Jonathan Sweet

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Jonathan Sweet
Born
John Owen Marriott Sweet

(1946-12-06) 6 December 1946 (age 78)
OccupationActor
Years active1966–2005
Known for Quigley Down Under (1990)
Riptide (1969)
Jonah (1982)
Anzacs (1985)

Jonathan Sweet (born 6 December 1946) is an Australian film, television and theatre actor.

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Career

Sweet's career on Australian television began when he landed a co-starring role as Neal Winton in 1969 adventure TV series Riptide , [1] an Australian production starring American actor Ty Hardin as Moss Andrews, the owner of a charter boat. He also played the part of Stephen Quinney in the ABC series Bellbird . [2] [3]

In 1969 Sweet left Australia to pursue acting overseas in Britain, Europe, Canada and Argentina. His overseas credits during that time include war drama series Pathfinders (1972), sci-fi series Moonbase 3 (1973) and drama anthology series Play for Today .

He returned to Australia in 1980 and appeared in long-running soap opera The Restless Years and short-lived series Sporting Chance (1981). [4]

In 1982, Sweet got his big break playing the title role in miniseries Jonah , the story of an old hunchback living in Sydney at the turn of the century, based on the novel of the same name by Louis Stone. [5]

Sweet played Kenneth Oakley in legal series Carson's Law in 1984 for 5 episodes. He was then cast in the 1985 war miniseries Anzacs ,[ citation needed ] portraying Private Bill Harris, a former British soldier who had absconded from Afghanistan to Australia.

He also had guest roles in series such as Skippy the Bush Kangaroo , Secret Valley , Five Mile Creek , Cop Shop , Prisoner , Special Squad , A Country Practice , Rafferty's Rules and Mission: Impossible .

Sweet's film credits include period crime drama Squizzy Taylor (1982), western film Quigley Down Under (1990) alongside Tom Selleck and the television movies The Highest Honour (1982), Queen of the Road (1984) and Robbery (1985) inspired by the real life Great Bookie Robbery committed in Melbourne, on 21 April 1976. His most recent film credit was action film Fink! (2005) in which he appeared alongside Sam Worthington.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Squizzy Taylor Snowy's mate
1990 Quigley Down Under Sergeant Thomas
2005Fink! (aka Pros and Ex-Cons)Mr Peabody

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 The Battlers Bambi1 episode
1968 Bellbird Stephen Quinney [6]
1969 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Brian1 episode
1969 Riptide Neal Winton8 episodes
1972 Pathfinders Flying Officer Bill Short / F2 episodes
1973 Moonbase 3 Walters2 episodes
1976 Play for Today Reporter1 episode
The Restless Years [7]
1980 Secret Valley 1 episode
1981Sporting Chance [8]
1982 Jonah JonahMiniseries, 4 episodes
1982 The Highest Honour Cpl A CrilleyTV movie
1984 Five Mile Creek Collinson1 episode
1981; 1984 Cop Shop Andrew Jones2 episodes
1984 Prisoner Keith Scott3 episodes
1984 Queen of the Road MaxTV movie
1984 Special Squad DelEpisode 24: "Earlybird"
1984 Carson's Law Kenneth Oakley5 episodes
1985 Anzacs Bill HarrisMiniseries, 5 episodes
1986 Robbery BanksTV movie
1988 The Alien Years McVeighMiniseries
1988 A Country Practice Travis Cooper2 episodes
1989 Rafferty's Rules Detective Perkins1 episode
1989 Mission: Impossible Crosby1 episode
1991 Heroes II: The Return MackenzieMiniseries, 2 episodes
1998 Vengeance Unlimited 1 episode

Theatre

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966Two Programs of Short Plays: Endgame / The Ballad of the Sad Café Nagg / Cousin Lymon Jane Street Theatre, Sydney with NIDA
1967Camille and PerdicanFather Bridaine UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA
1967 Point of Departure The Manager / Hotel Waiter UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA
1967 Three Men on a Horse Frankie UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA
1967 The Schoolmistress UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1967 The Winter's Tale Cleomenes UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA
1982Conundra Phillip St Theatre, Sydney
1982; 1983A Night in the Arms of Raeleen Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
1985 The Heretic Giovanni Mocenigo Sydney Opera House with Melaleuka Productions
1986Having a Ball..! Canberra Theatre with AETT
1990 Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme George AndersonCrossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company
1990 Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs John 'Wick' BlagdenCrossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company
1991KurtzCrossroads Theatre, Sydney
1991; 1992Dial M for Murder Marian St Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse Adelaide

[9]

As crew

YearTitleRoleNotes
The Slab Boys Set / Programme cover designCrossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company

[10]

References

  1. "A Jonah makes life sweet for Jonathan". The Australian Women's Weekly. 27 May 1981.
  2. "A Jonah makes life sweet for Jonathan". The Australian Women's Weekly. 27 May 1981.
  3. "Bellbird seems so real". The Australian Women's Weekly. 7 May 1969.
  4. "A Jonah makes life sweet for Jonathan". The Australian Women's Weekly. 27 May 1981.
  5. "A Jonah makes life sweet for Jonathan". The Australian Women's Weekly. 27 May 1981.
  6. "Bellbird seems so real". The Australian Women's Weekly. 7 May 1969.
  7. "Bellbird seems so real". The Australian Women's Weekly. 7 May 1969.
  8. "Bellbird seems so real". The Australian Women's Weekly. 7 May 1969.
  9. "Jonathan Sweet". AusStage.
  10. "The Slab Boys". O'Punsky's Theatre.