Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney

Known for

Acting

Born

July 26, 1884

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

November 25, 1963 (aged 79)

Biography

Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 – November 25, 1963) was an American actor who worked in stage productions, television and movies. His most famous role was as the elderly Juror #9 in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men, the role he originated in a 1954 Westinghouse Studio One live teleplay of which the film was an adaptation.

Best known work

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
1940
The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men
1954
Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall
1950
Studio One
Studio One
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
1955
Soak the Rich
Soak the Rich
1936

Filmography

  1. 1957

    If You Knew Elizabeth

    as Mr Owen

  2. 1957

    12 Angry Men

    as Juror 9

  3. 1956

    The Fastest Gun Alive

    as Reverend

  4. 1956

    The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

    as Edward M. Schultz

  5. 1955

    The Petrified Forest

    as Gramps

  6. 1954

    Twelve Angry Men

    as Juror #9

  7. 1950

    Outside the Wall

    as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

  8. 1949

    WesleyTV

    as Grandpa (13 episodes)

  9. 1948

    Studio OneTV

    as Juror #9 (1 episode)

  10. 1948

    The Philco Television PlayhouseTV

    as Mr Barger (1 episode)

  11. 1940

    The Philadelphia Story

    as Butler (uncredited)

  12. 1936

    Soak the Rich

    as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

  13. 1933

    Where's That Tiger?

    as Landlord(uncredited)

  14. 1918

    Sylvia on a Spree

    as Jack's Pal

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