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E.W. Swackhamer

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E.W. Swackhamer

Born
Died
(aged 67)
Birthplace
Middletown, New Jersey, USA
Credits
48 titles

Biography

E.W. Swackhamer was an American television and film director with an extensive career spanning several decades. His credits include directing episodes of popular TV series such as MASH*, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, Bewitched, and Law & Order. Notably, he directed 27 pilots for television series, 18 of which went into regular production, including Eight Is Enough, Quincy, M.E., and S.W.A.T.. Swackhamer received an Emmy Award for directing the miniseries The Dain Curse during the 1977–78 season. He was married to actress Bridget Hanley and had two daughters.

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Crew credits 48

YearTitleJob
1994 MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice Film Director
1994 MacShayne: Winner Takes All Film Director
1992 Perfect Family Film Director
1992 The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton Film Director
1992 Are You Lonesome Tonight? Film Director
1991 Lookwell Film Director
1991 Lookwell TV Director (1 ep)
1990 Law & Order TV Director (8 ep)
1989 Desperado: Badlands Justice Film Director
1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars Film Director
1988 The Return of Desperado Film Director
1985 Terror at London Bridge Film Director
1985 Command 5 Film Director
1985 Brothers-in-Law Film Director
1984 The Sheriff and the Astronaut Film Director
1983 Carpool Film Director
1983 The Rousters TV Director (1 ep)
1983 Malibu Film Director
1983 Cocaine and Blue Eyes Film Director
1982 Peking Encounter Film Director
1982 Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang Film Director
1981 The Oklahoma City Dolls Film Director
1981 Longshot Film Director
1980 Reward Film Director
1979 The Death of Ocean View Park Film Director
1979 Vampire Film Director
1979 $weepstake$ TV Director (1 ep)
1978 The Winds of Kitty Hawk Film Director
1978 The Dain Curse TV Director (3 ep)
1977 Spider-Man Film Director
1977 Night Terror Film Director
1976 Once an Eagle TV Director (7 ep)
1976 Death at Love House Film Director
1976 Crunch Film Director
1974 Death Sentence Film Director
1973 The New Perry Mason TV Director (1 ep)
1972 M*A*S*H TV Director (1 ep)
1972 Anna and the King TV Director (1 ep)
1972 Movin' On Film Director
1972 Gidget Gets Married Film Director, Producer
1971 Columbo TV Director (1 ep)
1971 Man and Boy Film Director
1970 Three for Tahiti Film Director
1970 McCloud TV Director (1 ep)
1969 In Name Only Film Producer, Director
1968 The Outcasts TV Director (1 ep)
1965 I Dream of Jeannie TV Director (5 ep)
1964 Bewitched TV Director (7 ep)
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