1. Adolphus Jean Sweet was an American actor credited with nearly 60 television and film roles and more than 50 roles in stage productions, including performances on Broadway.
16 Facts About Dolph Sweet
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Dolph Sweet's plane was downed over Romania during Operation Tidal Wave and he subsequently spent two years as a prisoner of war.
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Dolph Sweet joined other prisoners in staffing short plays in the camp, sparking his interest in acting when he returned from the war.
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Dolph Sweet left his teaching duties shortly after making his Broadway debut at age 40 in a 1961 production of Rhinoceros, starring Zero Mostel.
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Dolph Sweet landed his first major film role in The Young Doctors.
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Dolph Sweet made appearances in films such as You're a Big Boy Now, A Lovely Way to Die, The Swimmer and Finian's Rainbow.
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Dolph Sweet performed on television through the 1960s and 1970s, including roles on The Defenders, The Edge of Night, Another World and Dark Shadows.
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Dolph Sweet had guest-starring roles on Little House on the Prairie and Mrs Columbo.
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Dolph Sweet had a notable role as FBI director J Edgar Hoover in the 1978 television miniseries King, based on the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dolph Sweet was known for his recurring role as policeman Gil McGowan on the soap opera Another World.
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Dolph Sweet voiced the character of transit-police captain Costello in the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.
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Dolph Sweet appeared in this role from 1981 until his death.
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Dolph Sweet underwent unsuccessful abdominal surgery in the summer of 1984 and was diagnosed with stomach cancer during the fourth season of Gimme a Break, but he continued to work.
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Dolph Sweet married Reba Gillespie while pursuing his master's degree after World War II.
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Dolph Sweet died from stomach cancer at Tarzana Hospital in Tarzana, California, on May 8,1985, survived by his wife and son.
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Dolph Sweet's remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.