Ken Swofford
Born: 1933-07-25 in DuQuoin - Illinois - USA
Died: 2018-11-01
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2004
- Teacher's Pet as Officer White (voice)
2001
- Recess: School's Out as Coach (voice)
1995
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Rupert Leverton
1992
- Gunsmoke: To the Last Man as Charlie Tewksbury
1991
- Thelma & Louise as Major
- The Taking of Beverly Hills as Coach
- Murder in High Places as Van Stamp
- Rewrite for Murder as Al Barbar
1988
- The Wonder Years as Al
- Black Roses as Mayor Farnsworth
1987
- The Stepford Children as Frank Gregson
1986
- Matlock as Ned Salem
- Hunter's Blood as Al Coleman
1985
- Terror at London Bridge as Ed Nebel
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Sid Sharkey
1983
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as Witchita Pike
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as Witchita Pike
- M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers as Sergeant Wagner
1981
- Falcon Crest as March Ridley
- S.O.B. as Harold Harrigan
1980
- All God's Children as Capt. Sam Pierce
- Sultan and the Rock Star as George Mackenzie
1979
- Knots Landing as Sheriff Pickett
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon as Everett Bliss
1978
- Battlestar Galactica as General Maxwell
- The Eddie Capra Mysteries as J.J. Devlin
- To Kill a Cop as Lt. Fitzgerald
- Crisis in Sun Valley as Thorndike
1977
- The Domino Principle as Warden Ditcher
- Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy as Greenway
1976
- Scott Free as Ed McGraw
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II as Al Barber
1975
- Ellery Queen as Frank Flannigan
- A Cry for Help as Paul Church
- Man on the Outside as Lt. Matthews
- Sky Hei$t as Deputy Pat Connelly
- Switch as Capt. Griffin
1974
- The Rockford Files as P.I. Floyd Ross
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Roy Palmer
- A Case of Rape as Det. Riley
- Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1973
- Police Story as Lieutenant
- One Little Indian as Pvt. Dixon
- The Boy and the Bronc Buster as Gentry
1971
- Columbo as Harry Stone
- The Andromeda Strain as Toby (technician)
- Bless the Beasts & Children as Wheaties
1970
- The Odd Couple as Cop
- The Partridge Family as Monty
- The Lawyer as Charlie O'Keefe
- The Intruders as Pomerantz
- Cutter's Trail as Clay Wooten
1968
- Adam-12 as Floyd Delman
- Shadow on the Land as Private
1967
- First to Fight as O'Brien
- Common Law Cabin as Barney Rickert
1966
- Mission: Impossible as Florian Vaclav
1965
- I Spy as Clay
1964
- Father Goose as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
1963
- Captain Newman, M.D. as Patient (uncredited)