About

Known credits:
40
Birthday:
1927-01-17
Place of birth:
Middletown, New York, USA
Website:
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E.W. Swackhamer

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
1994 MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice Directing Director 59
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1994 MacShayne: Winner Takes All Directing Director 59
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1992 Perfect Family Directing Director N/A
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1992 The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton Directing Director 59
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1992 Are You Lonesome Tonight? Directing Director 59
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1991 Lookwell Directing Director 69
Fair
1991 Lookwell Directing Director N/A
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1989 Desperado: Badlands Justice Directing Director N/A
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1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars Directing Director 59
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1988 The Return of Desperado Directing Director 59
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1985 Terror at London Bridge Directing Director 58
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1985 Command 5 Directing Director N/A
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1985 Brothers-in-Law Directing Director N/A
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1984 The Sheriff and the Astronaut Directing Director N/A
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1983 Carpool Directing Director 59
Average
1983 The Rousters Directing Director N/A
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1983 Malibu Directing Director 58
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1983 Cocaine and Blue Eyes Directing Director 58
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1982 Peking Encounter Directing Director N/A
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1982 Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang Directing Director N/A
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1981 The Oklahoma City Dolls Directing Director 58
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1981 Longshot Directing Director 58
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1980 Reward Directing Director N/A
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1979 The Death of Ocean View Park Directing Director 58
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1979 Vampire Directing Director 58
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1978 The Winds of Kitty Hawk Directing Director N/A
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1978 The Dain Curse Directing Director 68
Fair
1977 Spider-Man Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Night Terror Directing Director 59
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1976 Once an Eagle Directing Director 69
Fair
1976 Death at Love House Directing Director 58
Average
1976 Crunch Directing Director N/A
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1974 Death Sentence Directing Director 58
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1972 Movin' On Directing Director N/A
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1972 Gidget Gets Married Directing Director 58
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1971 Man and Boy Directing Director 58
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1970 Three For Tahiti Directing Director N/A
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1969 In Name Only Directing Director N/A
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Production
1972 Gidget Gets Married Production Producer 58
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1969 In Name Only Production Producer N/A
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