Ken Swofford (born July 25, 1933) is 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.
Shares the same first and middle name of Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell/Leave it to Beaver).
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Ken Swofford came out of retirement to voice the character Officer White in the critically acclaimed animated feature "Teacher's Pet" (2004) for his son, Producer Stephen Swofford.
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Ken Swofford has been married over 50 years to Barbee (yes - Barbee & Ken) and now lives in Pacific Grove, CA.
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Ken's first animated feature film was "Recess: School's Out". The show creator's Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere asked producer and Ken's son Stephen Swofford if Ken would consider voicing the Coach role.
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Retired from all film and TV work
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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.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Teacher's Pet
2004
Officer White (voice)
Recess: School's Out
2001
Coach (voice)
Cops n Roberts
1995
Diagnosis Murder
1994
TV Series
Rupert Leverton
Murder, She Wrote
1985-1992
TV Series
Lt. Catalano
Alan Forsythe
Lt. Perry Catalano
...
Just Deserts
1992
TV Movie
Alan
Baywatch
1991-1992
TV Series
Lyle Connors
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992
TV Movie
Charlie Tewksbury
Matlock
1991
TV Series
Ned Salem
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
Coach
Stranger at My Door
1991
TV Movie
Lt. McIvers
Rewrite for Murder
1991
TV Movie
The New Adam-12
1991
TV Series
Mr. Crebs
Murder in High Places
1991
TV Movie
Thelma & Louise
1991
Major
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
TV Movie
Dallas
1988-1989
TV Series
Sheriff Burnside
Murphy's Law
1988
TV Series
Max Corkle
Black Roses
1988
Mayor Farnsworth
The Highwayman
1988
TV Series
Dynasty
1982-1988
TV Series
Lt. Holliman / Lieutenant
The Wonder Years
1988
TV Series
Al
Our House
1988
TV Series
Baxter
Simon & Simon
1982-1988
TV Series
Chester Sullivan - SIA Liason / Chief of Security Warren Parton / Lloyd Getz
Highway to Heaven
1987
TV Series
Jack Kelly
Ohara
1987
TV Series
Crowley
Max Headroom
1987
TV Series
Gorrister
The Stepford Children
1987
TV Movie
Frank Gregson
Falcon Crest
1987
TV Series
March Ridley
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1986
TV Series
Mr. Davis
Hunter's Blood
1986
Al Coleman
Remington Steele
1986
TV Series
Michael Harrigan
Knight Rider
1986
TV Series
Nick O'Brien
Blacke's Magic
1986
TV Series
Riptide
1985
TV Series
Colonel Ryan
Fame
1983-1985
TV Series
Quentin Morloch
Morloch
Jacob Marley
Terror at London Bridge
1985
TV Movie
Ed Nebel
The A-Team
1985
TV Series
Park Ranger Roy Sherman
Hardcastle and McCormick
1985
TV Series
Chuck Foster
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
TV Movie
Witchita Pike
Knots Landing
1983
TV Series
Sheriff Pickett
The Rousters
1983
TV Series
The Rousters
1983
TV Movie
Lottery!
1983
TV Series
I Want to Live
1983
TV Movie
Sgt. Black
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983
TV Movie
Sergeant Wagner
Trapper John, M.D.
1982-1983
TV Series
The Chief / Mr. Stone
Voyagers!
1982
TV Series
Mr. Barrow
Annie
1982
Weasel
The Fall Guy
1982
TV Series
Agent Bradshaw
Code Red
1981
TV Series
Ollie Thurman
Fantasy Island
1981
TV Series
Fix
The Incredible Hulk
1981
TV Series
Johnny
S.O.B.
1981
Harold Harrigan
Walking Tall
1981
TV Series
Ed Morgan
All God's Children
1980
TV Movie
Captain Sam Pierce
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1980
TV Series
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1980
TV Series
The General
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
1979
TV Movie
Everett Bliss
The Rockford Files
1975-1979
TV Series
Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith / Carl Wronko / DEA Agent Al Jollett / ...
California Fever
1979
TV Series
General Bannister
How the West Was Won
1979
TV Series
Grimes
Battlestar Galactica
1979
TV Series
General Maxwell
David Cassidy - Man Undercover
1979
TV Series
Koster
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
TV Series
J.J. / J.J. Devlin
To Kill a Cop
1978
TV Movie
Lieutenant Fitzgerald
Crisis in Sun Valley
1978
TV Movie
Thorndike
The Six Million Dollar Man
1977-1978
TV Series
Dan Kelly / Roy Palmer
Police Story
1974-1977
TV Series
Lieutenant / Lieutenant Pete Telenda / Officer Turner / ...
The Oregon Trail
1977
TV Series
Cutler
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977
TV Movie
Greenway
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
TV Series
Captain
The Domino Principle
1977
Ditcher
Hunter
1977
TV Series
Beerwood
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1977
TV Series
Al Barber
Captains and the Kings
1976
TV Mini-Series
Capt. Muldoon
Scott Free
1976
TV Movie
Ed McGraw
Ellery Queen
1975-1976
TV Series
Frank Flannigan
Switch
1975-1976
TV Series
Lt. Griffin
Captain Griffin
Petrocelli
1975-1976
TV Series
Lt. John Clifford
Lieutenant John Clifford
Phillip Armor
The Black Bird
1975
Brad McCormack
Man on the Outside
1975
TV Movie
Lieutenant Matthews
Sky Heist
1975
TV Movie
Deputy Pat Connelly
Gunsmoke
1967-1975
TV Series
Speer / Dunbar / Jake Fielder / ...
A Cry for Help
1975
TV Movie
Paul Church
Paper Moon
1974
TV Series
Angus
Amy Prentiss
1974
TV Series
Ralph O'Brien
Kung Fu
1974
TV Series
Dr. Tracer / Max Frazer
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita