As Director
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
1994
6.0
E.W. Swackhamer
Directing
Born
January 17, 1927
Place of Birth
Middletown, New York, USA
Deceased
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.
The Filmography
As Director
MacShayne: Winner Takes All
1994
4.0
As Director
The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
1992
6.5
As Director
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
1992
3.3
As Director
Lookwell
1991
8.0
As Director
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
9.5
As Director
The Return of Desperado
1988
6.5
As Director
Terror at London Bridge
1985
5.1
As Director
Command 5
1985
1.0
As Director
Brothers-in-Law
1985
4.0
As Director
Carpool
1983
2.0
As Director
Malibu
1983
3.0
As Director
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
4.3
As Director
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
2.0
As Director
The Oklahoma City Dolls
1981
1.0
As Director
Longshot
1981
3.7
As Director
Reward
1980
5.0
As Director
Vampire
1979
5.8
As Director
Spider-Man
1977
6.3
As Director
Night Terror
1977
6.3