John Wesley (August 3, 1947 – September 7, 2019) was an American actor who worked in many

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, including ''

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'', and in ''

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'', 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 ''

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'' 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 Frankie in '' Missing in Action 2: The Beginning'' starring

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but his first credited film role was in the 1968

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western ''

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''. Wesley was also an award-winning stage actor and a Vietnam veteran. Wesley earned degrees from the

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graduate acting program and the

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. Wesley died on September 7, 2019, from complications of

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, five weeks after his 72nd birthday.

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