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Occupation
  
Actor

Parents
  
Russ Swift

Role
  
Driver · paulswift.com

Name
  
Paul Swift

Years active
  
1970–1977


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Born
  
August 18, 1934 (
1934-08-18
)

Died
  
October 7, 1994(1994-10-07) (aged 60) Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Paul Swift (August 18, 1934 – October 7, 1994) was an American film actor.

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Career

Between 1970 and 1977 he appeared in roles in four of the early feature films directed by John Waters. He additionally appeared as himself in two Waters-related documentary films.

Swift's most notable role is his appearance as The Egg Man in Pink Flamingos (1972). Aside from that, he played mostly bit parts.

Because of his work with Waters, Swift is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters's ensemble of regular cast and crew members.

Death

Swift died of complications with AIDS, age 60, in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.

Filmography

Actor
1977
Desperate Living as
Mr. Paul
1974
Female Trouble as
Butterfly
1972
Pink Flamingos as
The Egg Man
1970
Multiple Maniacs as
Steve (Cookie's boyfriend)
Self
1976
Edith's Shopping Bag (Documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2018
Dreamlanders: Little Taffy (Video documentary short) as
Butterfly
2005
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (Documentary) as
Self
1998
Divine Trash (Documentary) as
Self

References

Paul Swift Wikipedia