Education
Born to Howard and Goldie Swofford on July 25, 1933, Ken Swofford graduated from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in theater.
Born to Howard and Goldie Swofford on July 25, 1933, Ken Swofford graduated from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in theater.
Between 1962 and 1995, Swofford"s film credits included Thelma and Louise, Skyjacked, Black Roses and The Andromeda Strain, while his television career during the same period was prolific. “If you"re an actor, you can do anything. I have cleaned carpets, painted houses, worked on loading docks.
lieutenant didn"t bother me, because I could always act and enjoy myself.”
In 1989, Swofford was convicted of felony drunk driving and sentenced to 28 months in prison, after which he made a comeback and continued to work steadily until his apparently self-imposed retirement in 1995.
He appeared on such television series as Fame, Switch, The Oregon Trail, Rich Manitoba, Poor Manitoba Book II, Murder, She Wrote, and as a cast member of the mystery series Ellery Queen.