Cast & creator
Ken Swofford
Best known for Columbo, Diagnosis: Murder, Knots Landing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Also known as: Kenneth Charles Swofford
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television credits
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1963–2004 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (82)
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Columbo
Harry Stone
1971
Diagnosis: Murder
Rupert Leverton
1993
Knots Landing
Sheriff Pickett
1979
Murder, She Wrote
Sid Sharkey
1984Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Catalano
1984Murder, She Wrote
Grover Barth
1984Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Tugman
1984Murder, She Wrote
Alan Forsythe
1984Murder, She Wrote
Leo Kowalski
1984
Falcon Crest
March Ridley
1981
Adam-12
Floyd Delman
1968
Mission: Impossible
Florian Vaclav
1966Mission: Impossible
Deputy Mayor Charles Peck
1966
The Rockford Files
P.I. Floyd Ross
1974The Rockford Files
FBI Agent Patrick
1974The Rockford Files
DEA Agent Al Jollett
1974The Rockford Files
Carl Wronko
1974The Rockford Files
Col. John 'Howling Mad' Smith
1974
The Wonder Years
Al
1988
Matlock
Ned Salem
1986
The Six Million Dollar Man
Roy Palmer
1974The Six Million Dollar Man
Dan Kelly
1974
The Streets of San Francisco
Herman Ledeker - Bus Driver
1972
The Odd Couple
Cop
1970
Fame
Principal Morloch
1982
The Partridge Family
Monty
1970The Partridge Family
Coach
1970
Police Story
Lieutenant
1973
Battlestar Galactica
General Maxwell
1978
I Spy
Clay
1965
Ellery Queen
Frank Flannigan
1975
Petrocelli
Phillip Armor
1974
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Al Barber
1976
Thelma & Louise
Major
1991
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
J.J. Devlin
1978
Recess: School's Out
Coach (voice)
2001
The Andromeda Strain
Toby (technician)
1971
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Witchita Pike
1983
The Rousters
1983
Annie
Weasel
1982
To Kill a Cop
Lt. Fitzgerald
1978
Teacher's Pet
Officer White (voice)
2004
Captain Newman, M.D.
Patient (uncredited)
1963
The Domino Principle
Warden Ditcher
1977
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Everett Bliss
1979
Father Goose
Helmsman, Submarine USS Sailfin
1964
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Charlie Tewksbury
1992
Bless the Beasts & Children
Wheaties
1971
The Taking of Beverly Hills
Coach
1991
One Little Indian
Pvt. Dixon
1973
A Case of Rape
Det. Riley
1974
S.O.B.
Harold Harrigan
1981
Terror at London Bridge
Ed Nebel
1985
To Kill a Cop
Lt. Fitzgerald
1978
A Cry for Help
Paul Church
1975
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Witchita Pike
1983
Sultan and the Rock Star
George Mackenzie
1980
First to Fight
O'Brien
1967
Skyjacked
John Bimonte
1972
Hunter's Blood
Al Coleman
1986
Kung Fu
Max Frazer
1972Kung Fu
Dr. Tracer
1972
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Sergeant Wagner
1983
Murder in High Places
Van Stamp
1991
All God's Children
Capt. Sam Pierce
1980
Cutter's Trail
Clay Wooten
1970
The Stepford Children
Frank Gregson
1987
Man on the Outside
Lt. Matthews
1975
Sky Hei$t
Deputy Pat Connelly
1975
Crisis in Sun Valley
Thorndike
1978
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
Gentry
1973
Common Law Cabin
Barney Rickert
1967
Shadow on the Land
Private
1968
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Greenway
1977
The Lawyer
Charlie O'Keefe
1970
Black Roses
Mayor Farnsworth
1988
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974
The Intruders
Pomerantz
1970
Switch
Capt. Griffin
1975
Cops n Roberts
1995
Rewrite for Murder
Al Barbar
1991
Scott Free
Ed McGraw
1976