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Home/People/Joel Swetow
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Born
Dec 30, 1951
Age 74
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

18
Movies
26
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Joel Swetow

Acting

Biography
Joel Swetow (Born December 30th, 1951) is an American character actor who has nearly 80 credits to his name in film, television and video games. He is perhaps best known as Mr. Brown, the right hand man of Hugo Snyder, the main villain in the 1992 Martial Arts cult classic, the 3 ninjas. He has appeared on the hit tv series Charmed (1998) and played several roles in the Star Trek Franchise.
The Grinch poster

The Grinch

as Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Stranger at the Pentagon poster

Stranger at the Pentagon

as The Empyrean
2013
The Lorax poster

The Lorax

as 1st Marketing Guy (voice)
2012
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies poster

LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies

as Rotor (voice)
2010
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

as Man with Large Belly in Red Queen Court
2010
12 Rounds poster

12 Rounds

as Additional Voices (voice)
2009
Rent poster

Rent

as Mr. Cohen
2005
Live from Baghdad poster

Live from Baghdad

as Taxi Driver
2002
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand poster

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

as Abdul Rashid
2002
Breathing Hard poster

Breathing Hard

as Klein
2001
Toothless poster

Toothless

as Joe #2
1997
The Siege at Ruby Ridge poster

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

as Roy Marks
1996
Lord of Illusions poster

Lord of Illusions

as Valentin
1995
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash poster

Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash

as Spears
1993
3 Ninjas poster

3 Ninjas

as Brown
1992
Framed poster

Framed

as Karl
1990
She's Back poster

She's Back

as Razorface
1989
See No Evil, Hear No Evil poster

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

as Cabbie
1989