E.W. Swackhamer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 17, 1927
- Died
- December 5, 1994 (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- Middletown, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
Movie · Director
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Movie · Director
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
Movie · Director
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Movie · Director
Perfect Family
Movie · Director
Lookwell
Movie · Director
Lookwell
TV · Director · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · Director · 8 eps
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Movie · Director
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Movie · Director
The Return of Desperado
Movie · Director
Terror at London Bridge
Movie · Director
Brothers-in-Law
Movie · Director
Command 5
Movie · Director
The Sheriff and the Astronaut
Movie · Director
Carpool
Movie · Director
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Movie · Director
Malibu
Movie · Director
The Rousters
TV · Director · 1 ep
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Movie · Director
Peking Encounter
Movie · Director
Longshot
Movie · Director
The Oklahoma City Dolls
Movie · Director
Reward
Movie · Director
Vampire
Movie · Director
The Death of Ocean View Park
Movie · Director
$weepstake$
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Movie · Director
The Dain Curse
TV · Director · 3 eps
Night Terror
Movie · Director
Spider-Man
Movie · Director
Death at Love House
Movie · Director
Crunch
Movie · Director
Once an Eagle
TV · Director · 7 eps
Death Sentence
Movie · Director
The New Perry Mason
TV · Director · 1 ep
Movin' On
Movie · Director
Gidget Gets Married
Movie · Director
M*A*S*H
TV · Director · 1 ep
Anna and the King
TV · Director · 1 ep
Man and Boy
Movie · Director
Columbo
TV · Director · 1 ep
Three for Tahiti
Movie · Director
McCloud
TV · Director · 1 ep
In Name Only
Movie · Director
The Outcasts
TV · Director · 1 ep
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · Director · 5 eps
Bewitched
TV · Director · 7 eps