Acting credits
66
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ken Swofford
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 43Series: 23
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: 6.61
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.
6.1
Teacher's Pet
as Officer White (voice)
2004 Movie
6.6
Recess: School's Out
as Coach (voice)
2001 Movie
Cops n Roberts
1995 Movie
7.7
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Charlie Tewksbury
1992 Movie
5.2
The Taking of Beverly Hills
as Coach
1991 Movie
Rewrite for Murder
as Al Barbar
1991 Movie
3.0
Murder in High Places
as Van Stamp
1991 Movie
7.6
Thelma & Louise
as Major
1991 Movie
5.1
Black Roses
as Mayor Farnsworth
1988 Movie
4.7
The Stepford Children
as Frank Gregson
1987 Movie
5.5
Hunter's Blood
as Al Coleman
1986 Movie
5.1
Terror at London Bridge
as Ed Nebel
1985 Movie
6.8
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Witchita Pike
1983 Movie
7.0
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
as Sergeant Wagner
1983 Movie
6.6
Annie
as Weasel
1982 Movie
6.0
S.O.B.
as Harold Harrigan
1981 Movie
4.0
All God's Children
as Capt. Sam Pierce
1980 Movie
4.0
Sultan and the Rock Star
as George Mackenzie
1980 Movie
3.7
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
as Everett Bliss
1979 Movie
To Kill a Cop
as Lt. Fitzgerald
1978 Movie
Crisis in Sun Valley
as Thorndike
1978 Movie
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
as Greenway
1977 Movie
5.9
The Domino Principle
as Warden Ditcher
1977 Movie
Scott Free
as Ed McGraw
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ken Swofford.
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
as Rupert Leverton • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.3
The Wonder Years
as Al • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.1
Matlock
as Ned Salem • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Sid Sharkey • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.0
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Witchita Pike • 2 eps
1983 Series
3.0
The Rousters
13 eps
1983 Series
6.8
Fame
as Principal Morloch • 73 eps
1982 Series
5.5
Falcon Crest
as March Ridley • 2 eps
1981 Series
6.8
Knots Landing
as Sheriff Pickett • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.1
Battlestar Galactica
as General Maxwell • 1 eps
1978 Series
5.0
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
as J.J. Devlin • 13 eps
1978 Series
8.6
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Al Barber • 6 eps
1976 Series
7.5
Ellery Queen
as Frank Flannigan • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
as P.I. Floyd Ross • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Roy Palmer • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.9
Police Story
as Lieutenant • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
as Max Frazer • 1 eps
1972 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Harry Stone • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Partridge Family
as Monty • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.8
The Odd Couple
as Cop • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.0
Adam-12
as Floyd Delman • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.6
Mission: Impossible
as Florian Vaclav • 1 eps
1966 Series
6.5
I Spy
as Clay • 1 eps
1965 Series