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Darwyn Swalve

Darwyn Swalve

Actor · Born August 20, 1946 (80) · Iowa, USA

Darwyn (Dar) Swalve began in community theater and his dream was to be in a Broadway play. His acting agent Keith Wolfe placed Darwyn with actor-turned-agent, Morgan Paul, who had contacts in the theater, as well as films. Darwyn's dream of being in a Broadway show was realized when he landed a role in the award winning Broadway show, "City of Angels." He played six months at the Shubert Theater in Century City and toured for one year with the show. In the movies in which he played he also did some of his own stunts. Darwyn also did commercials including one for Ford Mustang with Katherine Zeta-Jones. He had just finished a TV series project for Nickelodeon Productions ("The Journey Of Allen Strange") a few weeks before he passed away in May 1999 from a heart attack.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 20, 1946 (80)
From
Iowa, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on Motif · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 35% in 30 days

What are Darwyn Swalve's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Morality
22%
Ideas
18%
Self
15%
Survival
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Darwyn Swalve's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Darwyn Swalve's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 17 with a Motif page.

  • The Underground(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Bad Blood(1994)

    Stunts · as Sweets

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • My Summer Story(1994)

    as Big Dickie Bumpus

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Barton Fink(1991)

    as Wrestler

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Dozen Ways to Die!! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Cyclops

  • Repo Jake(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Assault(1989)

    as Crusher

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Dead Bang(1989)

    as Biker #1

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 6: City Under Siege(1989)

    as Ox

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Reactor(1989)

    as Hog

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dead Man Walking (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Skin Head

  • Take Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Gun Dealer

  • Arizona Heat(1988)

    as Bear

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Death Bond (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Donahue

  • Open House (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Harry

  • In the Mood(1987)

    as Huge Inmate

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Summer School(1987)

    as Scary Inmate

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Cry Wilderness(1987)

    as Biker

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Heartbreak Ridge(1986)

    as Bar Tough Guy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hands of Steel(1986)

    as Anatola Blanco

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sno-Line (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Bowman

  • The Zoo Gang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Goose

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Darwin

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Fat Rat

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1983 to 1997; peak year 1986.

Highest rated

Hands of Steel (1986)

Midcredits 23rd

Film career

19831997

Peak 1986 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1986Screen debut· Hands of Steel
  • 1991Career best· Barton Fink

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 24: 21 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew3 of 24: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s18 · acting1990s6 · 4 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Darwyn Swalve's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 15; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 5th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Jungle Assault (1989)

81st percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Barton Fink (1991)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 21/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 34, detractors 15. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Darwyn Swalve work with?

People who share at least 2 of Darwyn Swalve's Motif titles; Brian Scott Bennett shares the most, 2.