Acting credits
67
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ken Swofford
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 43Series: 24
TMDB ID: 45308
IMDb ID: nm0842855
Known for: Acting
Born: July 25, 1933
Died: November 1, 2018
Age: 85
Place of birth: DuQuoin - Illinois - USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2004
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q6200206
Also known as
Kenneth Charles 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ken Swofford.
as Officer White (voice)
Teacher's Pet
2004 • Movie
as Coach (voice)
Recess: School's Out
2001 • Movie
Cops n Roberts
1995 • Movie
as Charlie Tewksbury
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992 • Movie
as Coach
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991 • Movie
as Al Barbar
Rewrite for Murder
1991 • Movie
as Van Stamp
Murder in High Places
1991 • Movie
as Major
Thelma & Louise
1991 • Movie
as Mayor Farnsworth
Black Roses
1988 • Movie
as Frank Gregson
The Stepford Children
1987 • Movie
as Al Coleman
Hunter's Blood
1986 • Movie
as Ed Nebel
Terror at London Bridge
1985 • Movie
as Witchita Pike
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983 • Movie
as Sergeant Wagner
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983 • Movie
as Weasel
Annie
1982 • Movie
as Harold Harrigan
S.O.B.
1981 • Movie
as Capt. Sam Pierce
All God's Children
1980 • Movie
as George Mackenzie
Sultan and the Rock Star
1980 • Movie
as Everett Bliss
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
1979 • Movie
as Lt. Fitzgerald
To Kill a Cop
1978 • Movie
as Thorndike
Crisis in Sun Valley
1978 • Movie
as Greenway
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977 • Movie
as Warden Ditcher
The Domino Principle
1977 • Movie
as Ed McGraw
Scott Free
1976 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ken Swofford.
as Rupert Leverton • 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 • Series
as Al • 1 eps
The Wonder Years
1988 • Series
as Ned Salem • 1 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as Sid Sharkey • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Witchita Pike • 2 eps
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983 • Series
13 eps
The Rousters
1983 • Series
as Principal Morloch • 73 eps
Fame
1982 • Series
as March Ridley • 2 eps
Falcon Crest
1981 • Series
as Sheriff Pickett • 1 eps
Knots Landing
1979 • Series
as General Maxwell • 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
1978 • Series
as J.J. Devlin • 13 eps
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978 • Series
as Lt. Fitzgerald • 2 eps
To Kill a Cop
1978 • Series
as Al Barber • 6 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976 • Series
as Frank Flannigan • 1 eps
Ellery Queen
1975 • Series
as P.I. Floyd Ross • 1 eps
The Rockford Files
1974 • Series
as Roy Palmer • 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 • Series
as Lieutenant • 1 eps
Police Story
1973 • Series
as Max Frazer • 1 eps
Kung Fu
1972 • Series
as Harry Stone • 1 eps
Columbo
1971 • Series
as Monty • 1 eps
The Partridge Family
1970 • Series
as Cop • 1 eps
The Odd Couple
1970 • Series
as Floyd Delman • 1 eps
Adam-12
1968 • Series
as Florian Vaclav • 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966 • Series
as Clay • 1 eps
I Spy
1965 • Series