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Dolph Sweet. Adolphus Jean Sweet (July 18, 1920 – May 8, 1985) was an American actor credited with nearly 60 television and film roles and more than 50 roles in stage productions, including performances on Broadway.
Dolph Sweet was a character actor who appeared in Broadway, TV, and film. He played police chiefs, J. Edgar Hoover, and a football coach, and died of cancer in 1985 while starring in Gimme a Break!
- Actor
- July 18, 1920
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- May 8, 1985
Dolph Sweet was a character actor who appeared in stage, film and TV, including Gimme a Break! and King. He was a WWII veteran, a POW, a college professor and a drama teacher.
- July 18, 1920
- May 8, 1985
Jun 12, 2022 · On May 8, 1985, Dolph Sweet died of cancer at the age of 64, the AP reported. Because of the way TV shows are taped, his last appearance on Gimme a Break! aired only three days after Sweet’s...
May 11, 1985 · May 11, 1985 12 AM PT. Dolph Sweet, most recently the lovingly sarcastic police chief on television’s “Gimme a Break” and an actor who began his career in a World War II prison camp, is dead of...
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May 11, 1985 · Dolph Sweet, who starred as the police chief in the television comedy series ''Gimme a Break,'' died of cancer Wednesday at Tarzana Hospital here, said Matt Bozek, a spokesman for NBC-TV. Mr ...
Aug 9, 2021 · Dolph Sweet, who played Capt. Carl Kinisky in the TV comedy series Gimme a Break, passed away in 1985 at age 64. He also appeared in movies such as Heaven Can Wait and Which Way is Up?