Joseph Sweeney
Born: 1884-07-26 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1963-11-25
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1957
- 12 Angry Men as Juror 9
- If You Knew Elizabeth as Mr Owen
1956
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit as Edward M. Schultz
- The Fastest Gun Alive as Reverend
1955
- The Petrified Forest as Gramps
1954
- Twelve Angry Men as Juror #9
1950
- Outside the Wall as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1948
- Studio One as Juror #9
- The Philco Television Playhouse as Mr Barger
1940
- The Philadelphia Story as Butler (uncredited)
1936
- Soak the Rich as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1933
- Where's That Tiger? as Landlord(uncredited)
1918
- Sylvia on a Spree as Jack's Pal