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Profile of Gary Sweet
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Gary Sweet |
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22nd May 1957 |
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Gary Sweet (born May 22, 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor.
In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognisable in the role of Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern on the Australian television series The Sullivans.
In 1984, Sweet had his first major role as Donald Bradman in the ABC mini-series Bodyline, the story of the 1932-33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. English captain, Douglas Jardine, was played by Hugo Weaving, also in his first major role.
In 1991 and 1992, Sweet won the Australian Film Institute’s Award for Best Actor in a Television Series. In 1993 he won the Variety Club Heart Award for TV Actor of the Year and a TV Week Silver Logie Award in two categories.
In 2002, he took on the continuing role of Inspector Luke Harris in the Australian TV police drama, Stingers and played the role up to the show's axing in 2004.
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