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Ken Swofford

Ken Swofford

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

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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.

Filmography
Teacher's Pet poster
Teacher's Pet
2004 • Officer White (voice)
Recess: School's Out poster
Recess: School's Out
2001 • Coach (voice)
Cops n Roberts poster
Cops n Roberts
1995
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man poster
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992 • Charlie Tewksbury
The Taking of Beverly Hills poster
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991 • Coach
Rewrite for Murder poster
Rewrite for Murder
1991 • Al Barbar
Murder in High Places poster
Murder in High Places
1991 • Van Stamp
Thelma & Louise poster
Thelma & Louise
1991 • Major
Black Roses poster
Black Roses
1988 • Mayor Farnsworth
The Stepford Children poster
The Stepford Children
1987 • Frank Gregson
Hunter's Blood poster
Hunter's Blood
1986 • Al Coleman
Terror at London Bridge poster
Terror at London Bridge
1985 • Ed Nebel
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues poster
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983 • Witchita Pike
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers poster
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983 • Sergeant Wagner
Annie poster
Annie
1982 • Weasel
S.O.B. poster
S.O.B.
1981 • Harold Harrigan
All God's Children poster
All God's Children
1980 • Capt. Sam Pierce
Sultan and the Rock Star poster
Sultan and the Rock Star
1980 • George Mackenzie
Captain America II: Death Too Soon poster
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
1979 • Everett Bliss
To Kill a Cop poster
To Kill a Cop
1978 • Lt. Fitzgerald
Crisis in Sun Valley poster
Crisis in Sun Valley
1978 • Thorndike
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy poster
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977 • Greenway
The Domino Principle poster
The Domino Principle
1977 • Warden Ditcher
Scott Free poster
Scott Free
1976 • Ed McGraw
Man on the Outside poster
Man on the Outside
1975 • Lt. Matthews
Sky Hei$t poster
Sky Hei$t
1975 • Deputy Pat Connelly
Switch poster
Switch
1975 • Capt. Griffin
A Cry for Help poster
A Cry for Help
1975 • Paul Church
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita poster
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
A Case of Rape poster
A Case of Rape
1974 • Det. Riley
One Little Indian poster
One Little Indian
1973 • Pvt. Dixon
The Boy and the Bronc Buster poster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973 • Gentry
Skyjacked poster
Skyjacked
1972 • John Bimonte
Bless the Beasts & Children poster
Bless the Beasts & Children
1971 • Wheaties
The Andromeda Strain poster
The Andromeda Strain
1971 • Toby (technician)
The Intruders poster
The Intruders
1970 • Pomerantz
The Lawyer poster
The Lawyer
1970 • Charlie O'Keefe
Cutter's Trail poster
Cutter's Trail
1970 • Clay Wooten
Shadow on the Land poster
Shadow on the Land
1968 • Private
Common Law Cabin poster
Common Law Cabin
1967 • Barney Rickert
First to Fight poster
First to Fight
1967 • O'Brien
Father Goose poster
Father Goose
1964 • Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
Captain Newman, M.D. poster
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963 • Patient (uncredited)