Bob Sweeney

Birthplace: California
Birthday: October 19, 1918

Veteran TV, film and radio actor turned successful TV director and producer. Sweeney's entertainment career began in the waning days of the golden age of radio, first as an announcer and then as half of a popular comedy team. He moved on to the infant medium of TV where he made a niche for himself as a supporting player on several early sitcoms. Sweeney co-starred with Gale Gordon (later of "The Lucy Show") in a short-lived sitcom before landing what must have seemed like a plum role at the time: Fibber McGee on the NBC TV version of "Fibber Mc…more

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Credits

Actor

A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit
Murder 101
Tilden Crane

Director

At Ease
Director
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
Director
The Six O'Clock Follies
Director
The Doris Day Show
Director
Private Benjamin
Director

Editor

Thanh's War
Editor

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Career Milestones

1953 to 1955
Played a peanut magnate on "My Favorite Husband" TV series
After playing Fibber McGee, turned to a career as a TV director
Co-starred with Gale Gordon in "The Brothers"
Directed most of the episodes in the first three years of the longrunning "The Andy Griffith Show"
Played the vice-principal on "Our Miss Brooks" TV series