Personal Info
Peter Wayne
Karl Swenson
Acting
Biography
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 Dun…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
as (voice) (archive footage)
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
as Merlin (archive footage) (voice)
Disney's Halloween Treat
as Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
Disney's Greatest Villains
as Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
The Gun and the Pulpit
as Adams
Ulzana's Raid
as Rukeyser
The New Healers
as Mr. Fisherman
Vanishing Point
as Clerk
A Howling in the Woods
as Apperson
… tick… tick… tick…
as Frank Braddock Sr.
TV Shows
The Amazing Spider-Man
1 ep.
Little House on the Prairie
as Lars Hanson · 40 ep.
Happy Days
1 ep.
Doc Elliot
1 ep.
Emergency!
as Gus · 1 ep.
Ghost Story
as Ed Barnes · 1 ep.
Cannon
1 ep.
The Odd Couple
as Captain Potter · 1 ep.
The Immortal
1 ep.
The Young Rebels
1 ep.
