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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-07-25 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

DuQuoin - Illinois - USA

Ken Swofford

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

Acting

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

Rewrite for Murder as Al Barbar

1988

Black Roses as Mayor Farnsworth

1987

The Stepford Children as Frank Gregson

1986

Hunter's Blood as Al Coleman

1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Sid Sharkey
Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Catalano
Murder, She Wrote as Grover Barth
Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Tugman
Murder, She Wrote as Alan Forsythe
Murder, She Wrote as Leo Kowalski

1983

1982

Annie as Weasel
Fame as Principal Morloch

1981

S.O.B. as Harold Harrigan
Falcon Crest as March Ridley

1980

Sultan and the Rock Star as George Mackenzie
All God's Children as Capt. Sam Pierce

1979

Knots Landing as Sheriff Pickett

1978

To Kill a Cop as Lt. Fitzgerald
Battlestar Galactica as General Maxwell

1977

The Domino Principle as Warden Ditcher

1976

Scott Free as Ed McGraw

1975

A Cry for Help as Paul Church
Sky Heist as Deputy Pat Connelly
Man on the Outside as Lt. Matthews
Switch [Pilot] as Capt. Griffin

1974

A Case of Rape as Det. Riley
The Rockford Files as P.I. Floyd Ross
The Rockford Files as FBI Agent Patrick
The Rockford Files as DEA Agent Al Jollett
The Rockford Files as Carl Wronko
The Rockford Files as Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith

1973

One Little Indian as Pvt. Dixon

1972

Skyjacked as John Bimonte

1971

The Andromeda Strain as Toby (technician)
Columbo as Harry Stone

1970

The Lawyer as Charlie O'Keefe
The Intruders as Pomerantz
Cutter's Trail as Clay Wooten

1968

Adam-12 as Floyd Delman

1967

Common Law Cabin as Barney Rickert
First to Fight as O'Brien

1966

Mission: Impossible as Florian Vaclav
Mission: Impossible as Deputy Mayor Charles Peck

1964

Father Goose as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin

1963

Captain Newman, M.D. as Patient (uncredited)