Jonathan Sweet (born 6 December 1946) is an Australian film, television and theatre actor.
Career Sweet's career on Australian television began when he landed a co-starring role as Neal Winton in 1969 adventure TV series Riptide, 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.
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).
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.
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, 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 Year Title Role Notes 1982 Squizzy Taylor Snowy's mate 1990 Quigley Down Under Sergeant Thomas 2005 Fink! (aka Pros and Ex-Cons) Mr Peabody
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref.1968 The Battlers Bambi 1 episode Bellbird Stephen Quinney 1969 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Brian 1 episode Riptide Neal Winton 8 episodes 1972 Pathfinders Flying Officer Bill Short / F 2 episodes 1973 Moonbase 3 Walters 2 episodes 1976 Play for Today Reporter 1 episode The Restless Years 1980 Secret Valley 1 episode 1981; 1984 Cop Shop Andrew Jones 2 episodes 1981 Sporting Chance 1982 Jonah Jonah Miniseries, 4 episodes The Highest Honour Cpl A Crilley TV movie 1984 Five Mile Creek Collinson 1 episode Prisoner Keith Scott 3 episodes Queen of the Road Max TV movie Special Squad Del Episode 24: "Earlybird" Carson's Law Kenneth Oakley 5 episodes 1985 Anzacs Bill Harris Miniseries, 5 episodes 1986 Robbery Banks TV movie 1988 The Alien Years McVeigh Miniseries A Country Practice Travis Cooper 2 episodes 1989 Rafferty's Rules Detective Perkins 1 episode Mission: Impossible Crosby 1 episode 1991 Heroes II: The Return Mackenzie Miniseries, 2 episodes 1998 Vengeance Unlimited 1 episode
Theatre
As actor Year Title Role Notes 1966 Two Programs of Short Plays: Endgame / The Ballad of the Sad Café Nagg / Cousin Lymon Jane Street Theatre, Sydney with NIDA1967 Camille and Perdican Father Bridaine UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA Point of Departure The Manager / Hotel Waiter UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA Three Men on a Horse Frankie UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA The Schoolmistress UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney The Winter's Tale Cleomenes UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney with NIDA 1982 Conundra Phillip St Theatre, Sydney 1982; 1983 A Night in the Arms of Raeleen Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company 1985 The Heretic Giovanni Mocenigo Sydney Opera House with Melaleuka Productions 1986 Having a Ball..! Canberra Theatre with AETT1990 Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme George Anderson Crossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Co Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs John 'Wick' Blagden Crossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Co 1991 Kurtz Crossroads Theatre, Sydney 1991; 1992 Dial M for Murder Marian St Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse Adelaide
As crew Year Title Role Notes Ref. The Slab Boys Set / Programme cover design Crossroads Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Co
References
External links
Riptide classicaustraliantv.com