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Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney
  • Name: Joseph Sweeney
  • Birthday: 1884-07-26
  • Also known as: Joe Sweeney
  • Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Popularity: 3.572
Biography: Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 (other sources state 1882) – 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.

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Title Release date
12 Angry Men   as  Juror 9 1957-04-10
The Fastest Gun Alive   as  Reverend 1956-07-12
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit   as  Edward M. Schultz 1956-04-12
The Petrified Forest   as  Gramps 1955-05-30
Twelve Angry Men   as  Juror #9 1954-09-20
Outside the Wall   as  Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited) 1950-02-08
The Philadelphia Story   as  Butler (uncredited) 1940-12-05
Soak the Rich   as  Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective 1936-01-17
Where's That Tiger?   as  Landlord(uncredited) 1933-01-30
Sylvia on a Spree   as  Jack's Pal 1918-12-16