Robert Swan (October 20, 1944 – August 9, 2023) was an American actor.
Early life
Robert Swan was born and raised in Chicago, where he began acting on stage.
Career
Swan later began appearing on film and television.
[ Swan is best known for his roles in '' Hoosiers'', '']The Untouchables
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'', ''Natural Born Killers
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'', and ''Backdraft
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''. He also worked as a voice actor for television commercials, and founded an opera company in Three Oaks, Michigan
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Personal life and death
Swan lived in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, with his wife, Barbara. He died from liver cancer
Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy, is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary in which the cancer starts in the liver, or it can be liver metastasis, or secondar ...
at his home on August 9, 2023, at the age of 78.
Filmography
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1944 births
2023 deaths
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male voice actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male stage actors
Deaths from cancer in Indiana
Male actors from Chicago
People from LaPorte County, Indiana
Deaths from liver cancer in the United States