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.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Grinch
2018
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.

Stranger at the Pentagon
2013
as The Empyrean
Inspired by a true story. Valiant Thor, a Universal Emissary, meets with President Eisenhower in 1957 and is put on VIP status for 3 years. Thor has c...

The Lorax
2012
as 1st Marketing Guy (voice)
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the stor...

LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
2010
as Rotor (voice)
A new Rookie team has been assigned to complete their training with Stormer and his crew - but someone from Stormer's past is trying to take down the ...

Alice in Wonderland
2010
as Man with Large Belly in Red Queen Court
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.

Jennifer's Body
2009
ADR & Dubbing
Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend ...

12 Rounds
2009
as Additional Voices (voice)
When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multimillion-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is a...

Rent
2005
as Mr. Cohen
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in late 1980s East Village, New York, USA. The film centers...

Live from Baghdad
2002
as Taxi Driver
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winni...

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002
as Abdul Rashid
A counterterrorism specialist is assigned by the President to track down a terrorist who is suspected of planning to set off a nuclear device in the U...

Breathing Hard
2001
as Klein
A struggling Hollywood writer takes a job as a driver for a cursing, cantankerous old British actress. She believes she has one great role left in her...

Toothless
1997
as Joe #2
A female dentist is cast into limbo after her death in an accident and is given the assignment to act as the Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted ...

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996
as Roy Marks
A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day sieg...

Lord of Illusions
1995
as Valentin
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of...
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
1993
as Spears
An ex-con whose share of a robbery disappeared joins forces with deluxe edition call-girl in order to get back the money she gave her accountant for i...

3 Ninjas
1992
as Brown
Each year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to a...

Framed
1990
as Karl
A painter is accused of art-forging. He thinks his girlfriend betrayed him, so it's time for revenge.

She's Back
1989
as Razorface
A henpecked electrician is nagged by his recently deceased wife into taking revenge on the gang responsible for her death.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989
as Cabbie
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot, ...