Actor

Ken Swofford

July 25, 1933 · DuQuoin - Illinois - USA

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.

Notable work

7.6
Thelma & Louise (1991)
as Major
8.3
The Wonder Years (1988)
as Al
8.1
Columbo (1971)
as Harry Stone
7.1
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
as Toby (technician)
6.5
Annie (1982)
as Weasel
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Sid Sharkey and as Lt. Catalano and as Grover Barth and as Sheriff Tugman and as Alan Forsythe and as Leo Kowalski
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
as Roy Palmer and as Dan Kelly
6.6
Recess: School's Out (2001)
as Coach (voice)
7.6
Mission: Impossible (1966)
as Florian Vaclav and as Deputy Mayor Charles Peck

Often works with

Julie Adams
2 titles together
Murder, She Wrote, Black Roses
John Vernon
2 titles together
Mission: Impossible, Kung Fu
Richard Hatch
2 titles together
Battlestar Galactica, The Streets of San Francisco

Full filmography · 68

Teacher's Pet
as Officer White (voice)
20046.1
Recess: School's Out
as Coach (voice)
20016.6
Cops n Roberts
cast
1995
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
as Charlie Tewksbury
1992
The Taking of Beverly Hills
as Coach
19915.2
Rewrite for Murder
as Al Barbar
1991
Murder in High Places
as Van Stamp
1991
Thelma & Louise
as Major
19917.6
Black Roses
as Mayor Farnsworth
19885.2
The Stepford Children
as Frank Gregson
1987
Hunter's Blood
as Al Coleman
19865.6
Terror at London Bridge
as Ed Nebel
19855.4