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Ken Swofford

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

Born: DuQuoin - Illinois - USA, 1933-07-25

Died: 2018-11-01

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	Captain Newman, M.D.	Patient (uncredited)	65
2	1964	Father Goose	Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin	70
3	1967	First to Fight	O'Brien	79
4	1967	Common Law Cabin	Barney Rickert	53
5	1968	Shadow on the Land	Private	80
6	1970	Cutter's Trail	Clay Wooten	75
7	1970	The Lawyer	Charlie O'Keefe	56
8	1970	The Intruders	Pomerantz	45
9	1971	The Andromeda Strain	Toby (technician)	70
10	1971	Bless the Beasts & Children	Wheaties	68
11	1972	Skyjacked	John Bimonte	62
12	1973	The Boy and the Bronc Buster	Gentry	0
13	1973	One Little Indian	Pvt. Dixon	63
14	1974	A Case of Rape	Det. Riley	64
15	1974	Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita		0
16	1975	A Cry for Help	Paul Church	72
17	1975	Switch [Pilot]	Capt. Griffin	0
18	1975	Sky Heist	Deputy Pat Connelly	49
19	1975	Man on the Outside	Lt. Matthews	0
20	1976	Scott Free	Ed McGraw	0
21	1977	The Domino Principle	Warden Ditcher	59
22	1977	Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy	Greenway	0
23	1978	Crisis in Sun Valley	Thorndike	0
24	1978	To Kill a Cop	Lt. Fitzgerald	0
25	1979	Captain America II: Death Too Soon	Everett Bliss	38
26	1980	Sultan and the Rock Star	George Mackenzie	40
27	1980	All God's Children	Capt. Sam Pierce	40
28	1981	S.O.B.	Harold Harrigan	59
29	1982	Annie	Weasel	65
30	1983	M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers	Sergeant Wagner	70
31	1983	The Gambler: The Adventure Continues	Witchita Pike	67
32	1985	Terror at London Bridge	Ed Nebel	51
33	1986	Hunter's Blood	Al Coleman	55
34	1987	The Stepford Children	Frank Gregson	47
35	1988	Black Roses	Mayor Farnsworth	51
36	1991	Thelma & Louise	Major	76
37	1991	Murder in High Places	Van Stamp	30
38	1991	Rewrite for Murder	Al Barbar	0
39	1991	The Taking of Beverly Hills	Coach	52
40	1992	Gunsmoke: To the Last Man	Charlie Tewksbury	65
41	1995	Cops n Roberts		0
42	2001	Recess: School's Out	Coach (voice)	66
43	2004	Teacher's Pet	Officer White (voice)	60

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1966	Mission: Impossible	Florian Vaclav	76
2	1966	Mission: Impossible	Deputy Mayor Charles Peck	76
3	1968	Adam-12	Floyd Delman	70
4	1970	The Odd Couple	Cop	78
5	1971	Columbo	Harry Stone	81
6	1972	Kung Fu	Max Frazer	77
7	1972	Kung Fu	Dr. Tracer	77
8	1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Roy Palmer	73
9	1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Dan Kelly	73
10	1974	The Rockford Files	P.I. Floyd Ross	75
11	1974	The Rockford Files	FBI Agent Patrick	75
12	1974	The Rockford Files	DEA Agent Al Jollett	75
13	1974	The Rockford Files	Carl Wronko	75
14	1974	The Rockford Files	Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith	75
15	1976	Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II	Al Barber	86
16	1978	The Eddie Capra Mysteries	J.J. Devlin	50
17	1978	Battlestar Galactica	General Maxwell	71
18	1979	Knots Landing	Sheriff Pickett	69
19	1981	Falcon Crest	March Ridley	55
20	1982	Fame	Principal Morloch	68
21	1983	The Gambler: The Adventure Continues	Witchita Pike	50
22	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Sid Sharkey	75
23	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Lt. Catalano	75
24	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Grover Barth	75
25	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Sheriff Tugman	75
26	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Alan Forsythe	75
27	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Leo Kowalski	75
28	1988	The Wonder Years	Al	83
29	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Rupert Leverton	71