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Tony Swartz

Tony Swartz

Born: 1943-09-24 • Iowa, USA

Tony Swartz (born September 24, 1943 in Iowa as Russell Anthony Swartz; died September 27, 2016 in Missouri) was an American actor whose roles include Flight Sergeant Jolly on the original Battlestar Galactica television series.

Swartz appeared in episodes of The Golden Girls, Kojak and The Invisible Man television series, as well as in a number of television movies.

In 1978, he was cast in Battlestar Galactica, as Flight Sergeant Jolly, the loyal Colonial Warrior and pilot, who was a close friend to Lieutenant Boomer.

Filmography
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 poster
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire poster
The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
1981 • Riis
Schizoid poster
Schizoid
1980 • Bartender (uncredited)
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack poster
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
1979 • Flight Sgt. Jolly
Battlestar Galactica poster
Battlestar Galactica
1978 • Flight Sgt. Jolly
Maneaters Are Loose! poster
Maneaters Are Loose!
1978 • Deputy Parker
Dynasty poster
Dynasty
1976 • Harry Blackwood