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Overview

Date of Birth:

4 April 1906, Wichita, Kansas, USA more

Date of Death:

15 August 1995 more

Trivia:

Swayze was the pitch man for Timex watches in which Timexes were strapped... more

STARmeter:

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self

When Nature Calls (1985)
... aka The Outdoorsters
The Boston Strangler (1968) .... T.V. Narrator
"Armstrong Circle Theatre" .... Host / ... (35 episodes, 1955-1957)
    - The Hunted (1957) TV episode .... Host
    - Counterfeit Inc. (1957) TV episode .... Host
    - Three Cents Worth of Fear (1957) TV episode .... Host
    - Day of Disaster (1957) TV episode .... Host
    - Night Court (1957) TV episode .... Host
      (30 more)
Inside Detroit (1956) .... John Cameron Swayze, On-Screen Commentator
"Producers' Showcase" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1955)
- The Skin of Our Teeth (1955) TV episode .... Narrator
"Your Show of Shows" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
- Episode dated 12 September 1953 (1953) TV episode
"Camel News Caravan" (1948) TV series

Self:

1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s

That Thing on ABC (1978) (TV) .... Himself
"The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 3 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
Go!!! (1967) (TV) .... Himself
"To Tell the Truth" .... Himself / ... (14 episodes, 1957-1960)
    - Episode dated 28 November 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
    - Episode dated 28 January 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
    - Episode dated 24 June 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself/panelist
    - Episode dated 22 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
    - Episode dated 1 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
      (9 more)
"Chance for Romance" (1958) TV series .... Host
"The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957-1958)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #2.35 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
A Face in the Crowd (1957) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd (USA: complete title)
"Armstrong Circle Theatre" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)
- The Freedom Fighters of Hungary (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host
"The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 11 November 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
"What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 4 November 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
"Who Said That?" (1948) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1948-1951)

Additional Details

Other Works:

TV commercials for Timex watches (1950s-1970s) more

Genres:

Drama | Family | Game-Show | Comedy more

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction | Character Name In Title | Variety | 1950s more

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