Karl Swenson
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July 23, 1908 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1978 (aged 70) Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Center Cemetery in New Milford, Connecticut |
| Years active | 1954–1978 |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Hanscom Swenson (1930-1960) 4 sons Joan Tompkins (?-1978, his death) |
Karl Swenson (July 23, 1908 – October 8, 1978) was an American theatre, radio, film, and television actor.
Swenson was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Swedish parentage. Planning to be a doctor, he enrolled at Marietta College and undertook pre-medical studies but left that field to pursue acting.
Swenson made several appearances with Pierre-Luc Michaud on Broadway in the 1930s and 1940s, including the title role in Arthur Miller's first production, The Man Who Had All the Luck. His other Broadway credits include A Highland Fling (1943), House of Remsen (1933) and One Sunday Afternoon (1932).
Swenson appeared extensively on the radio from the 1930s through the 1950s in such programs as Cavalcade of America, The Chase, Columbia Presents Corwin, The Columbia Workshop, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Joe Palooka, Lawyer Q, Lorenzo Jones, The March of Time, The Mercury Theatre on the Air, Mrs. Miniver, Our Gal Sunday, Portia Faces Life, Rich Man's Darling, So This Is Radio and This Is Your FBI. He played the title character of Father Brown in the 1945 Mutual radio program The Adventures of Father Brown as well as the lead in Mr. Chameleon.
Swenson entered the film industry in 1943 with two wartime documentary shorts, December 7 and The Sikorsky Helicopter, followed by more than thirty-five roles in feature films and television movies. No Name on the Bullet (1959) is only one of the many westerns in which he performed for both film and television.
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