John Wesley
CountryUnited States 
GenderMale
BirthdayAug. 3, 1947
Death2019-09-08
BiographyJohn Wesley (August 3, 1947 – September 7, 2019) was an American actor who worked in many television series, including The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, In The Heat of the Night (TV series) and in Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, where he played the role of Principal Pratchert. He also had roles in many feature films as well as theater productions.
He was Mr. Jim on the series Martin for 3 seasons, and was the series regular "Sweets Walker" on Dirty Dancing, the television series. He has also appeared in numerous commercials and voiceovers including "Rafaki". His first main film role was as Franklin in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning starring Chuck Norris but his first credited film role was in the 1968 Clint Eastwood western Hang 'Em High. Wesley was also an award-winning stage actor and a Vietnam veteran.
Wesley earned degrees from the University of California, San Diego graduate acting program and the University of San Diego.
Biography from the Wikipedia article John Wesley (actor). Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
He was Mr. Jim on the series Martin for 3 seasons, and was the series regular "Sweets Walker" on Dirty Dancing, the television series. He has also appeared in numerous commercials and voiceovers including "Rafaki". His first main film role was as Franklin in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning starring Chuck Norris but his first credited film role was in the 1968 Clint Eastwood western Hang 'Em High. Wesley was also an award-winning stage actor and a Vietnam veteran.
Wesley earned degrees from the University of California, San Diego graduate acting program and the University of San Diego.
Biography from the Wikipedia article John Wesley (actor). Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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