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Ken Swofford

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Ruddy, red-haired, burly-framed American character actor of the 60s and 70s often as a brash blue-collar or volatile villain. Later had tragic problems with alcohol. Narrated a documentary on the dangers of drinking and driving in his later years.

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Kenneth Charles Swofford
in DuQuoin, Illinois, USA
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2004 Teacher's Pet
Officer White (voice)
 
2001 Recess: School's Out
Coach (voice)
 
1995 Cops n Roberts
 
1994 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Rupert Leverton
– The Busy Body (1994) … Rupert Leverton
 
1985-1992 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Lt. Catalano / Alan Forsythe / Grover Bart / …
– A Christmas Secret (1992) … Alan Forsythe
– Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy? (1991) … Lt. Catalano
– Suspicion of Murder (1991) … Lt. Catalano
– Murder in F Sharp (1990) … Lt. Catalano
– The Great Twain Robbery (1990) … Lt. Catalano
See all 11 episodes »
 
1992 Just Deserts (TV movie)
Alan
 
1991-1992 Baywatch (TV series)
Lyle Connors
– Sea of Flames (1992) … Lyle Connors
– If Looks Could Kill (1991) … Lyle Connors
 
1992 Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (TV movie)
Charlie Tewksbury
 
1991 Matlock (TV series)
Ned Salem
– The Nightmare (1991) … Ned Salem
 
1991 The Taking of Beverly Hills
Coach
 
1991 Stranger at My Door (TV movie)
Lt. McIvers
 
1991 Adam 12 (TV series)
Mr. Crebs
– Missing (1991) … Mr. Crebs
 
1991 Murder in High Places (TV movie)
 
1991 Thelma & Louise
Major
 
1990 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (TV movie)
 
1988 Black Roses
Mayor Farnsworth
 
1988 The Highwayman (TV series)
– The Billionaire Body Club (1988)
 
1982-1988 Dynasty (TV series)
Lt. Holliman / Lieutenant
– Colorado Roulette (1988) … Lieutenant
– The Shakedown (1982) … Lt. Holliman
– The Fragment (1982) … Lt. Holliman
 
1988 The Wonder Years (TV series)
Al
– My Father's Office (1988) … Al
 
1988 Our House (TV series)
Baxter
– The Ashton Street Gang (1988) … Baxter
 
1982-1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Chester Sullivan - SIA Liason / Chief of Security Warren Parton / Lloyd Getz
– Baja, Humbug (1988) … Chester Sullivan - SIA Liason
– Deep Water Death (1987) … Chief of Security Warren Parton
– Sometimes Dreams Come True (1982) … Lloyd Getz
 
1987 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Jack Kelly
– In with the 'In' Crowd (1987) … Jack Kelly
 
1987 Ohara (TV series)
Crowley
– Y' Wanna Live Forever? (1987) … Crowley
 
1987 Max Headroom (TV series)
Gorrister
– Blipverts (1987) … Gorrister
 
1987 The Stepford Children (TV movie)
Frank Gregson
 
1987 Falcon Crest (TV series)
March Ridley
– The Cradle Will Fall (1987) … March Ridley
– When the Bough Breaks (1987) … March Ridley
 
1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Mr. Davis
– It's in the Water (1986) … Mr. Davis
 
1986 Hunter's Blood
Al Coleman
 
1986 Remington Steele (TV series)
Michael Harrigan
– Beg, Borrow or Steele (1986) … Michael Harrigan
 
1986 Knight Rider (TV series)
Nick O'Brien
– Knight of the Rising Sun (1986) … Nick O'Brien
 
1985 Riptide (TV series)
Colonel Ryan
– Home for Christmas (1985) … Colonel Ryan
 
1983-1985 Fame (TV series)
Quentin Morloch / Morloch / Jacob Marley
– Ebenezer Morloch (1985) … Quentin Morloch / Jacob Marley
– Broadway Danny Amatullo (1985) … Quentin Morloch
– His Majesty Donlon (1985) … Quentin Morloch
– Savage Streets (1985) … Quentin Morloch
– White Light (1985) … Quentin Morloch
See all 54 episodes »
 
1985 Bridge Across Time (TV movie)
Ed Nebel
 
1985 The A-Team (TV series)
Park Ranger Roy Sherman
– Incident at Crystal Lake (1985) … Park Ranger Roy Sherman
 
1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Chuck Foster
– The Game You Learn from Your Father (1985) … Chuck Foster
 
1983 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (TV movie)
Witchita Pike
 
