Directed credits
43
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
E.W. Swackhamer
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 32Directed series: 11All crew credits: 44
TMDB ID: 133115
IMDb ID: nm00841416
Known for: Directing
Born: January 17, 1927
Died: December 5, 1994
Age: 67
Place of birth: Middletown, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 1994
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 7.1
Frequent jobs
Director (43)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by E.W. Swackhamer.
6.0
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
Director
1994 Movie
4.0
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Director
1994 Movie
Perfect Family
Director
1992 Movie
6.5
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
Director
1992 Movie
2.9
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Director
1992 Movie
8.0
Lookwell
Director
1991 Movie
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Director
1989 Movie
9.5
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Director
1989 Movie
6.5
The Return of Desperado
Director
1988 Movie
5.1
Terror at London Bridge
Director
1985 Movie
1.0
Command 5
Director
1985 Movie
4.0
Brothers-in-Law
Director
1985 Movie
1.0
The Sheriff and the Astronaut
Director
1984 Movie
4.0
Carpool
Director
1983 Movie
2.3
Malibu
Director
1983 Movie
4.3
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Director
1983 Movie
2.0
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Director
1982 Movie
1.0
The Oklahoma City Dolls
Director
1981 Movie
3.7
Longshot
Director
1981 Movie
5.0
Reward
Director
1980 Movie
6.0
The Death of Ocean View Park
Director
1979 Movie
5.8
Vampire
Director
1979 Movie
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Director
1978 Movie
6.3
Spider-Man
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by E.W. Swackhamer.
7.4
Lookwell
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.3
Law & Order
Director • 6 eps
1990 Series
3.0
The Rousters
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.2
The Dain Curse
Director • 3 eps
1978 Series
6.8
Once an Eagle
Director • 7 eps
1976 Series
7.4
The New Perry Mason
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
8.1
Columbo
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
5.3
The Outcasts
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
Director • 5 eps
1965 Series
7.9
Bewitched
Director • 7 eps
1964 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with E.W. Swackhamer.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with E.W. Swackhamer.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with E.W. Swackhamer.
5.0
Reward
Director
1980 Movie
6.3
Spider-Man
Director
1977 Movie
6.0
Man and Boy
Director
1971 Movie
5.1
Terror at London Bridge
Director
1985 Movie
5.3
Death Sentence
Director
1974 Movie
In Name Only
Producer
1969 Movie
6.4
Night Terror
Director
1977 Movie
4.0
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Director
1994 Movie
5.8
Vampire
Director
1979 Movie
6.5
The Return of Desperado
Director
1988 Movie
4.3
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Director
1983 Movie
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with E.W. Swackhamer.
7.3
Law & Order
Director • 6 eps
1990 Series
8.1
Columbo
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.9
Bewitched
Director • 7 eps
1964 Series
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
Director • 5 eps
1965 Series
5.3
The Outcasts
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.4
The New Perry Mason
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
6.8
Once an Eagle
Director • 7 eps
1976 Series
3.0
The Rousters
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.2
The Dain Curse
Director • 3 eps
1978 Series
7.4
Lookwell
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for E.W. Swackhamer.