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).
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Known For
Jimmy's Seen (2)
Filmography
Acting Credits (149)
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
(voice) (archive footage)
1995
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea
Merlin (archive footage) (voice)
1990
Disney's Halloween Treat
Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
1982
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
Disney's Greatest Villains
Merlin (voice) (archive footage)
1977
