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Karl Swenson

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Karl Henri Reginald Swenson was an American actor of stage, screen, and radio. He was known for his many character roles, and as Lars Hanson on the television series Little House on the Prairie (1974–78), as well as the voice of Merlin in the Disney animated film The Sword in the Stone (1963). He appeared in over 170 productions from the 1930s through the 1970s.

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Programs

The Eternal Light
The Eternal Light
1944–1973
764 broadcasts
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum
1941–1952
185 broadcasts
Suspense
Suspense
1942–1962
950 broadcasts
Columbia Workshop
Columbia Workshop
1936–1947
341 broadcasts
X Minus One
X Minus One
1955–1958
132 broadcasts
CBS Radio Mystery Theater
CBS Radio Mystery Theater
1974–1982
1,401 broadcasts
The Shadow
The Shadow
1937–1954
718 broadcasts
Romance
Romance
1943–1957
220 broadcasts
The Mysterious Traveler
The Mysterious Traveler
1943–1952
75 broadcasts

Broadcasts

Out for Christmas41:00
Suspense 
Out for Christmas
Sun Dec 21 1958 · Thriller
Issac Mayer Wise30:00
The Eternal Light 
Issac Mayer Wise
Sun Jan 27 1946 · Drama
Madman of Manhattan25:00
Suspense 
Madman of Manhattan
Sun Mar 8 1959 · Thriller
The Creeping Wall30:00
Inner Sanctum 
The Creeping Wall
Tue Jan 8 1946 · Horror
The Devil's Fortune27:00
Inner Sanctum 
The Devil's Fortune
Mon Jan 31 1949 · Horror
The Trolley Bible Of The Broadway Line29:00
The Eternal Light 
The Trolley Bible Of The Broadway Line
Sun May 18 1947 · Drama
The Lonely Sleep30:00
Inner Sanctum 
The Lonely Sleep
Tue Sep 25 1945 · Horror
The Third Attribute29:00
The Eternal Light 
The Third Attribute
Sun Nov 10 1946 · Drama
Prelude to Terror25:00
The Shadow 
Prelude to Terror
Sun Jan 29 1939 · Mystery
The Fall of the City27:00
Columbia Workshop 
The Fall of the City
Sun Apr 11 1937 · Drama
The Doomed25:00
Inner Sanctum 
The Doomed
Mon Jan 26 1948 · Horror
The Undead30:00
Inner Sanctum 
The Undead
Tue Dec 18 1945 · Horror
Voice on the Wire30:00
Inner Sanctum 
Voice on the Wire
Wed Nov 29 1944 · Mystery
Blood Of Cain30:00
Inner Sanctum 
Blood Of Cain
Tue Jan 29 1946 · Horror
Now Playing Tomorrow30:00
Columbia Workshop 
Now Playing Tomorrow
Mon Jan 30 1939 · Drama
Murder Faces East24:00
Inner Sanctum 
Murder Faces East
Mon Dec 13 1948 · Horror
Zero Hour25:00
Suspense 
Zero Hour
Sun May 18 1958 · Thriller
The Vengeful Corpse30:00
Inner Sanctum 
The Vengeful Corpse
Mon Sep 12 1949 · Horror
John Barbey and Son26:00
Suspense 
John Barbey and Son
Sun Mar 29 1959 · Thriller
A Sound Of Music30:00
The Eternal Light 
A Sound Of Music
Sun Dec 23 1945 · Drama
The Voice Of Rachel30:00
The Eternal Light 
The Voice Of Rachel
Sun Dec 30 1945 · Drama
The Man Who Won The War25:00
Suspense 
The Man Who Won The War
Sun Sep 7 1958 · Thriller
Appointment With Death26:00
Inner Sanctum 
Appointment With Death
Mon Mar 28 1949 · Horror
My Man Godfrey29:00
Romance 
My Man Godfrey
Mon Jul 21 1947 · Drama
The Oath Of Hippocrates28:00
The Eternal Light 
The Oath Of Hippocrates
Sun Nov 9 1947 · Drama
The Masque of the Red Death47:00
CBS Radio Mystery Theater 
The Masque of the Red Death
Fri Jan 10 1975 · Mystery
The House With The Blue Curtains30:00
The Eternal Light 
The House With The Blue Curtains
Sun May 6 1956 · Drama
The House With The Blue Curtains Rpt29:00
The Eternal Light 
The House With The Blue Curtains Rpt
Sun May 26 1957 · Drama
Marionettes Inc29:00
X Minus One 
Marionettes Inc
Wed Dec 21 1955 · Science Fiction
A Plate27:00
X Minus One 
A Plate
Wed Mar 21 1956 · Science Fiction
The Pastor Of Eindhoven30:00
The Eternal Light 
The Pastor Of Eindhoven
Sun Feb 17 1946 · Drama
Tom Dooley23:00
Suspense 
Tom Dooley
Sun Dec 7 1958 · Thriller
"The Microscope and The Prayer Shawl"30:00
The Eternal Light 
"The Microscope and The Prayer Shawl"
Sun Feb 4 1945 · Drama
Dead Heat23:00
Inner Sanctum 
Dead Heat
Mon Aug 15 1949 · Horror
Diary of Sophronia Winters, The25:00
Suspense 
Diary of Sophronia Winters, The
Sun Aug 10 1958 · Thriller
The Fall Of The City29:00
Columbia Workshop 
The Fall Of The City
Thu Sep 28 1939 · Drama
A Tale Of Mendele, The Bookseller28:00
The Eternal Light 
A Tale Of Mendele, The Bookseller
Sun Aug 24 1947 · Drama
Corpse Without A Conscience25:00
Inner Sanctum 
Corpse Without A Conscience
Mon Jun 20 1949 · Horror
Terror By Night3:00
Inner Sanctum 
Terror By Night
Sun Jun 29 1952 · Mystery
Till Death Do Us Part25:00
The Mysterious Traveler 
Till Death Do Us Part
Thu Nov 11 1948 · Mystery
As A Driven Leaf30:00
The Eternal Light 
As A Driven Leaf
Sun May 20 1945 · Drama
The Wandering Of The Little Melody29:00
The Eternal Light 
The Wandering Of The Little Melody
Sun Jul 14 1946 · Drama
The Scroll On The Doorpost29:00
The Eternal Light 
The Scroll On The Doorpost
Sun Jun 16 1946 · Drama
Five Buck Tip25:00
Suspense 
Five Buck Tip
Sun Feb 23 1958 · Thriller
Wish To Kill24:00
Inner Sanctum 
Wish To Kill
Mon Nov 14 1949 · Mystery
Plot To Overthrow Christmas31:00
Columbia Workshop 
Plot To Overthrow Christmas
Sun Dec 22 1940 · Drama