(Rolling Prairie, IN) - Acclaimed actor and La Porte County resident Robert Swan has passed away.

 

Swan made quite an impact on stage and screen and behind the mic.  He was known far and wide in the entertainment industry, though maybe least of all in his own home town—Rolling Prairie, Indiana.

 

Swan was an actor, award-winning screenwriter, producer, voiceover legend, operatic bass-baritone, and founder of Harbor Country Opera.

 

You can spot him in some classic films. He’s the humble dad and assistant coach in Hoosiers. He played a priest in Rudy. And he was the Canadian Mountie in The Untouchables. Swan was in many other movies and tv shows. In a decades-long career, Swan worked with Gene Hackman, Jane Fonda, Ron Howard, Brian De Palma, Oliver Stone, even Madonna. 

 

Swan passed away at the age of 78. He died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Wednesday, August 9 at his home in Rolling Prairie after a prolonged battle with cancer.