The Swimmer
1968
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May 11, 1985 · 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 cancer. Sweet died...
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...
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.
Aug 9, 2021 · Actor Dolph Sweet, who starred as a crusty police captain and father opposite Nell Carter in the TV comedy series ”Gimme a Break,” has died of cancer, it was disclosed Thursday. He was 64.
Adolphus Jean Sweet (July 18, 1920 – May 8, 1985) was an American actor.
Dolph Sweet. Actor: Heaven Can Wait. A barrel-chested, bull-necked presence on stage, film and TV, the tough-minded character actor was born Adolphus Jean Sweet in New York City on July 18, 1920, the son of an auto mechanic. He initially attended the University of Alabama in 1939, but his studies were interrupted by WWII Air Force duty.
In films since 1961's The Young Doctors, Sweet received some of his best reviews for his performance as a nonplussed cop in the 1968 cult favorite You're a Big Boy Now. Extremely busy on television, Sweet spent four years in the role of Lt. Gil McGowan on the daytime drama Another World.
