E.W. Swackhamer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 17, 1927
- Place of birth
- Middletown, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- December 5, 1994
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 by E.W. Swackhamer
- Spider-Man 1977 · ★ 6.3
- Night Terror 1977 · ★ 6.4
- Terror at London Bridge 1985 · ★ 5.4
- Death Sentence 1974 · ★ 5.6
- Death at Love House 1976 · ★ 5.0
- Vampire 1979 · ★ 6.1
- Are You Lonesome Tonight? 1992 · ★ 3.5
- The Death of Ocean View Park 1979 · ★ 6.6
- Gidget Gets Married 1972 · ★ 6.3
- The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton 1992 · ★ 6.6
- Longshot 1981 · ★ 5.2
- MacShayne: Winner Takes All 1994 · ★ 5.0
- Cocaine and Blue Eyes 1983 · ★ 4.3
- Malibu 1983 · ★ 3.8
- Man and Boy 1971 · ★ 6.7
- Desperado: The Outlaw Wars 1989 · ★ 9.0
- The Return of Desperado 1988 · ★ 7.7
- The Oklahoma City Dolls 1981 · ★ 3.7
- Carpool 1983 · ★ 4.0
- Movin' On 1972 · ★ 5.5
- MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice 1994 · ★ 7.5
- Brothers-in-Law 1985 · ★ 7.0
- Reward 1980 · ★ 6.5
- Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang 1982 · ★ 4.5
- Command 5 1985 · ★ 5.0
- In Name Only 1969 · ★ 7.0
- Perfect Family 1992 · ★ 7.0
- Three for Tahiti 1970 · ★ 10.0
- Crunch 1976 · ★ 8.0
- Desperado: Badlands Justice 1989 · ★ 10.0
- Lookwell 1991 · ★ 8.0
- The Sheriff and the Astronaut 1984 · ★ 1.0
- Peking Encounter 1982 · ★ 9.0
- The Winds of Kitty Hawk 1978