E.W. Swackhamer

Born: 1927-01-17, Middletown, New Jersey, USA

Died: 1994-12-05

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

• Law & Order (1990)
• I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
• McCloud (1970)
• The Outcasts (1968)
• The Rousters (1983)
• Once an Eagle (1976)
• Reward (1980)
• Gidget Gets Married (1972)
• Brothers-in-Law (1985)
• Command 5 (1985)
• Death at Love House (1976)
• MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice (1994)
• MacShayne: Winner Takes All (1994)
• Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983)
• Longshot (1981)
• The Return of Desperado (1988)
• Are You Lonesome Tonight? (1992)
• The Death of Ocean View Park (1979)
• Terror at London Bridge (1985)
• Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang (1982)
• Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
• The Sheriff and the Astronaut (1984)
• Movin' On (1972)
• Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)
• The Oklahoma City Dolls (1981)
• Malibu (1983)
• The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
• Three for Tahiti (1970)
• The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton (1992)
• Lookwell (1991)