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 17 June 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
- Bonanza (1959) as Carl Harris
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Mr. McBeevee
- Ironside (1967) as Vet
- The Fugitive (1963) as Axel Nielsen - Service station owner
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Abel Morgan
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Lars Hanson
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Dr. Karl Svenson
- Maverick (1957) Cast
- The Virginian (1962) as Col. Theodore Roosevelt
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Colonel Dubov
- Lassie (1954) Cast
- The Rifleman (1958) as Chris Manse
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as George Sherston
- Happy Days (1974) Cast
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) Cast
- Emergency! (1972) as Gus
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Lee Willis
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) Cast
- Cannon (1971) Cast
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Judge
- The Big Valley (1965) as Bert Hadley
- Rawhide (1959) Cast
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) as George Haskell
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) as Col. Harper
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Hank Luz
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) Cast
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Jim Pate
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Andy Burke
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Cast
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Captain Potter
- Surfside 6 (1960) Cast
- The Rebel (1959) as Lew Bussey
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Ed Holland
- The Texan (1958) Cast
- Tarzan (1966) Cast
- The Mod Squad (1968) Cast
- Trackdown (1957) Cast
- Judd, for the Defense (1967) Cast
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Karl Swenson's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Karl Swenson's most popular films?
Most-watched Karl Swenson films currently: The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Birds (1963), How the West Was Won (1962), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Vanishing Point (1971).
What TV shows has Karl Swenson appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Perry Mason (1957), Bonanza (1959), The Andy Griffith Show (1960), Ironside (1967), The Fugitive (1963).
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