Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in Alexandra's Project (2003), Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, The Battlers, Bodyline and Stingers.
He grew up in Warradale, South Australia and attended Brighton high school in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at 1990 sweets Sturt Teachers' College took up drama.
His first role was in low-budget horror film N...
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Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in Alexandra's Project (2003), Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, The Battlers, Bodyline and Stingers.
He grew up in Warradale, South Australia and attended Brighton high school in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at 1990 sweets Sturt Teachers' College took up drama.
His first role was in low-budget horror film Nightmares. In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognisable through the on-going role of Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern in the Crawfords television series The Sullivans.
In 1984, Sweet had his first major role as Donald Bradman in the Network Ten miniseries Bodyline, the story of the 1932-33 Test cricket series between England and Australia.
Between 1990 and 1996, Sweet starred in the drama series Police Rescue as Sgt. Steve 'Mickey' McClintock. This role was a popular role for Sweet, and lead him to win several major television awards, including the...
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