and more, died on Wednesday. He was 78.Swan died after a battle with liver cancer, a family friend confirmed to multipleoutlets.
Born in Chicago, Swan got his start in local theater — earning three Joseph Jefferson Award nominations — before his first film appearance in the 1980 film.
He continued to work in film and television throughout his career, playing a Mountie captain in in 1987, and Deputy Napalatoni in 1994's Two of his most high-profile roles came in sports movies.
He played Rollin Butcher, the assistant coach to Gene Hackman's Norman Dale in the 1986 high school basketball drama, and in 1992’s — which starred John Goodman in the titular role — he played Babe Ruth’s father, George Herman Ruth Sr.Swan was also the founder of Harbor Country Opera, a Michigan-based opera house known for its annual Christmas show.
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