Charles Swann — Dial M for Murder Character Profile

About Charles Swann

Small-time con man and Tony's former classmate hired to kill Margot. He enters the flat using a copied key, attempts to strangle her with a scarf, but is fatally stabbed by Margot with scissors. His own latchkey left behind becomes a critical clue.

Character Facts

Played by

Anthony Dawson

Appears in

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Dial M for Murder

• Tony Wendice (Ray Milland)
• Margot Wendice (Grace Kelly)
• Mark Halliday (Robert Cummings)
• Chief Inspector Hubbard (John Williams)
• Bobby (uncredited) (Jack Cunningham)
• Judge at Margot's Trial (uncredited) (Forbes Murray)
• Banquet Member (uncredited) (Herschel Graham)
• Storyteller (Leo Britt)
• Man in Phone Booth (uncredited) (Sam Harris)
• Waiter at Stag Dinner (uncredited) (William H. O'Brien)
• Detective (uncredited) (Thayer Roberts)
• Men's Club Party Member (uncredited) (Harold Miller)