Portrait of Ken Swofford

Ken Swofford

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.

Born: July 25, 1933

Place of Birth: DuQuoin - Illinois - USA

Filmography

2004
Teacher's Pet

as Officer White (voice)

2001
Recess: School's Out

as Coach (voice)

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Rupert Leverton

1992
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

as Charlie Tewksbury

1991
Rewrite for Murder

as Al Barbar

1991
1991
1988
Black Roses

as Mayor Farnsworth

1987
The Stepford Children

as Frank Gregson

1986
Hunter's Blood

as Al Coleman

1984
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

1982
Annie

as Weasel

1982
Fame

as Principal Morloch

1981
Falcon Crest

as March Ridley

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
Knots Landing

as Sheriff Pickett

1978
Battlestar Galactica

as General Maxwell

1978
1978
To Kill a Cop

as Lt. Fitzgerald

1978
1977
The Domino Principle

as Warden Ditcher

1976
Scott Free

as Ed McGraw

1975
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

1974
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
A Case of Rape

as Det. Riley

1973
One Little Indian

as Pvt. Dixon

1972
Kung Fu

as Max Frazer

1972
Kung Fu

as Dr. Tracer

1972
Skyjacked

as John Bimonte

1971
Columbo

as Harry Stone

1971
The Andromeda Strain

as Toby (technician)

1970
The Intruders

as Pomerantz

1970
1970
The Lawyer

as Charlie O'Keefe

1970
Cutter's Trail

as Clay Wooten

1968
1968
Adam-12

as Floyd Delman

1967
Common Law Cabin

as Barney Rickert

1967
First to Fight

as O'Brien

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Florian Vaclav

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Deputy Mayor Charles Peck

1965
I Spy

as Clay

1964
Father Goose

as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin

1963
Captain Newman, M.D.

as Patient (uncredited)