E.W. Swackhamer

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.
Crew

In Name Only
Producer, Director

Death Sentence
Director

Night Terror
Director

Carpool
Director

Man and Boy
Director

Terror at London Bridge
Director

Death at Love House
Director

Spider-Man
Director

Movin' On
Director

The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton
Director

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Director

Gidget Gets Married
Director, Producer

Perfect Family
Director

Vampire
Director
Three For Tahiti
Director

The Death of Ocean View Park
Director

The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Director

Longshot
Director

Crunch
Director

MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
Director

Desperado: Badlands Justice
Director

Brothers-in-Law
Director

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Director

The Return of Desperado
Director

MacShayne: Winner Takes All
Director

The Oklahoma City Dolls
Director

Cocaine and Blue Eyes
Director

Lookwell
Director

Reward
Director

Malibu
Director

The Sheriff and the Astronaut
Director

Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
Director

Command 5
Director
Peking Encounter
Director