- Directed the 1984 theatrical film "Supergirl" as well as several episodes of the TV series "Smallville" about the teenage years of Clark Kent (aka Superman).
- During pre-production for Jaws 2 (1978), production designer Joe Alves recommended him for the director's position because of the collaborative work they did together on Rod Serling's Night Gallery (1969).
- In 2003, Szwarc joined the crew of The WB/CW television series Smallville as a director. One of the major episodes he directed was "Homecoming", the 200th episode of the series.
- His work included around 80 productions; most recently, he was responsible for various episodes of Grey's Anatomy until 2019.
- In 1971, he was hired as a resident director for Rod Serling's anthology "Night Gallery", where he directed nearly two thirds of the series' episodes.
- Like Steven Spielberg, the director of the original Jaws, Szwarc started out in Hollywood at Universal.
- Szwarc moved to the big screen in 1973 with "Extreme Close-Up". Scripted by Michael Crichton, the film was a then-topical look at voyeurism. Unfortunately, it pales in comparison with contemporary films that shared its themes of invading privacy (Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" 1973) and pushing the sexual limits (Bernardo Bertolucci's "Last Tango in Paris" 1973).
- Supporting himself as a freelance screenwriter, he perfected his English. A temporary job at Universal led to a spec script that caught the attention of NBC. Put under contract by the network, Szwarc first served as an associate producer on "Chrysler Theatre" and "Ironside". During his stint on the latter, he made his TV directing debut.
- During the 1990s, he worked in his country of birth where he directed three feature films including La Vengeance d'une blonde (1994).
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