Ken Swofford
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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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.3223 |
| Birthday | 1933-07-25 |
| Place of Birth | DuQuoin - Illinois - USA |
| Also Known As | Kenneth Charles Swofford , |
1967
Common Law Cabin
5.235/34
After stealing a fortune in unclaimed jewelry, ex-detective Barney Rickert arrives at a run-down dude ranch in Arizona to hide out. When owner Dewey H...
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Common Law Cabin
1977
The Domino Principle
5.928/76
Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence when a mysterious visitor promises him that he wil...
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The Domino Principle
1991
The Taking of Beverly Hills
5.211/45
A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas...
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The Taking of Beverly Hills
1973
One Little Indian
6.327/26
An Army deserter flees by camel across the desert with a caucasian boy raised by Indians.
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One Little Indian
1992
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
8/7
Retired marshal Matt Dillon tracks Arizona rustlers and lands in the middle of the 1880s Pleasant Valley War.
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Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1972
Skyjacked
6.191/55
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.
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Skyjacked
1980
Sultan and the Rock Star
7/4
Paul Winters, a rock star burnout, flees his fame and ends up by chance on an island where he comes face to face with Sultan, a domesticated Bengal ti...
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Sultan and the Rock Star
1970
The Lawyer
5.875/8
Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a murder case.
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The Lawyer
1974
A Case of Rape
6.25/12
When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the hospital staff, police and th...
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A Case of Rape
1985
Terror at London Bridge
5.326/23
London Bridge, London, England, 1888: Jack the Ripper dies in the Thames river. London Bridge, Lake Havasu, Arizona, 1985: the last original stone use...
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Terror at London Bridge
1963
Captain Newman, M.D.
6.735/34
In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital i...
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Captain Newman, M.D.
1983
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
7/11
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious kill...
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The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1979
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
3.815/65
Crimefighting Captain America rights more wrongs by doing battle with a fanatical terrorist who uses his deadly drug that causes accelerated aging to...
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Captain America II: Death Too Soon
1975
A Cry for Help
7.438/8
A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturbed teenage girl who says she is going to commit su...
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A Cry for Help
1975
Sky Hei$t
5.3/5
A husband and wife come up with a plan to steal $10 million in gold, using the hijacking of a police helicopter as a diversion.
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Sky Hei$t
1975
Man on the Outside
8/1
A retired police captain storms angrily out of retirement when his son is shot down before his eyes and his grandson is kidnapped by a syndicate kille...
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Man on the Outside
1976
Scott Free
7/1
A professional gambler finds himself on the run from the mob, the federal government, and a band of Indians, all of whom have an interest in a piece o...
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Scott Free
1978
Crisis in Sun Valley
9/1
Semi-follow up to "The Deadly Triangle" dealing with a sheriff and his deputy in a sleepy ski town involved with a group of urbanites planning a dange...
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Crisis in Sun Valley
1988
Black Roses
5.136/66
Teens in a small conservative town are turned into evil demons thanks to the music of the titular heavy metal band.
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Black Roses
1991
Thelma & Louise
7.601/3839
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumsta...
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Thelma & Louise
1975
Switch
9/1
In this pilot film that led to the series, an ex-con and a retired cop, partners in a private investigation agency, try to prove that a safecracker ha...
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Switch
1991
Murder in High Places
4.667/3
A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric" and others don't care for because he's a former h...
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Murder in High Places
1987
The Stepford Children
5/15
Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is s...
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The Stepford Children
1967
First to Fight
7.9/5
Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism and the fact that he is still alive, he becomes a M...
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First to Fight
1964
Father Goose
7.1/198
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as...
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Father Goose
1986
Hunter's Blood
5.609/23
Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time. However, the local inbred backwoo...
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Hunter's Blood
1971
The Andromeda Strain
7.059/783
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air For...
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The Andromeda Strain
1971
Bless the Beasts & Children
6.912/17
A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.
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Bless the Beasts & Children
1980
All God's Children
6.5/2
Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one white...
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All God's Children
1970
The Intruders
5/5
The James and Younger outlaw gangs ride into town, and it is up to the local marshal, who has lost both his nerve and his gun skills, to stop them.
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The Intruders
1995
Cops n Roberts
9/1
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Cops n Roberts
2001
Recess: School's Out
6.577/371
The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — unti...
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Recess: School's Out
1982
Annie
6.565/763
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy"...
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Annie
1983
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
7/2
A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-...
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M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1977
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
0/0
The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous mission during World War II.
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Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
2004
Teacher's Pet
6.115/39
Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he take...
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Teacher's Pet
1970
Cutter's Trail
8/3
The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlists the help of a young Mexican boy and his mother t...
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Cutter's Trail
1978
To Kill a Cop
0/0
Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are o...
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To Kill a Cop
1968
Shadow on the Land
7.667/3
Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA.
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Shadow on the Land
1991
Rewrite for Murder
7/1
Unaired CBS television pilot from 1991 starring George Clooney and Pam Dawber was an attempt at a breezy comedy/mystery in the style of Moonlighting a...
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Rewrite for Murder
1974
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
8/1
Dramatization of the trial of General Yamashita.
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Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1981
S.O.B.
6/96
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes...
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S.O.B.
1973
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
0/0
An orphan teen (Vincent Van Patten) follows a rider (Earl Holliman) on the rodeo circuit, unaware his hero is wanted for murder.
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