1983 Knots Landing (TV series)
Sheriff Pickett
– Nowhere to Run (1983) … Sheriff Pickett
 
1983 The Rousters (TV movie)
 
1983 The Rousters (TV series)
– The Rousters (1983)
 
1983 Lottery! (TV series)
– Being a Winner (1983)
 
1983 I Want to Live (TV movie)
Sgt. Black
 
1983 M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (TV movie)
Sergeant Wagner
 
1982-1983 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Mr. Stone / The Chief
– Baby on the Line (1983) … The Chief
– John's Other Life (1982) … Mr. Stone
 
1982 Voyagers! (TV series)
Mr. Barrow
– Cleo and the Babe (1982) … Mr. Barrow
 
1982 Annie
Weasel
 
1982 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Agent Bradshaw
– License to Kill: Part 2 (1982) … Agent Bradshaw
– License to Kill: Part 1 (1982) … Agent Bradshaw
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Fix
– The Lady and the Monster/The Last Cowboy (1981) … Fix
 
1981 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Johnny
– The Phenom (1981) … Johnny
 
1981 S.O.B.
Harold Harrigan
 
1981 Walking Tall (TV series)
Ed Morgan
– Deadly Impact (1981) … Ed Morgan
 
1980 All God's Children (TV movie)
Captain Sam Pierce
 
1980 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
The General
– The Martians Are Coming, the Martians Are Coming (1980) … The General
 
1979 Captain America II: Death Too Soon (TV movie)
Everett Bliss
 
1975-1979 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Agent Al Jollett - DEA / Carl Wronko / Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith / …
– The Hawaiian Headache (1979) … Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith
– The Queen of Peru (1977) … Carl Wronko
– The Family Hour (1976) … Agent Al Jollett - DEA
– The Aaron Ironwood School of Success (1975) … FBI Agent Patrick
– Say Goodbye to Jennifer (1975) … P.I. Floyd Ross
 
1979 California Fever (TV series)
General Bannister
– The Girl from Somewhere (1979) … General Bannister
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Grimes
– Luke (1979) … Grimes
 
1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
General Maxwell
– Experiment in Terra (1979) … General Maxwell
 
1979 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV series)
Koster
– Death Is a Close Friend, Too (1979) … Koster
 
1978-1979 The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV series)
J.J. / J.J. Devlin
– Who Killed Charles Pendragon? (1979) … J.J.
– The Two Million Dollar Stowaway (1978) … J.J. Devlin
– How Do I Kill Thee? (1978) … J.J.
 
1978 To Kill a Cop (TV movie)
Lieutenant Fitzgerald
 
1978 Crisis in Sun Valley (TV movie)
Thorndike
 
1974-1977 Police Story (TV series)
Alfonso Taluga / Lieutenant / Lieutenant Pete Telenda / …
– Stigma (1977) … Lieutenant
– Spitfire (1977) … Lieutenant Pete Telenda
– Year of the Dragon: Part 1 (1975) … Officer Turner
– A Dangerous Age (1974) … Alfonso Taluga
– Cop in the Middle (1974) … Morgan
 
1977 The Oregon Trail (TV series)
Cutler
– Hard Ride Home (1977) … Cutler
– Suffer the Children (1977) … Cutler
 
1977 Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (TV movie)
Greenway
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Captain
– The Mystery of the Flying Courier (1977) … Captain
 
1977 The Domino Principle
Ditcher
 
1977 Hunter (TV series)
Beerwood
– The Costa Rican Connection (1977) … Beerwood
 
1977 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Al Barber
– Chapter XXI (1977) … Al Barber
– Chapter XX (1977) … Al Barber
– Chapter XVIII (1977) … Al Barber
– Chapter XVI (1977) … Al Barber
– Chapter XV (1977) … Al Barber
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1977 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Dan Kelly / Roy Palmer
– The Fires of Hell (1977) … Roy Palmer
– Return of Death Probe: Part 2 (1977) … Dan Kelly
– Return of Death Probe (1977) … Dan Kelly
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series)
Capt. Muldoon
– Chapter VII (1976) … Capt. Muldoon
 
1976 Scott Free (TV movie)
Ed McGraw
 
1975-1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Frank Flannigan
– The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster (1976) … Frank Flannigan
– The Adventure of the Wary Witness (1976) … Frank Flannigan
– The Adventure of the Sunday Punch (1976) … Frank Flannigan
– The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express (1975) … Frank Flannigan
– The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader (1975) … Frank Flannigan
 
1975-1976 Switch (TV series)
Lt. Griffin / Captain Griffin
– One of Our Zeppelins Is Missing (1976) … Lt. Griffin
– The Walking Bomb (1976) … Lt. Griffin
– Through the Past Deadly (1975) … Lt. Griffin
– Stung from Beyond (1975) … Captain Griffin
– The Late Show Murders (1975) … Lt. Griffin
See all 6 episodes »
 
