Ken Swofford
Birthday: 1933-07-25
Place of Birth: DuQuoin - Illinois - USA
Biography: 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.
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Common Law Cabin
After stealing a fortune in unclaimed jewelry, ex-detective Barney Rickert arrives at a run-down dud...
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The Domino Principle
Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence ...
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The Taking of Beverly Hills
A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring foot...
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One Little Indian
An Army deserter flees by camel across the desert with a caucasian boy raised by Indians....
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Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Retired marshal Matt Dillon tracks Arizona rustlers and lands in the middle of the 1880s Pleasant Va...
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Skyjacked
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia....
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Sultan and the Rock Star
Paul Winters, a rock star burnout, flees his fame and ends up by chance on an island where he comes ...
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The Lawyer
Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroile...
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A Case of Rape
When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was ...
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Terror at London Bridge
London Bridge, London, England, 1888: Jack the Ripper dies in the Thames river. London Bridge, Lake ...
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Captain Newman, M.D.
In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an ...
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The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when...
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Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Crimefighting Captain America rights more wrongs by doing battle with a fanatical terrorist who uses...
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A Cry for Help
A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturb...
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Sky Hei$t
A husband and wife come up with a plan to steal $10 million in gold, using the hijacking of a polic...
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Man on the Outside
A retired police captain storms angrily out of retirement when his son is shot down before his eyes ...
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Scott Free
A professional gambler finds himself on the run from the mob, the federal government, and a band of ...
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Crisis in Sun Valley
Semi-follow up to "The Deadly Triangle" dealing with a sheriff and his deputy in a sleepy ski town i...
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Black Roses
Teens in a small conservative town are turned into evil demons thanks to the music of the titular he...
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Thelma & Louise
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend tr...
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Switch
In this pilot film that led to the series, an ex-con and a retired cop, partners in a private invest...
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Murder in High Places
A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric"...
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The Stepford Children
Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of...
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First to Fight
Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism a...
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Father Goose
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over...
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Hunter's Blood
Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally h...
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The Andromeda Strain
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Eart...
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Bless the Beasts & Children
A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifl...
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All God's Children
Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career...
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The Intruders
The James and Younger outlaw gangs ride into town, and it is up to the local marshal, who has lost b...
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Recess: School's Out
The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quic...
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Annie
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her ther...
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M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after...
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Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous missi...
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Teacher's Pet
Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a cr...
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Cutter's Trail
The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlist...
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To Kill a Cop
Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying...
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Shadow on the Land
Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA....
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Rewrite for Murder
Unaired CBS television pilot from 1991 starring George Clooney and Pam Dawber was an attempt at a br...
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Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Dramatization of the trial of General Yamashita....
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S.O.B.
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic...
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The Boy and the Bronc Buster
An orphan teen (Vincent Van Patten) follows a rider (Earl Holliman) on the rodeo circuit, unaware hi...
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