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Bob Sweeney(1918-1992)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Joan Davis, Jerry Hausner, and Bob Sweeney in I Married Joan (1952)
Bob Sweeney was born on 19 October 1918 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968), Marnie (1964) and The Andros Targets (1977). He was married to Bev. He died on 7 June 1992 in Westlake Village, California, USA.
BornOctober 19, 1918
DiedJune 7, 1992(73)
BornOctober 19, 1918
DiedJune 7, 1992(73)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 nominations total

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Known for

Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Hawaii Five-O
7.4
TV Series
  • Director
Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren in Marnie (1964)
Marnie
7.1
  • Cousin Bob
  • 1964
The Andros Targets (1977)
The Andros Targets
7.0
TV Series
  • Director
Son of Flubber (1962)
Son of Flubber
6.1
  • Mr. Harker
  • 1962

Credits

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Director



  • Shades of LA (1990)
    Shades of LA
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Eve Plumb, Susan Olsen, Ann B. Davis, Leah Ayres, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, and Barry Williams in The Bradys (1990)
    The Bradys
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964–1989
  • It's a Living (1980)
    It's a Living
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987–1988
  • Catherine Keener, Pat Morita, Kevin Conroy, Jack Wallace, and Richard Yniguez in Ohara (1987)
    Ohara
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)
    If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • One Big Family (1986)
    One Big Family
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, and David Rasche in Sledge Hammer! (1986)
    Sledge Hammer!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Shadow Chasers (1985)
    Shadow Chasers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985–1986
  • Robert Hays in Starman (1986)
    Starman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Ernie Hudson, Adam West, Randi Brooks, and Keenan Wynn in The Last Precinct (1986)
    The Last Precinct
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Don Knotts in Return to Mayberry (1986)
    Return to Mayberry
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986

Producer



  • Alone at Last
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Ethel Is an Elephant
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • The Cheap Detective
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • The Andros Targets (1977)
    The Andros Targets
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1977
  • Spencer's Pilots (1976)
    Spencer's Pilots
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1976
  • Peter Graves in Dead Man on the Run (1975)
    Dead Man on the Run
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1971–1975
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969)
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969–1970
  • Don Knotts in The Don Knotts Show (1970)
    The Don Knotts Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Doris Day Show (1968)
    The Doris Day Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1969
  • Shoestring Safari
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Friends, Romans, Countrymen (1966)
    Friends, Romans, Countrymen
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1966
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1966
  • The Baileys of Balboa (1964)
    The Baileys of Balboa
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964–1965
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964

Actor



  • John Stamos in Born to Ride (1991)
    Born to Ride
    5.1
    • Gus, Owner of Gus's Garage
    • 1991
  • Pierce Brosnan and Dey Young in Murder 101 (1991)
    Murder 101
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Tilden Crane
    • 1991
  • Danny Nucci, Josie Bissett, Keith Coogan, John Cameron Mitchell, and Chris Young in Book of Love (1990)
    Book of Love
    6.2
    • Mr. Snow
    • 1990
  • Ann Jillian (1989)
    Ann Jillian
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Trucker Bob
    • 1989
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Linda Kelsey, and Doug Sheehan in Day by Day (1988)
    Day by Day
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Sweeney
    • 1989
  • Brothers (1984)
    Brothers
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Gilly Box (as Robert Sweeney)
    • 1986–1989
  • Mama's Boy
    5.7
    TV Series
    • 1987
  • The Irishman (1978)
    The Irishman
    6.4
    • Nat Simpson
    • 1978
  • Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren in Marnie (1964)
    Marnie
    7.1
    • Cousin Bob
    • 1964
  • Son of Flubber (1962)
    Son of Flubber
    6.1
    • Mr. Harker
    • 1962
  • Moon Pilot (1962)
    Moon Pilot
    5.4
    • Sen. Henry McGuire
    • 1962
  • A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    A Raisin in the Sun
    8.0
    • Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • The only authorized DVD edition of all episodes in  Season One.
    The Rifleman
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Speed Sullivan
    • 1960–1961
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • William Spengler
    • 1960
  • The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
    The Ann Sothern Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Blackstone
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Robert Sweeney
  • Born
    • October 19, 1918
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 7, 1992
    • Westlake Village, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Bev? - June 7, 1992 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Produced a sitcom pilot set in ancient Rome called "Friends, Romans and Countryman" starring Jack Carter.

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  • Trivia
    Erstwhile comedy partner of Hal March. They performed, in the early 1950's, as "Sweeney & March."

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