Actor
David Swift
July 27, 1919 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
David "Dave" Swift (July 27, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 1967 film How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Swift also worked as an animator and filmmaker at The Walt Disney Studios where he adapted the story of Pollyanna for the screen and wrote and directed The Parent Trap (1961).
Notable work
Often works with
Hayley Mills
2 titles together
The Parent Trap, Pollyanna
Linda Watkins
2 titles together
The Parent Trap, Good Neighbor Sam
Ruth McDevitt
2 titles together
The Parent Trap, Love is a Ball
Ray Teal
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Wonderful World of Disney
Robert Horton
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Wagon Train
Phyllis Thaxter
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Climax!
Full filmography · 32
The Storyteller
as King
19888.2
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Professor Lindemann
1981
The Love Boat
Writer
19776.3
Eight Is Enough
Director
19776.1
Barney Miller
Director
19757.3
Arnie
Director and Writer
1970
Camp Runamuck
Writer and Director
1965
Rawhide
Writer
19597.2
The Rifleman
Writer and Director
19587.1
Alcoa Theatre
Writer and Director
1957
Wagon Train
Writer
19576.6
Playhouse 90
Director
1956