Joseph Sweeney
Known for
Acting
Life
1884 – 1963 (aged 79)
Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
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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.
Known For
12 Angry Men
10 Apr 1957
The Philadelphia Story
05 Dec 1940
The Fastest Gun Alive
12 Jul 1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
12 Apr 1956
Twelve Angry Men
20 Sep 1954
Outside the Wall
08 Feb 1950
Studio One
07 Nov 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
03 Oct 1948
Filmography
1957
- If You Knew Elizabethas Mr Owen
- 12 Angry Menas Juror 9
1956
- The Fastest Gun Aliveas Reverend
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suitas Edward M. Schultz
1955
- The Petrified Forestas Gramps
1954
- Twelve Angry Menas Juror #9
1950
- Outside the Wallas Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1949
- Wesleyas Grandpa13 episodes
1948
- Studio Oneas Juror #91 episode
- The Philco Television Playhouseas Mr Barger1 episode
1940
- The Philadelphia Storyas Butler (uncredited)
1936
- Soak the Richas Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1933
- Where's That Tiger?as Landlord(uncredited)
1918
- Sylvia on a Spreeas Jack's Pal