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William Caskey Swaim

b. 1947

American actor

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Born 1947. William Caskey Swaim is an American actor, stage actor and television actor.

William Caskey Swaim (born January 11, 1947) is an American television and film actor, best known for having played Staff Sergeant Harry Fitz in the 1978-1979 television series, Project U.F.O.

Personal life Swaim, commonly known as "Bill" as a child, was born in Lexington, North Carolina. He attended Grimes Elementary School and both Lexington Junior High School and Lexington Senior High School. He had been interested in film since childhood, remembering "his sister ... taking him to see an early Brando movie, On the Waterfront, at the age of five".

After spending 18 months as a medic in Okinawa, he returned from his tour of duty in 1969. He obtained a job in Lexington and worked there for a year to save money, before getting married and moving to California in 1971. The landing of the role enabled him to quit his second job and work as a full-time actor. During the same time period as the shooting of Project U.F.O., he took a day off to play a minor role in The Big Fix. The Big Fix (1978) - Cop Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) - Duke War Party (1988) - Vigilante #1 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) - Himself (Documentary film)

Television Battle of the Network Stars V (1978) - Himself Project U.F.O. (1978–79) - Staff Sergeant Harry Fitz The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) - Ernie (one episode) CHiPs (1983) - Foreman (one episode) The A-Team (1983) - (one episode) Sledge Hammer! (1986) - (one episode) Matlock (1989) - Jimmy the Hood (two episodes)

Theatre Of Mice and Men (1974) Hat Full of Rain (1975–76) The Death of Bessie Smith (1975–76) On the Road (1977)

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Lexington Senior High School

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American actor

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William Caskey Swaim was born on 11 January 1947 in Lexington.

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William Caskey Swaim is an actor, stage actor and television actor.

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William Caskey Swaim is American.

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· Wikipedia: William Caskey Swaim

· Wikidata: Q8006621

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