John Sweet Biography

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Sgt. John Sweet (born February 8, 1916 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was a US Army sergeant serving in the UK in World War II when he was selected by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger to play the role of Sgt. Bob Johnson, one of the three pilgrims, in the 1944 feature film, A Canterbury Tale.

After the movie, he went back to the U.S. and made a few attempts at an acting career, notably in theater, but finally decided to go back to his original profession, teaching.

Sweet returned to Canterbury in October 2000 [1] to join Sheila Sim for a Michael Powell celebration and gave a 20-minute interview in the documentary A Pilgrim's Return by Nick Burton and Eddie McMillan. This documentary is featured in the Criterion Collection DVD of the film. The soft-spoken Sweet provides details about the shooting of the movie, his relationship with Michael Powell and the rest of the crew, and the effect the film has had on his life.

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