Ken Swofford
43 movies · 26 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 25, 1933
- Died
- Nov 1, 2018 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- DuQuoin - Illinois - USA
- Also known as
- Kenneth Charles 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.
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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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Known for
Ken Swofford: movies and TV shows
Acting (69)
- 2004 Teacher's Pet
as Officer White (voice)
- 2001 Recess: School's Out
as Coach (voice)
- 1995
- 1993
- 1992 Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Charlie Tewksbury
- 1991 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
- 1988 Black Roses
as Mayor Farnsworth
- 1988
- 1987 The Stepford Children
as Frank Gregson
- 1986 Hunter's Blood
as Al Coleman
- 1986
- 1985 Terror at London Bridge
as Ed Nebel
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote · TV
as Sid Sharkey / Lt. Catalano / Grover Barth / Sheriff Tugman / Alan Forsythe / Leo Kowalski · 11 episodes
- 1983 The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Witchita Pike
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983 M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
as Sergeant Wagner
- 1982 Annie
as Weasel
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981 S.O.B.
as Harold Harrigan
- 1980 All God's Children
as Capt. Sam Pierce
- 1980 Sultan and the Rock Star
as George Mackenzie
- 1979
- 1979 Captain America II: Death Too Soon
as Everett Bliss
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 To Kill a Cop
as Lt. Fitzgerald
- 1978
- 1978 Crisis in Sun Valley
as Thorndike
- 1977 Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
as Greenway
- 1977 The Domino Principle
as Warden Ditcher
- 1976 Scott Free
as Ed McGraw
- 1976
- 1975
- 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
- 1974 The Rockford Files · TV
as P.I. Floyd Ross / FBI Agent Patrick / DEA Agent Al Jollett / Carl Wronko / Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith · 5 episodes
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 A Case of Rape
as Det. Riley
- 1974
- 1973 One Little Indian
as Pvt. Dixon
- 1973
- 1973 The Boy and the Bronc Buster
as Gentry
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 Skyjacked
as John Bimonte
- 1971
- 1971 Bless the Beasts & Children
as Wheaties
- 1971 The Andromeda Strain
as Toby (technician)
- 1970 The Intruders
as Pomerantz
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970 The Lawyer
as Charlie O'Keefe
- 1970 Cutter's Trail
as Clay Wooten
- 1968 Shadow on the Land
as Private
- 1968
- 1967 Common Law Cabin
as Barney Rickert
- 1967 First to Fight
as O'Brien
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964 Father Goose
as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
- 1963 Captain Newman, M.D.
as Patient (uncredited)