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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 previously 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

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Bob Sweeney in Son of Flubber (1963)
Sean Connery, Diane Baker, Tippi Hedren, Alan Napier, and Bob Sweeney in Marnie (1964)
Dolores Michaels, Bob Sweeney, and Beverly Snyder

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
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
The Love Boat
6.2
TV Series
  • Director

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Director

  • Shades of LA (1990)
    Shades of LA
  • Ann B. Davis, Leah Ayres, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, and Barry Williams in The Bradys (1990)
    The Bradys
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
  • Gail Edwards, Ann Jillian, Marian Mercer, Wendy Schaal, Susan Sullivan, and Barrie Youngfellow in It's a Living (1980)
    It's a Living
  • Catherine Keener, Pat Morita, Kevin Conroy, Jack Wallace, and Richard Yniguez in Ohara (1987)
    Ohara
  • If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)
    If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
  • One Big Family (1986)
    One Big Family
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
  • Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, and David Rasche in Sledge Hammer! (1986)
    Sledge Hammer!
  • Shadow Chasers (1985)
    Shadow Chasers
  • Robert Hays in Starman (1986)
    Starman
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
  • Ernie Hudson, Adam West, Randi Brooks, and Keenan Wynn in The Last Precinct (1986)
    The Last Precinct
  • Don Knotts in Return to Mayberry (1986)
    Return to Mayberry

Producer

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

Actor

  • John Stamos in Born to Ride (1991)
    Born to Ride
  • Pierce Brosnan and Dey Young in Murder 101 (1991)
    Murder 101
  • Danny Nucci, Josie Bissett, Keith Coogan, John Cameron Mitchell, and Chris Young in Book of Love (1990)
    Book of Love
  • Ann Jillian (1989)
    Ann Jillian
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Linda Kelsey, and Doug Sheehan in Day by Day (1988)
    Day by Day
  • Brothers (1984)
    Brothers
    • (as Robert Sweeney)
  • Mama's Boy
  • The Irishman (1978)
    The Irishman
  • Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren in Marnie (1964)
    Marnie
  • Son of Flubber (1963)
    Son of Flubber
  • Moon Pilot (1962)
    Moon Pilot
  • A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
    A Raisin in the Sun
    • (uncredited)
  • The only authorized DVD edition of all episodes in  Season One.
    The Rifleman
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  • The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
    The Ann Sothern Show

Personal details

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    • October 19, 1918
    • San Francisco, California, USA
    • June 7, 1992
    • Westlake Village, California, USA(cancer)
    • ? - 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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