Where to watch Karl Swenson in the UK
Find every Karl Swenson film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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…
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- Perry Mason (1957) as Axel Norstaad
- The Fugitive (1963) as Axel Nielsen - Service station owner
- Bonanza (1959) as Carl Harris
- Ironside (1967) as Vet
- Lassie (1954) Cast
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Mr. McBeevee
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Lars Hanson
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Abel Morgan
- Maverick (1957) Cast
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Colonel Dubov
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) Cast
- Emergency! (1972) as Gus
- The Rifleman (1958) as Chris Manse
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) Cast
- The Virginian (1962) as Col. Theodore Roosevelt
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Lee Willis
- The Big Valley (1965) as Bert Hadley
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Dr. Karl Svenson
- Happy Days (1974) Cast
- Cannon (1971) Cast
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as George Sherston
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) Cast
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Judge
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Rawhide (1959) Cast
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Jim Pate
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) as George Haskell
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) as Col. Harper
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Cast
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Captain Potter
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Andy Burke
- The Texan (1958) Cast
- Trackdown (1957) Cast
- Surfside 6 (1960) Cast
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Hank Luz
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Ed Holland
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Mr. Haskell
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) Cast
- The Rebel (1959) as Lew Bussey
- Judd for the Defense (1967) Cast
- Bronco (1958) Cast
- Lock-Up (1959) Cast
- The Mod Squad (1968) Cast
- Sam Benedict (1962) Cast
- Tarzan (1966) Cast
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) as Andre Rochambeau
- Cimarron Strip (1967) Cast
- Riverboat (1959) as Ansel Torgin
- Black Saddle (1959) as Dr. Wyle
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) Cast
- Ghost Story (1972) as Ed Barnes
- Johnny Ringo (1959) as Kramer
- Outlaws (1960) Cast
- Mr. Lucky (1959) Cast
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) Cast
- Tightrope (1959) Cast
- The Rat Patrol (1966) as Colonel Seidner
- The Lieutenant (1963) Cast
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963) as Coley Bishop
- CBS Playhouse (1966) Cast
- Profiles in Courage (1964) as Chynoweth
- The Dakotas (1963) Cast
- The Walter Winchell File (1957) Cast
- The Outcasts (1968) Cast
- Doc Elliot (1973) Cast
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1978) Cast
- Hong Kong (1960) as John Olwine
- The Immortal (1970) Cast
- The Birds (1963) as Le prophète de malheur ivre au bar
- The Westerner (1960) as Ben Potts
- The Sword in the Stone (1963) as Merlin (voice)
- General Electric True (1962) Cast
- Playwrights '56 (1955) Cast
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Laredo Marshal (uncredited)
- The Young Rebels (1970) Cast
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) as Heinrich Geuter
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) as Doc Isdell
- The Bill Dana Show (1963) Cast
- How the West Was Won (1962) as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965) as Mr. Rudd
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Most-watched Karl Swenson films currently: The Birds (1963), The Sword in the Stone (1963), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), How the West Was Won (1962).
What TV shows has Karl Swenson appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Perry Mason (1957), The Fugitive (1963), Bonanza (1959), Ironside (1967), Lassie (1954).
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