Tony Swartz

Acting

Tony Swartz

Born 1943-09-24 · Iowa, USA

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.

Acting credits

Battlestar Galactica poster
6.9

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet in a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.

Battlestar Galactica

1978

Dynasty poster
6.8

The story of a pioneer family in the early 1800s that seeks its fortunes on the Ohio frontier.

Dynasty

1976

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack poster
7.0

A compilation of Battlestar Galactica episodes 10–12 and 21, with alternate footage. Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.

Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

1979

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 poster
5.9

Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to prepare for the event

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

1992

Schizoid poster
5.2

When Dr. Pieter Fales' patients start receiving ominous letters and getting murdered by an unknown black-clad assailant, he and his daughter both come under suspicion.

Schizoid

1980

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire poster
6.0

A rugged warrior is on a quest to avenge his father's brutal slaying and in search of a legendary sorcerer who can help him. Joining him on his mission is a beautiful enchantress who is also searching for the sorcerer; pursuing him is a malevolent wizard who wants him dead.

The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire

1981

Maneaters Are Loose! poster
10.0

Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is forced to abandon his tigers and let them fend for themselves in the nearby wilderness.

Maneaters Are Loose!

1978