Acting

Ken Swofford

Born 1933-07-25 · DuQuoin - Illinois - USA

Died 2018-11-01

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.

Credits

Newest first

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