Paul Swift

American actor

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Paul Swift
Screenshot of Swift from the documentary film Divine Trash (1998) directed by Steve Yeager.
Born	(1934-08-18)August 18, 1934 ^{[citation needed]}
Died	October 7, 1994(1994-10-07) (aged 60) ^{[citation needed]} Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.^{[citation needed]}
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–1977^[1]

Paul Swift (August 18, 1934 – October 7, 1994)^{[citation needed]} was an American actor.

Career

Between 1970 and 1977 he appeared in roles in four of the early feature films directed by John Waters.^[1] He additionally appeared as himself in two Waters-related documentary films.^[1] Swift's most notable role is his appearance as "The Egg Man" in Pink Flamingos (1972). Aside from that, he played mostly bit parts.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Swift died of complications from AIDS, aged 60, in his native Baltimore.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Multiple Maniacs	Steve (Cookie's boyfriend)
1972	Pink Flamingos	The Egg Man
1974	Female Trouble	Butterfly
1976	Edith's Shopping Bag	himself
1977	Desperate Living	Mr. Paul	(final film role)
1998	Divine Trash	himself	archive footage