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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 25, 1933
Died
November 1, 2018
Place of Birth
DuQuoin - Illinois - USA
Also Known As
- Kenneth Charles Swofford
Ken Swofford
0.5 Popularity
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
6.0
Officer White (voice)
Teacher's Pet
2004
6.6
Coach (voice)
Recess: School's Out
2001
0.0
Cops n Roberts
1995
7.1
Rupert Leverton
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
7.2
Charlie Tewksbury
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992
5.2
Coach
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
0.0
Al Barbar
Rewrite for Murder
1991
3.0
Van Stamp
Murder in High Places
1991
7.6
Major
Thelma & Louise
1991
5.1
Mayor Farnsworth
Black Roses
1988
Credits
Teacher's Pet
as Officer White (voice)
2004
6.0
Recess: School's Out
as Coach (voice)
2001
6.6
Cops n Roberts
1995
0.0
Diagnosis: Murder
as Rupert Leverton
1993
7.1
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Charlie Tewksbury
1992
7.2
The Taking of Beverly Hills
as Coach
1991
5.2
Rewrite for Murder
as Al Barbar
1991
0.0
Murder in High Places
as Van Stamp
1991
3.0
Thelma & Louise
as Major
1991
7.6
Black Roses
as Mayor Farnsworth
1988
5.1
The Wonder Years
as Al
1988
8.3
The Stepford Children
as Frank Gregson
1987
4.7
Hunter's Blood
as Al Coleman
1986
5.5
Matlock
as Ned Salem
1986
7.1
Terror at London Bridge
as Ed Nebel
1985
5.1
Murder, She Wrote
as Sid Sharkey
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Catalano
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Grover Barth
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Tugman
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Alan Forsythe
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Leo Kowalski
1984
7.5
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Witchita Pike
1983
5.0
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Witchita Pike
1983
6.8
The Rousters
1983
3.0
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
as Sergeant Wagner
1983
7.0
Annie
as Weasel
1982
6.5
Fame
as Principal Morloch
1982
6.8
Falcon Crest
as March Ridley
1981
5.5
S.O.B.
as Harold Harrigan
1981
5.9
All God's Children
as Capt. Sam Pierce
1980
4.0
Sultan and the Rock Star
as George Mackenzie
1980
4.0
Knots Landing
as Sheriff Pickett
1979
6.7
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
as Everett Bliss
1979
3.8
Battlestar Galactica
as General Maxwell
1978
7.1
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
as J.J. Devlin
1978
5.0
To Kill a Cop
as Lt. Fitzgerald
1978
0.0
Crisis in Sun Valley
as Thorndike
1978
0.0
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
as Greenway
1977
0.0
The Domino Principle
as Warden Ditcher
1977
5.9
Scott Free
as Ed McGraw
1976
0.0
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Al Barber
1976
8.6
Ellery Queen
as Frank Flannigan
1975
7.4
Man on the Outside
as Lt. Matthews
1975
0.0
Sky Hei$t
as Deputy Pat Connelly
1975
4.9
Switch
as Capt. Griffin
1975
0.0
A Cry for Help
as Paul Church
1975
7.2
The Rockford Files
as P.I. Floyd Ross
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
as FBI Agent Patrick
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
as DEA Agent Al Jollett
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Carl Wronko
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith
1974
7.6
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
0.0
A Case of Rape
as Det. Riley
1974
5.9
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Roy Palmer
1974
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dan Kelly
1974
7.3
One Little Indian
as Pvt. Dixon
1973
6.3
Police Story
as Lieutenant
1973
6.9
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
as Gentry
1973
0.0
Kung Fu
as Max Frazer
1972
7.7
Kung Fu
as Dr. Tracer
1972
7.7
Skyjacked
as John Bimonte
1972
6.1
Columbo
as Harry Stone
1971
8.1
Bless the Beasts & Children
as Wheaties
1971
6.8
The Andromeda Strain
as Toby (technician)
1971
7.0
The Intruders
as Pomerantz
1970
4.5
The Partridge Family
as Monty
1970
6.8
The Partridge Family
as Coach
1970
6.8
The Odd Couple
as Cop
1970
7.8
The Lawyer
as Charlie O'Keefe
1970
5.0
Cutter's Trail
as Clay Wooten
1970
7.5
Shadow on the Land
as Private
1968
8.0
Adam-12
as Floyd Delman
1968
7.0
Common Law Cabin
as Barney Rickert
1967
5.2
First to Fight
as O'Brien
1967
7.9
Mission: Impossible
as Florian Vaclav
1966
7.6
Mission: Impossible
as Deputy Mayor Charles Peck
1966
7.6
I Spy
as Clay
1965
6.5
Father Goose
as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
1964
7.0
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Patient (uncredited)
1963
6.6