Misplaced Pages

Tony Swartz

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American actor
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Tony Swartz" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Tony Swartz (born September 24, 1943, in Iowa as Russell Anthony Swartz; died September 27, 2016, in Missouri) was an American actor whose roles include Flight Sergeant Jolly on the original Battlestar Galactica television series.

Swartz appeared in episodes of The Golden Girls, Kojak and The Invisible Man television series, as well as in a number of television movies.

In 1978, he was cast in Battlestar Galactica, as Flight Sergeant Jolly, the loyal Colonial Warrior and pilot, who was a close friend to Lieutenant Boomer.

Swartz worked on a number of documentary and promotional films.

In addition to acting, his roles in television and film production included working as a location scout, and as a driver.

Married to Helen Blume, his daughter is Kathryn Swartz.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Dynasty Harry Blackwood TV movie
1978 Battlestar Galactica Flight Sergeant Jolly
1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica Flight Sergeant Jolly TV series, 21 episodes
1980 Schizoid Bartender Uncredited

References

  1. "TONY SWARTZ - Obituary". Legacy.com. October 2, 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

External links


Stub icon

This article about an American television actor born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: