Robert Swan, a well-known Hollywood actor who starred in films including The Untouchables and Hoosiers, passed away at the age of 78.
After a struggle with liver cancer, the celebrity passed away, his buddy said on Wednesday.
Net Worth
The estimated Net Worth of Robert Swan is at least $6 Million.
Age
Swan was 78 at the time of his death.
Wife
He was married to his wife, Barbara
Family
Swan is survived by brothers David and Charles; sister-in-law Elizabeth; nephews Christopher, Bryan, and Daniel; and dogs Baci and Chico.
Career
Swan, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 20, 1944, began his acting career by playing in regional theatres before making his Broadway debut in The Freedom of the City in 1974. In the 1980 romantic fantasy drama Somewhere in Time, starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer, he made his acting debut.
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He is likely best recognised for his supporting parts in a number of well-known sports dramas, such as David Anspaugh’s basketball drama Hoosiers (1986), in which he played Rollin Butcher, Coach Dale’s assistant. In 1993’s Rudy, the football biopic of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, Swan reconnected with Anspaugh.
Swan also portrayed George Herman “Babe” Ruth’s father in Arthur Hiller’s 1992 film The Babe. Ruth was the famed New York Yankees slugger.
Swan began his singing career in Chicago as a young soprano. He performed as a bass-baritone in numerous synagogues and churches while he was in his early 20s.
He worked at the Court Theatre at the University of Chicago and obtained his first acting role as the lead in “The Bartered Bride” while still in high school.
Swan played Dan Manaher in the police drama Missing Persons and the villain Jeb Tidwell on the ABC soap opera All My Children. In addition, he appeared in Spenser: for Hire, The Equaliser, and the 1984 made-for-TV film The Dollmaker, where he co-starred in with Jane Fonda.
His other filmography includes The Untouchables (1987) by Brian De Palma, Backdraft (1991) by Ron Howard, and Natural Born Killers (1994) by Oliver Stone. Swan made his final appearance onscreen in the 2012 movie The Owner.
Swan’s “dying wish” was for his critically acclaimed script on Samuel Johnson, the man credited with creating the first modern dictionary, to be made into a motion picture.
Actors will read a script Swan wrote on dictionary publisher Samuel Johnson at a memorial service that will be held at a later time. Actors Si Osborne from The Untouchables and Daniel J. Travanti from Hill Street Blues will both participate in the reading.
