E.W. Swackhamer
Born: 1927-01-17 in Middletown, New York, USA
Died: 1994-12-05
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
1994
- MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice ... (Director)
- MacShayne: Winner Takes All ... (Director)
1992
- Perfect Family ... (Director)
- Are You Lonesome Tonight? ... (Director)
- The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton ... (Director)
1990
- Law & Order ... (Director)
1989
- Desperado: The Outlaw Wars ... (Director)
- Desperado: Badlands Justice ... (Director)
1988
- The Return of Desperado ... (Director)
1985
- Brothers-in-Law ... (Director)
- Command 5 ... (Director)
- Terror at London Bridge ... (Director)
1984
- The Sheriff and the Astronaut ... (Director)
1983
- Malibu ... (Director)
- Carpool ... (Director)
- Cocaine and Blue Eyes ... (Director)
- The Rousters ... (Director)
1982
- Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang ... (Director)
- Peking Encounter ... (Director)
1981
- Longshot ... (Director)
- The Oklahoma City Dolls ... (Director)
1980
- Reward ... (Director)
1979
- Vampire ... (Director)
- The Death of Ocean View Park ... (Director)
- $weepstake$ ... (Director)
1978
- The Dain Curse ... (Director)
- The Winds of Kitty Hawk ... (Director)
1977
- Spider-Man ... (Director)
- Night Terror ... (Director)
1976
- Once an Eagle ... (Director)
- Death at Love House ... (Director)
- Crunch ... (Director)
1974
- Death Sentence ... (Director)
1973
- The New Perry Mason ... (Director)
1972
- M*A*S*H ... (Director)
- Movin' On ... (Director)
- Gidget Gets Married ... (Director)
1971
- Columbo ... (Director)
- Man and Boy ... (Director)
1970
- Three For Tahiti ... (Director)
1969
- In Name Only ... (Producer)
1968
- The Outcasts ... (Director)
1965
- I Dream of Jeannie ... (Director)
1964
- Bewitched ... (Director)