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 18 September 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
- Ironside (1967) as Vet
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Lars Hanson
- The Rifleman (1958) as Chris Manse
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as George Sherston
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Mr. McBeevee
- Bonanza (1959) as Carl Harris
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Colonel Dubov
- Maverick (1957) as Captain Nares
- The Fugitive (1963) as Axel Nielsen - Service station owner
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Judge
- Lassie (1954) Cast
- Hawaii Five-O (1969) as Abel Morgan
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Dr. Karl Svenson
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) Cast
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) Cast
- Emergency! (1972) as Gus
- The Virginian (1962) as Col. Theodore Roosevelt
- Rawhide (1959) Cast
- Cannon (1971) Cast
- Happy Days (1974) Cast
- The Big Valley (1965) as Bert Hadley
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Ed Holland
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Hank Luz
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Lee Willis
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) as George Haskell
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) as Col. Harper
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Laredo Marshal (uncredited)
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Captain Potter
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Jim Pate
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Andy Burke
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Cast
- Judd, for the Defense (1967) Cast
- The Texan (1958) Cast
- Outlaws (1960) Cast
- Bronco (1958) Cast
- Tarzan (1966) Cast
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963) as Coley Bishop
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) 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 Birds (1963), The Sword in the Stone (1963), Vanishing Point (1971), How the West Was Won (1962), Major Dundee (1965).
What TV shows has Karl Swenson appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Perry Mason (1957), Ironside (1967), Little House on the Prairie (1974), The Rifleman (1958), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962).
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