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.

Cast

Common Law Cabin

(Barney Rickert)

The Domino Principle

(Ditcher)

The Taking of Beverly Hills

(Coach)

One Little Indian

(Pvt. Dixon)

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man

(Charlie Tewksbury)

Skyjacked

(John Bimonte)

Sultan and the Rock Star

(George Mackenzie)

The Lawyer

(Charlie O'Keefe)

A Case of Rape

(Det. Riley)

Terror at London Bridge

(Ed Nebel)

Captain Newman, M.D.

(Patient (uncredited))

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

(Witchita Pike)

Captain America II: Death Too Soon

(Everett Bliss)

A Cry for Help

(Paul Church)

Sky Heist

(Deputy Pat Connelly)

Man on the Outside

(Lt. Matthews)

Scott Free

(Ed McGraw)

Crisis in Sun Valley

(Thorndike)

Black Roses

(Mayor Farnsworth)

Thelma & Louise

(Major)

Switch [Pilot]

(Capt. Griffin)

Murder in High Places

(Van Stamp)

The Stepford Children

(Frank Gregson)

First to Fight

(O'Brien)

Father Goose

(Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin)

Hunter's Blood

(Al Coleman)

The Andromeda Strain

(Toby (technician))

Bless the Beasts & Children

(Wheaties)

All God's Children

(Capt. Sam Pierce)

The Intruders

(Pomerantz)

Cops n Roberts

Recess: School's Out

(Coach (voice))

Annie

(Weasel)

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

(Sergeant Wagner)

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

(Greenway)

Teacher's Pet

(Officer White (voice))

Cutter's Trail

(Clay Wooten)

To Kill a Cop

(Lt. Fitzgerald)

Shadow on the Land

(Private)

Rewrite for Murder

(Al Barbar)

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

Diagnosis: Murder

(Rupert Leverton)

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

(J.J. Devlin)

Columbo

(Harry Stone)

Adam-12

(Floyd Delman)

The Wonder Years

(Al)

Battlestar Galactica

(General Maxwell)

Murder, She Wrote

(Sid Sharkey)

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

(Al Barber)

The Six Million Dollar Man

(Roy Palmer)

The Rockford Files

(P.I. Floyd Ross)

The Rockford Files

(FBI Agent Patrick)

The Rockford Files

(DEA Agent Al Jollett)

The Six Million Dollar Man

(Dan Kelly)

The Rockford Files

(Carl Wronko)

Murder, She Wrote

(Lt. Catalano)

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

(Witchita Pike)

The Odd Couple

(Cop)

Mission: Impossible

(Florian Vaclav)

Murder, She Wrote

(Grover Barth)

Murder, She Wrote

(Sheriff Tugman)

Murder, She Wrote

(Alan Forsythe)

Knots Landing

(Sheriff Pickett)

Mission: Impossible

(Deputy Mayor Charles Peck)

The Rockford Files

(Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith)

Murder, She Wrote

(Leo Kowalski)

Fame

(Principal Morloch)

Falcon Crest

(March Ridley)