Biography
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 …
Career Milestones
| Produced (with Bill Finnegan) the first six seasons of the immensely successful cop series, "Hawaii Five-O" | ||
| Directed most of the episodes in the first three years of the longrunning "The Andy Griffith Show" | ||
| After playing Fibber McGee, turned to a career as a TV director | ||
| Starred in the TV version of the popular radio series, "Fibber McGee and Molly" | ||
| Co-starred with Gale Gordon in "The Brothers" | ||
| Played the vice-principal on "Our Miss Brooks" TV series | ||
1953 | Played a peanut magnate on "My Favorite Husband" TV series | |
| Starred with March on a popular CBS radio series, "The Sweeney and March Show" | ||
| Started his career as a radio announcer and comedy performer (in partnership with Hal March) | ||
Awards
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In a Comedy Series in The Love Boat |
1973 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series-Continuing in Hawaii Five-O |
1971 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Drama in Hawaii Five-O |