Ken Swofford
Acting1933DuQuoin - Illinois - USA
Biography
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Ken Swofford (July 25, 1933 - November 1, 2018) was an American film and television actor noted for his red hair and ruddy complexion. He was often cast as "everyman", villains, or policemen.
Between 1962 and 1995, Swofford's film credits included The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson, Thelma and Louise, Black Roses and The Andromeda Strain, while his TV career during the same period was prolific. Appearing repeatedly as a guest and/or in recurring roles, he is best remembered as Quentin Morlock in Fame, Lt. Griffin in Switch, Cutler in The Oregon Trail, Al Barber in Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, Lt. Catalano in Murder, She Wrote and columnist Frank Flanagan in Ellery Queen.
Known For
Acting History
2004
Teacher's Pet
as Officer White (voice)
2001
Recess: School's Out
as Coach (voice)
1995
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
TVas Rupert Leverton• 1 eps
1992
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Charlie Tewksbury
1991
Thelma & Louise
as Major
Murder in High Places
as Van Stamp
Rewrite for Murder
as Al Barbar
The Taking of Beverly Hills
as Coach
Matlock
TVas Ned Salem• 1 eps
1988
Black Roses
as Mayor Farnsworth
The Wonder Years
TVas Al• 1 eps
1987
The Stepford Children
as Frank Gregson
Falcon Crest
TVas March Ridley• 2 eps
1986
Hunter's Blood
as Al Coleman
1985
Arizona Ripper
as Ed Nebel
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Lt. Catalano / Leo Kowalski / Grover Barth / Sheriff Tugman / Sid Sharkey / Alan Forsythe• 1 eps
1983
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Witchita Pike
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
as Sergeant Wagner
Fame
TVas Principal Morloch• 73 eps
Knots Landing
TVas Sheriff Pickett• 1 eps
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
TVas Witchita Pike
1982
Annie
as Weasel
1981
S.O.B.
as Harold Harrigan
1980
Sultan and the Rock Star
as George Mackenzie
All God's Children
as Capt. Sam Pierce
1979
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
as Everett Bliss
The Rockford Files
TVas Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith• 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
TVas General Maxwell• 1 eps
1978
To Kill a Cop
as Lt. Fitzgerald
Crisis in Sun Valley
as Thorndike
The Six Million Dollar Man
TVas Dan Kelly / Roy Palmer• 2 eps
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TVas J.J. Devlin
1977
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
as Greenway
The Domino Principle
as Warden Ditcher
Police Story
TVas Lieutenant• 1 eps
1976
Scott Free
as Ed McGraw
Ellery Queen
TVas Frank Flannigan• 1 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TVas Al Barber
1975
Man on the Outside
as Lt. Matthews
A Cry for Help
as Paul Church
Sky Hei$t
as Deputy Pat Connelly
Switch
as Capt. Griffin
1974
1973
1972
Skyjacked
as John Bimonte
1971
Bless the Beasts & Children
as Wheaties
The Andromeda Strain
as Toby (technician)
Mission: Impossible
TVas Florian Vaclav / Deputy Mayor Charles Peck• 1 eps
1970
The Lawyer
as Charlie O'Keefe
The Intruders
as Pomerantz
Cutter's Trail
as Clay Wooten
The Odd Couple
TVas Cop• 1 eps
1968
1967
Common Law Cabin
as Barney Rickert
First to Fight
as O'Brien
1964
Father Goose
as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
1963
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Patient (uncredited)