1955)
 
1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Guest in the House (1954)
 
1954 The Inner Flame (TV series)
Walter Manning #2
 
1943 December 7th
Machine-Gunner (uncredited)
 
1935 Strangers All
Protester at Communist Meeting (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1963 The Sword in the Stone (performer: "Higitus Figitus" 1963 - uncredited, "That's What Makes the World Go Round" 1963 - uncredited, "A Most Befuddling Thing" 1963 - uncredited)
 
1958 Bachelor Father (TV series)
– Bentley's Clubhouse (1958) (performer: "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1958 Gateways to the Mind (TV documentary)
Hal - the Cameraman (uncredited)
 
1943 The Sikorsky Helicopter (documentary short)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2000 All About 'The Birds' (video documentary)
Doomsayer in Diner
 
1992 The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (video documentary)
Merlin (voice)
 
1982 Halloween Treat (video)
Merlin (voice)
 
1979 Little House Years (TV movie)
Lars Hanson
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1975-1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Carry Nation (1932). Written by Frank McGrath. Directed by Blanche Yurka. Biltmore Theatre: 29 Oct 1932- Nov 1932 (closing date unknown/30 performances). Cast: Leslie Adams, Minna Adams, Robert Allen, Frieda Altman (Broadway debut), Charles Arnt, Bela Axman, Harry Bellaver (as "Landlord")... See more »

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In two of his most remembered roles, although the parts were small, he is technically the most important character in each. In Little House on the Prairie, he is the founder of Walnut Grove, the town in which the entire show is centered. And in Vanishing Point, he is the mechanic who souped up the car for the cross country chase (as well as the owner of the garage). See more »

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