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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 was known for his roles in Gimme a Break!, Another World, and The Wanderers. He died of cancer in 1985 while still playing Carl Kanisky on Gimme a Break!
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA
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...
Jun 12, 2022 · Find out how Dolph Sweet's untimely death affected the direction of 'Gimme a Break!' and how the Nell Carter-led sitcom continued without him.
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.
- July 18, 1920
- May 8, 1985
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...
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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.
