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 4 August 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
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Lars Hanson
- Lassie (1954) Cast
- The Rifleman (1958) as Chris Manse
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Mr. McBeevee
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Dr. Karl Svenson
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Abel Morgan
- Bonanza (1959) as Carl Harris
- The Fugitive (1963) as Axel Nielsen - Service station owner
- Ironside (1967) as Vet
- Maverick (1957) as Captain Nares
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as George Sherston
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Colonel Dubov
- The Virginian (1962) as Col. Theodore Roosevelt
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Judge
- Emergency! (1972) as Gus
- Rawhide (1959) Cast
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) Cast
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) Cast
- Happy Days (1974) Cast
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Lee Willis
- Cannon (1971) Cast
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Hank Luz
- The Big Valley (1965) as Bert Hadley
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) as George Haskell
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Jim Pate
- Ben Casey (1961) Cast
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) as Col. Harper
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Captain Potter
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Ed Holland
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) Cast
- The Rebel (1959) as Lew Bussey
- Surfside 6 (1960) Cast
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) Cast
- Tarzan (1966) Cast
- The Sword in the Stone (1963) as Merlin (voice)
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Andy Burke
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) Cast
- Bronco (1958) Cast
- The Texan (1958) Cast
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Where can I watch Karl Swenson films in the UK?
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), Little House on the Prairie (1974), Lassie (1954), The Rifleman (1958), The Andy Griffith Show (1960).
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