Ken Swofford

Born: 1933-07-25

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.


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Annie

as Weasel
Released: 1982-05-21

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her...

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Thelma & Louise

as Major
Released: 1991-05-24

Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the...

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The Andromeda Strain

as Toby (technician)
Released: 1971-03-12

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to...

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Recess: School's Out

as Coach (voice)
Released: 2001-02-16

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom...

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Father Goose

as Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
Released: 1964-12-10

During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing...

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Teacher's Pet

as Officer White (voice)
Released: 2004-01-16

Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that...

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The Domino Principle

as Ditcher
Released: 1977-03-23

Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison...

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Captain Newman, M.D.

as Patient (uncredited)
Released: 1963-12-25

In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at...

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Skyjacked

as John Bimonte
Released: 1972-05-24

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual...

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Captain America II: Death Too Soon

as Everett Bliss
Released: 1979-11-23

Crimefighting Captain America rights more wrongs by doing battle with a fanatical terrorist who...

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The Stepford Children

as Frank Gregson
Released: 1987-03-15

Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet...

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Black Roses

as Mayor Farnsworth
Released: 1988-11-01

Teens in a small conservative town are turned into evil demons thanks to the music of the...

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The Taking of Beverly Hills

as Coach
Released: 1991-10-10

A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring...

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One Little Indian

as Pvt. Dixon
Released: 1973-06-20

An Army deserter (James Garner) flees by camel across the desert with a white boy (Clay O'Brien)...

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Murder in High Places

as Van Stamp
Released: 1991-06-02

A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider...

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Hunter's Blood

as Al Coleman
Released: 1986-09-26

Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and...

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Common Law Cabin

as Barney Rickert
Released: 1967-07-01

After stealing a fortune in unclaimed jewelry, ex-detective Barney Rickert arrives at a run-down...

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The Intruders

as Pomerantz
Released: 1970-11-10

The James and Younger outlaw gangs ride into town, and it is up to the local marshal, who has...

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Bless the Beasts & Children

as Wheaties
Released: 1971-08-01

A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a...

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First to Fight

as O'Brien
Released: 1967-01-25

Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his...

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Sky Heist

as Deputy Pat Connelly
Released: 1975-05-26

A husband and wife come up with a plan to steal $10 million in gold, using the hijacking of a...

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All God's Children

as Capt. Sam Pierce
Released: 1980-04-28

Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long...

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Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

as Greenway
Released: 1977-09-18

The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous...

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Sultan and the Rock Star

as George Mackenzie
Released: 1980-04-20

Paul Winters, a rock star burnout, flees his fame and ends up by chance on an island where he...

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A Cry for Help

as Paul Church
Released: 1975-02-12

A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a...

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Switch [Pilot]

as Capt. Griffin
Released: 1975-03-21

In this pilot film that led to the series, an ex-con and a retired cop, partners in a private...

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Crisis in Sun Valley

as Thorndike
Released: 1978-03-29

Semi-follow up to "The Deadly Triangle" dealing with a sheriff and his deputy in a sleepy ski...

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The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

as Witchita Pike
Released: 1983-11-28

Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event...

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Cutter's Trail

as Clay Wooten
Released: 1970-02-10

The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and...

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To Kill a Cop

as Lt. Fitzgerald
Released: 1978-04-10

Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is...

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M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

as Sergeant Wagner
Released: 1983-03-13

A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation...

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Scott Free

as Ed McGraw
Released: 1976-10-13

A professional gambler finds himself on the run from the mob, the federal government, and a band...

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Shadow on the Land

as Private
Released: 1968-12-04

Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA.

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The Lawyer

as Charlie O'Keefe
Released: 1970-03-10

Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes...

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A Case of Rape

as Det. Riley
Released: 1974-02-20

When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse,...

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Terror at London Bridge

as Ed Nebel
Released: 1985-11-22

London Bridge, London, England, 1888: Jack the Ripper dies in the Thames river. London Bridge,...

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Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

as Charlie Tewksbury
Released: 1992-01-10

Retired marshal Matt Dillon tracks Arizona rustlers and lands in the middle of the 1880s...

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Man on the Outside

as Lt. Matthews
Released: 1975-06-29

A retired police captain storms angrily out of retirement when his son is shot down before his...

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Cops n Roberts

as uncredited
Released: 1995-01-01

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The Rockford Files

as FBI Agent Patrick
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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The Rockford Files

as P.I. Floyd Ross
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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The Rockford Files

as DEA Agent Al Jollett
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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The Rockford Files

as Carl Wronko
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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The Rockford Files

as Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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Columbo

as Harry Stone
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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Adam-12

as Floyd Delman
First aired: 1968-09-21

Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Leo Kowalski
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Sid Sharkey
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Catalano
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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The Wonder Years

as Al
First aired: 1988-01-31

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during...

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The Six Million Dollar Man

as Roy Palmer
First aired: 1974-01-18

Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...

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The Six Million Dollar Man

as Dan Kelly
First aired: 1974-01-18

Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent,...

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The Odd Couple

as Cop
First aired: 1970-09-24

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual....

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Battlestar Galactica

as General Maxwell
First aired: 1978-09-17

When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander...

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Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Al Barber
First aired: 1976-09-21

Weekly series spun off from the miniseries.

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Diagnosis: Murder

as Rupert Leverton
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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Fame

as Principal Morloch
First aired: 1982-01-07

An American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on...

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The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

as Witchita Pike
First aired: 1983-11-28

Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event...

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