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E.W. Swackhamer(1927-1994)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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E.W. Swackhamer was born on 17 January 1927 in Middletown, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Dain Curse (1978), Family (1976) and McCloud (1970). He was married to Bridget Hanley and Margaret Woodward (Gretchen) Shane. He died on 5 December 1994 in Berlin, Germany.
BornJanuary 17, 1927
DiedDecember 5, 1994(67)
BornJanuary 17, 1927
DiedDecember 5, 1994(67)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

The Dain Curse (1978)
The Dain Curse
6.4
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Sada Thompson, Michael Schackelford, and David Schackelford in Family (1976)
Family
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
McCloud
6.9
TV Series
  • Director
The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
The Amazing Spider-Man
6.1
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Morgan Fairchild, Nigel Bennett, Ivan Sergei, Kelly Hu, and Chad Everett in In the Fold (1996)
    In the Fold
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Bill Cosby and James Naughton in The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
    The Cosby Mysteries
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Maria Conchita Alonso and Kenny Rogers in MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice (1994)
    MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Kenny Rogers in MacShayne: Winner Takes All (1994)
    MacShayne: Winner Takes All
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–1993
  • Perfect Family (1992)
    Perfect Family
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton (1992)
    The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Jane Seymour and Parker Stevenson in Are You Lonesome Tonight (1992)
    Are You Lonesome Tonight
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Deborah Richter and Ami Rothschild in Lookwell (1991)
    Lookwell
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Columbo: Columbo Goes to College (1990)
    Columbo: Columbo Goes to College
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director (as E. W. Swackhamer)
    • 1990
  • Kellie Martin, Chris Burke, Patti LuPone, and Bill Smitrovich in Life Goes On (1989)
    Life Goes On
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987–1990
  • H.E.L.P. (1990)
    H.E.L.P.
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)
    Desperado: Badlands Justice
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989

Producer

  • Michael Burns and Monie Ellis in Gidget Gets Married (1972)
    Gidget Gets Married
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Rosemary Forsyth and William Windom in Is There a Doctor in the House (1971)
    Is There a Doctor in the House
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Michael Callan and Christopher Connelly in In Name Only (1969)
    In Name Only
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969)
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Under the Yum Yum Tree (1969)
    Under the Yum Yum Tree
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Love on a Rooftop (1966)
    Love on a Rooftop
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1967
  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965)
    The Wackiest Ship in the Army
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (1961)
    The Dick Powell Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer (as E. W. Swackhamer)
    • 1963
  • Hennesey (1959)
    Hennesey
    7.9
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1961–1962

Actor

  • Okefenokee (1959)
    Okefenokee
    4.5
    • Alomah Osceola
    • 1959
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.6
    TV Series
    • (as E.L. Swackhammer)
    • 1953
  • Mady Christians in The Clock (1949)
    The Clock
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 1950

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bert Swackhamer
  • Born
    • January 17, 1927
    • Middletown, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • December 5, 1994
    • Berlin, Germany(ruptured aortic aneurysm)
  • Spouses
      Bridget HanleyApril 26, 1969 - December 5, 1994 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Directed a sitcom pilot for ABC called "The Princess and Me". The series starred Barbara Hershey as a European princess traveling the U.S. incognito and the U.S. State Department official (played by Jeremy Slate) who, unhappily, is assigned to accompany her.

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  • Trivia
    Father of Ten Eyck and Elizabeth Swackhamer with his first wife. Had two daughters, Bronwyn (born 3 March 1971) and Meagan with second wife Bridget Hanley.

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