Ken Swofford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1933
- Died
- November 1, 2018 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- DuQuoin - Illinois - USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
Filmography
Teacher's Pet
Movie · as Officer White (voice)
Recess: School's Out
Movie · as Coach (voice)
Cops n Roberts
Movie
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Rupert Leverton · 1 ep
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Movie · as Charlie Tewksbury
The Taking of Beverly Hills
Movie · as Coach
Thelma & Louise
Movie · as Major
Murder in High Places
Movie · as Van Stamp
Rewrite for Murder
Movie · as Al Barbar
Black Roses
Movie · as Mayor Farnsworth
The Wonder Years
TV · as Al · 1 ep
The Stepford Children
Movie · as Frank Gregson
Hunter's Blood
Movie · as Al Coleman
Matlock
TV · as Ned Salem · 1 ep
Terror at London Bridge
Movie · as Ed Nebel
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Sid Sharkey, Lt. Catalano, Grover Barth, Sheriff Tugman, Alan Forsythe, Leo Kowalski · 1 ep
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Movie · as Witchita Pike
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Movie · as Sergeant Wagner
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
TV · as Witchita Pike · 2 eps
The Rousters
TV · 13 eps
Annie
Movie · as Weasel
Fame
TV · as Principal Morloch · 73 eps
S.O.B.
Movie · as Harold Harrigan
Falcon Crest
TV · as March Ridley · 2 eps
Sultan and the Rock Star
Movie · as George Mackenzie
All God's Children
Movie · as Capt. Sam Pierce
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Movie · as Everett Bliss
Knots Landing
TV · as Sheriff Pickett · 1 ep
Crisis in Sun Valley
Movie · as Thorndike
To Kill a Cop
Movie · as Lt. Fitzgerald
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
TV · as J.J. Devlin · 13 eps
Battlestar Galactica
TV · as General Maxwell · 1 ep
To Kill a Cop
TV · as Lt. Fitzgerald · 2 eps
The Domino Principle
Movie · as Warden Ditcher
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Movie · as Greenway
Scott Free
Movie · as Ed McGraw
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV · as Al Barber · 6 eps
A Cry for Help
Movie · as Paul Church
Sky Hei$t
Movie · as Deputy Pat Connelly
Man on the Outside
Movie · as Lt. Matthews
Switch
Movie · as Capt. Griffin
Ellery Queen
TV · as Frank Flannigan · 1 ep
A Case of Rape
Movie · as Det. Riley
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Roy Palmer, Dan Kelly · 1 ep
The Rockford Files
TV · as P.I. Floyd Ross, FBI Agent Patrick, DEA Agent Al Jollett, Carl Wronko, Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith · 1 ep
Petrocelli
TV · as Phillip Armor · 1 ep
One Little Indian
Movie · as Pvt. Dixon
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Movie · as Gentry
Police Story
TV · as Lieutenant · 1 ep
Skyjacked
Movie · as John Bimonte
Kung Fu
TV · as Max Frazer, Dr. Tracer · 1 ep
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Herman Ledeker - Bus Driver · 1 ep
The Andromeda Strain
Movie · as Toby (technician)
Bless the Beasts & Children
Movie · as Wheaties
Columbo
TV · as Harry Stone · 1 ep
The Lawyer
Movie · as Charlie O'Keefe
The Intruders
Movie · as Pomerantz
Cutter's Trail
Movie · as Clay Wooten
The Odd Couple
TV · as Cop · 1 ep
The Partridge Family
TV · as Monty, Coach · 1 ep
Shadow on the Land
Movie · as Private
Adam-12
TV · as Floyd Delman · 1 ep
Common Law Cabin
Movie · as Barney Rickert
First to Fight
Movie · as O'Brien
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Florian Vaclav, Deputy Mayor Charles Peck · 1 ep
I Spy
TV · as Clay · 1 ep
Father Goose
Movie · as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
Captain Newman, M.D.
Movie · as Patient (uncredited)