---
name: "Bob Sweeney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bob-sweeney"
fi1m_id: "bob-sweeney"
imdb_id: "nm0842093"
tmdb_id: 117049
wikidata_id: "Q4934132"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 October 1918"
died: "7 June 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T15:31:51.723048+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bob Sweeney

## Identity

Bob Sweeney

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bob-sweeney
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bob-sweeney
- **IMDb ID:** nm0842093
- **TMDB ID:** 117049
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4934132
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Sweeney_(actor_and_director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4934132, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842093/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/117049

Actor. Born 19 October 1918 in San Francisco. Died 7 June 1992.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 October 1918, San Francisco
- **Died:** 7 June 1992
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Sweeney_(actor_and_director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4934132, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842093/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/117049

## Biography

Bob Sweeney (1918–1992) was an American actor, director and producer of radio, television and film. Born in San Francisco, he graduated from Balboa High School and San Francisco State College. He began his career in radio as an announcer and comedian, forming a comedy team with Hal March in the 1940s.

Sweeney appeared in supporting roles in early television sitcoms and films, including as Cousin Bob in Alfred Hitchcock’s *Marnie* (1964). He later concentrated on directing and producing, helming numerous episodes of *The Andy Griffith Show*, *Hawaii Five-O*, *The Love Boat*, *Matlock*, *Hogan’s Heroes* and *Dynasty*. He received three Primetime Emmy nominations for his directing work.

Sweeney also directed television films such as *Return to Mayberry* (1986). He died of cancer in Westlake Village, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Marnie* (1964), Fi1m 68, as Cousin Bob — [page](https://film.one/film/marnie.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shades of L.A.* (1990), series, Director
- *The Bradys* (1990), series, Director
- *The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places* (1989), Director
- *Day by Day* (1988), series, as Sweeney
- *Ohara* (1987), series, Director
- *If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium* (1987), Director
- *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, Director
- *Starman* (1986), series, Director
- *Return to Mayberry* (1986), Director
- *The Last Precinct* (1986), series, Director
- *Matlock* (1986), series, Director
- *Shadow Chasers* (1985), series, Director
- *Misfits of Science* (1985), series, Director
- *MacGyver* (1985), series, Director
- *I Had Three Wives* (1985), series, Director
- *Crazy like a Fox* (1984), series, Director
- *Finder of Lost Loves* (1984), series, Director
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Director
- *Just Our Luck* (1983), series, Director
- *At Ease* (1983), series, Director
- *Bring 'Em Back Alive* (1982), series, Director
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Director
- *Strike Force* (1981), series, Director
- *Private Benjamin* (1981), series, Director
- *Aloha Paradise* (1981), series, Director
- *Dynasty* (1981), series, Director
- *Flamingo Road* (1981), series, Director
- *It's a Living* (1980), series, Director
- *The Six O'Clock Follies* (1980), series, Director
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Director
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, Director
- *Lou Grant* (1977), series, Director
- *The Andros Targets* (1977), series, Producer
- *Spencer's Pilots* (1976), series, Producer
- *Dead Man on the Run* (1975), Executive Producer
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, Director
- *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1969), series, Director
- *Room 222* (1969), series, Director
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, Director, Producer
- *The Doris Day Show* (1968), series, Director
- *Accidental Family* (1967), series, Director
- *That Girl* (1966), series, Director
- *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, Director
- *Mickey* (1964), series, Director
- *Marnie* (1964), as Cousin Bob — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/marnie.md)
- *Bristle Face* (1964), Director
- *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Producer
- *Vacation Playhouse* (1963), series, Director
- *Son of Flubber* (1963), as Mr. Harker
- *Moon Pilot* (1962), as Sen. Henry McGuire
- *A Raisin in the Sun* (1961), as Insurance Company Agent (uncredited)
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, Director
- *Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus* (1960), as Harry Tupper
- *Fibber McGee & Molly* (1959), series, as Fibber McGee
- *The Last Hurrah* (1958), as Johnny Degnan
- *The Rifleman* (1958), series, Actor
- *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as William Spengler
- *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, as Printer (uncredited)
- *A Christmas Carol* (1954), as Bob Cratchit
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Mr. Harker (archive footage), Harry Tupper · Director
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Gil Rodin, Johnny Gregg
- *Your Jeweler's Showcase* (1952), series, as Horsey Miller (as Robert Sweeney)
- *The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet* (1952), series, as Mr. Miller
- *It Grows on Trees* (1952), as McGuire
- *The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show* (1950), series, as Mr. Dalton

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