Ken Swofford
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.
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Acting History
2004
Teacher's Pet as Officer White (voice)
2001Recess: School's Out as Coach (voice)
1995Cops n Roberts
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Rupert Leverton
1992Gunsmoke: To the Last Man as Charlie Tewksbury
1991The Taking of Beverly Hills as Coach
1991Rewrite for Murder as Al Barbar
1991Murder in High Places as Van Stamp
1991Thelma & Louise as Major
1988Black Roses as Mayor Farnsworth
1988The Wonder Years as Al
1987The Stepford Children as Frank Gregson
1986Hunter's Blood as Al Coleman
1986Matlock as Ned Salem
1985Terror at London Bridge as Ed Nebel
1984Murder, She Wrote as Sid Sharkey
1984Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Catalano
1984Murder, She Wrote as Grover Barth
1984Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Tugman
1984Murder, She Wrote as Alan Forsythe
1984Murder, She Wrote as Leo Kowalski
1983The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as Witchita Pike
1983The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as Witchita Pike
1983M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers as Sergeant Wagner
1982Annie as Weasel
1982Fame as Principal Morloch
1981Falcon Crest as March Ridley
1981S.O.B. as Harold Harrigan
1980All God's Children as Capt. Sam Pierce
1980Sultan and the Rock Star as George Mackenzie
1979Knots Landing as Sheriff Pickett
1979Captain America II: Death Too Soon as Everett Bliss
1978Battlestar Galactica as General Maxwell
1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries as J.J. Devlin
1978To Kill a Cop as Lt. Fitzgerald
1978Crisis in Sun Valley as Thorndike
1977Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy as Greenway
1977The Domino Principle as Warden Ditcher
1976Scott Free as Ed McGraw
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II as Al Barber
1975Ellery Queen as Frank Flannigan
1975Man on the Outside as Lt. Matthews
1975Sky Hei$t as Deputy Pat Connelly
1975Switch as Capt. Griffin
1975A Cry for Help as Paul Church
1974The Rockford Files as P.I. Floyd Ross
1974The Rockford Files as FBI Agent Patrick
1974The Rockford Files as DEA Agent Al Jollett
1974The Rockford Files as Carl Wronko
1974The Rockford Files as Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith
1974Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974A Case of Rape as Det. Riley
1974The Six Million Dollar Man as Roy Palmer
1974The Six Million Dollar Man as Dan Kelly
1973One Little Indian as Pvt. Dixon
1973Police Story as Lieutenant
1973The Boy and the Bronc Buster as Gentry
1972Kung Fu as Max Frazer
1972Kung Fu as Dr. Tracer
1972Skyjacked as John Bimonte
1971Columbo as Harry Stone
1971Bless the Beasts & Children as Wheaties
1971The Andromeda Strain as Toby (technician)
1970The Intruders as Pomerantz
1970The Partridge Family as Monty
1970The Partridge Family as Coach
1970The Odd Couple as Cop
1970The Lawyer as Charlie O'Keefe
1970Cutter's Trail as Clay Wooten
1968Shadow on the Land as Private
1968Adam-12 as Floyd Delman
1967Common Law Cabin as Barney Rickert
1967First to Fight as O'Brien
1966Mission: Impossible as Florian Vaclav
1966Mission: Impossible as Deputy Mayor Charles Peck
1965I Spy as Clay
1964Father Goose as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
1963Captain Newman, M.D. as Patient (uncredited)