1975-1976 Petrocelli (TV series)
Clifford / Lieutenant John Clifford / Phillip Armor
– The Night Visitor (1976) … Clifford
– Mark of Cain (1975) … Lieutenant John Clifford
– Vengeance in White (1975) … Phillip Armor
 
1975 The Black Bird
Brad McCormack
 
1975 Man on the Outside (TV movie)
Lieutenant Matthews
 
1975 Sky Heist (TV movie)
Deputy Pat Connelly
 
1967-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Speer / Bo Warrick / Bronk / …
– I Have Promises to Keep (1975) … Dunbar
– Lynch Town (1973) … Jake Fielder
– Talbot (1973) … Harkey
– Tara (1972) … Dirk
– Waste: Part 2 (1971) … Speer
See all 12 episodes »
 
1975 A Cry for Help (TV movie)
Paul Church
 
1974 Paper Moon (TV series)
Angus
– Green Goods (1974) … Angus
 
1974 Amy Prentiss (TV series)
Ralph O'Brien
– Baptism of Fire (1974) … Ralph O'Brien
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Dr. Tracer / Max Frazer
– This Valley of Terror (1974) … Dr. Tracer
– Night of the Owls, Day of the Doves (1974) … Max Frazer
 
1974 Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita (TV movie)
 
1974 Dirty Sally (TV series)
Sheriff
– Wimmen's Rights (1974) … Sheriff
 
1974 A Case of Rape (TV movie)
Det. Riley
 
1970-1974 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Coach / Monty
– Queen for a Minute (1974) … Coach
– Go Directly to Jail (1970) … Monty
 
1974 The Waltons (TV series)
Red Turner
– The Gift (1974) … Red Turner
 
1973 The Girl with Something Extra (TV series)
– It's So Peaceful in the Country (1973)
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
Harry Stone
– Candidate for Crime (1973) … Harry Stone
 
1972-1973 The Rookies (TV series)
Mr. Felker / Felker
– Cry Wolf (1973) … Felker
– To Taste of Terror (1972) … Mr. Felker
– The Bear That Didn't Get Up (1972) … Mr. Felker
 
1973 One Little Indian
Pvt. Dixon
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Herman Ledeker, Bus Driver
– Beyond Vengeance (1973) … Herman Ledeker, Bus Driver
 
1972 Skyjacked
John Bimonte
 
1971 Bless the Beasts & Children
Wheaties
 
1971 The Andromeda Strain
Toby (technician)
 
1970-1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Deputy Mayor Charles Peck / Florian Vaclav
– Takeover (1971) … Deputy Mayor Charles Peck
– The Martyr (1970) … Florian Vaclav
 
1970 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Cop
– It's All Over Now, Baby Bird (1970) … Cop
 
1970 The Intruders (TV movie)
Pomerantz
 
1970 The Lawyer
Charlie O'Keefe
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Rufus
– Splinter Group (1970) … Rufus
 
1970 Cutter's Trail (TV movie)
Clay Wooten
 
1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Honky-tonk bookkeeper
– Journey Into Night (1969) … Honky-tonk bookkeeper
 
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Gil
– Land Grant (1969)
– The Wealthiest Man in Seattle (1969) … Gil
 
1968-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Seth Pettit / Seth Petitt / Wrengell
– The Girl in the Shadows (1969) … Seth Petitt
– Ride to Misadventure (1968) … Seth Pettit
– Jed (1968) … Seth Pettit
– The Death Wagon (1968) … Wrengell
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Ramsey
– They Shall Rise Up (1969) … Ramsey
 
1968 Shadow on the Land (TV movie)
Private
 
1968 Adam-12 (TV series)
Floyd Delman
– Log 91: You're Not the First Guy's Had the Problem (1968) … Floyd Delman
 
1968 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Mick O'Toole
– Fort New Madrid aka the Spanish Fort (1968) … Mick O'Toole
 
1968 I Spy (TV series)
Clay
– A Few Miles West of Nowhere (1968) … Clay
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Sloan
– The Night of the Running Death (1967) … Sloan
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Christie
– Nobody (1967) … Christie
 
1967 How Much Loving Does a Normal Couple Need?
Barney Rickert
 
1967 First to Fight
O'Brien
 
1966 The Big Valley (TV series)
Wes
– A Day of Terror (1966) … Wes
 
1964 Father Goose
Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin (uncredited)
 
1963 Captain Newman, M.D.
Patient (uncredited)
 
1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Garth
– Portrait of Nicole (1962) … Garth
 
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1984 Fame (TV series)
– Blizzard (1984) (performer: "Hush, Little Baby" - uncredited)
 
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Ruddy, red-haired, burly-framed American character actor of the 60s and 70s often as a brash blue-collar or volatile villain. Later had tragic problems with alcohol. Narrated a documentary on the dangers of drinking and driving in his later years. See more »

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