E.W. Swackhamer was born on January 17, 1927 in Middletown, New Jersey, USA as Egbert Warnderink Swackhamer Jr. He was a director and producer, known for The Dain Curse (1978), Death Sentence (1974) and The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978). He was married to Bridget Hanley and Margaret Woodward (Gretchen) Shane. He died on December 5, 1994 in Berlin, ...
His first wife was the daughter of the late humorist Ted Shane.
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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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Was a director on In the Fold (1996) at the time of his death.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Malibu
1983
TV Movie
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
TV Movie
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982
TV Series 1 episode
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
TV Movie
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1982
TV Series 1 episode
Peking Encounter
1981
TV Movie
The Oklahoma City Dolls
1981
TV Movie
Longshot
1981
Reward
1980
TV Movie
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980
TV Series 2 episodes
The Death of Ocean View Park
1979
TV Movie
Vampire
1979
TV Movie
$weepstake$
1979
TV Series 1 episode
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
TV Movie
The Dain Curse
1978
TV Mini-Series
Family
1977
TV Series 2 episodes
The Amazing Spider-Man
1977
TV Series 1 episode
The Cabot Connection
1977
TV Movie
Eight Is Enough
1977
TV Series 1 episode
Night Drive
1977
TV Movie
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
TV Series 1 episode
Once an Eagle
1976-1977
TV Mini-Series 4 episodes
Crunch
1976
TV Movie
Quincy M.E.
1976
TV Series 1 episode
Death at Love House
1976
TV Movie
McCloud
1975-1976
TV Series 4 episodes
Switch
1975
TV Series 2 episodes
McMillan & Wife
1975
TV Series 1 episode
Mobile One
1975
TV Series 1 episode
The Rookies
1972-1975
TV Series 10 episodes
Death Sentence
1974
TV Movie
Chopper One
1974
TV Series 2 episodes
The New Perry Mason
1973
TV Series 2 episodes
Roll Out
1973
TV Series 1 episode
The Girl with Something Extra
1973
TV Series 1 episode
The Partridge Family
1970-1973
TV Series 8 episodes
Bonanza
1972
TV Series 1 episode
Anna and the King
1972
TV Series 1 episode
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
1972
TV Series 1 episode
Mod Squad
1972
TV Series 1 episode
M*A*S*H
1972
TV Series 1 episode
Movin' On
1972
TV Movie
Bewitched
1965-1972
TV Series 7 episodes
Gidget Gets Married
1972
TV Movie
Love, American Style
1971
TV Series 1 episode
Man and Boy
1971
Is There a Doctor in the House
1971
TV Movie
Nancy
1970
TV Series 1 episode
The Young Rebels
1970
TV Series 2 episodes
Three for Tahiti
1970
TV Movie
Here Come the Brides
1968-1970
TV Series 8 episodes
In Name Only
1969
TV Movie
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1969
TV Movie
The Outcasts
1968-1969
TV Series 3 episodes
The Princess and Me
1968
TV Movie
The Ugliest Girl in Town
1968
TV Series 1 episode
The Flying Nun
1967-1968
TV Series 9 episodes
Heroic Mission
1967
TV Series
Love on a Rooftop
1966-1967
TV Series 12 episodes
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1966
TV Series 1 episode
Hazel
1965-1966
TV Series 7 episodes
Gidget
1965-1966
TV Series 8 episodes
I Dream of Jeannie
1965-1966
TV Series 5 episodes
The Donna Reed Show
1965
TV Series 2 episodes
Broadside
1964
TV Series 2 episodes
Tom, Dick and Mary
1964
TV Series 1 episode
The Lieutenant
1964
TV Series 1 episode
Glynis
1963
TV Series 4 episodes
Fair Exchange
1963
TV Series 1 episode
The Cosby Mysteries
1994
TV Series 2 episodes
MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice
1994
TV Movie
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994
TV Movie
Law & Order
1990-1993
TV Series 8 episodes
Perfect Family
1992
TV Movie
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
1992
TV Movie
Are You Lonesome Tonight
1992
TV Movie
Lookwell
1991
TV Movie
Columbo
1990
TV Series 1 episode
Life Goes On
1990
TV Series 1 episode
Jake and the Fatman
1987-1990
TV Series 8 episodes
H.E.L.P.
1990
TV Series
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989
TV Movie
In the Heat of the Night
1989
TV Series 2 episodes
Christine Cromwell
1989
TV Series 1 episode
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
TV Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1988
TV Series 1 episode
The Return of Desperado
1988
TV Movie
The Wizard
1986
TV Series 3 episodes
L.A. Law
1986
TV Series 1 episode
Terror at London Bridge
1985
TV Movie
Command 5
1985
TV Movie
Royal Match
1985
TV Movie
Brothers-in-Law
1985
TV Movie
Carpool
1983
TV Movie
The Rousters
1983
TV Series 1 episode
The Rousters
1983
TV Movie
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gidget Gets Married
1972
TV Movie producer
Is There a Doctor in the House
1971
TV Movie producer
In Name Only
1969
TV Movie producer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1969
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1969
TV Movie producer
Love on a Rooftop
1966-1967
TV Series producer - 30 episodes
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1966
TV Series producer - 5 episodes
The Dick Powell Theatre
1963
TV Series associate producer - 1 episode
Hennesey
1961-1962
TV Series associate producer - 3 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Okefenokee
1959
Alomah Osceola
The Clock
1950
TV Series
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Playwright at Work
1961
TV Mini-Series director - 1 episode
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Massive Retaliation
1984
second cinematographer - as Bert Swackhamer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002
TV Movie documentary in memory of
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991
TV Movie documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Playwright at Work
1961
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1978
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
The Dain Curse (1978)
1978
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night