Darwyn Swalve
Darwyn Swalve | |
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 Swalve in Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, 1989 | |
| Born | Darwin Swalve[1] August 20, 1946 Belmond, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 5, 1999 (aged 52) Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film, stage and television actor |
Darwin Swalve (August 20, 1946 – May 5, 1999) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was best known for playing Ox, an ostensibly comic man mountain who fought Lieutenant Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith) in the 1989 film Police Academy 6: City Under Siege.[2]
Life and career
Swalve was born in Belmond, Iowa. At the age of seven, he and his family moved to California.[3] He served in the United States Marine Corps until his discharge in 1968.[4] He worked as a construction worker, and he performed in a stage production in Southgate, California in 1978.[1] He began his screen career in 1984, appearing in the film City Heat. In 1985, he appeared in the film City Heat.[5]
Later in his career, Swalve guest-starred in television programs including Jake and the Fatman, The A-Team and Moonlighting. In 1989, he played Ox, an ostensibly comic man mountain who fought Lieutenant Moses Hightower (Bubba Smith) in the film Police Academy 6: City Under Siege.[2] He also appeared in films such as Summer School, Open House, Arizona Heat, My Summer Story, Dead Bang, Barton Fink and Heartbreak Ridge. He last appeared in the Nickelodeon television program The Journey of Allen Strange.[6]
Death
Swalve died on May 5, 1999, of a heart attack in Riverside, California, at the age of 52.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 "The Gentle Giant". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. August 9, 1984. p. 49. Retrieved August 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Film will delight 'Police' devotees". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. March 22, 1989. p. 44. Retrieved August 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tough guy's a real sweetheart". Globe-Gazette. Mason City, Iowa. August 3, 1984. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Actor, Darwyn Swalve, dead at 53". Sun-Journal. Lewiston, Maine. May 9, 1999. p. 12. Retrieved August 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Darwyn Swalve". AllMovie. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
- 1 2 Lentz, Harris (July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999. McFarland. p. 214. ISBN 9780786409198 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Darwyn Swalve". Variety. June 15, 1999. Retrieved August 16, 2026.