Roger Sweet, ‘He-Man’ Action Figure Creator, Dies At 91

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentRoger Sweet, ‘He-Man’ Action Figure Creator, Dies At 91ByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorApr 28, 2026, 08:34pm EDTApr 28, 2026, 08:59pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Children's He-Man doll, 26th March 1988. (Photo by Dinello/The People/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)Getty ImagesRoger Sweet, a toy designer who created the He-Man action figure that spawned Masters of the Universe cartoons and an upcoming feature film, has died.Sweet’s wife, Marlene, told TMZ that her husband died early Tuesday morning. His wife told TMZ that Sweet had been battling dementia.ForbesGerry Conway, Former Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief, Dies At 73By Tim LammersSweet worked in the 1970s and ‘80s for Mattel, where he designed the muscular action figure. The first He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon series, based on the Mattel action figure line, ran on TV from 1983 to 1984.The most current iteration of the characters will be featured in the live-action feature film Masters of the Universe, which will be released on June 5. Directed by Travis Knight and written by Chris Butler, the new film stars Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man and Jared Leto as his nemesis, Skeletor.Because of Roger Sweet’s health challenges, Marlene Sweet — his wife of 40 years — started a Go Fund Me page to help pay for her husband’s memory care bills, which exceeded $10,000 per month. MORE FOR YOUForbesMariclare Costello, Teacher Rosemary On ‘The Waltons’, Dies At 90By Tim Lammers“He’s a very meticulous person about doing things, but not in the past couple years and certainly not in the past couple months,” Marlene Sweet told The Herald newspaper in Lake Stevens, Wash., where the couple resided. “The doctors at the hospital said he could not come home because he’s too much of a fall...