Joseph Sweeney
American actor (1884-1963) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 79
Joseph Sweeney was an American actor who worked in stage productions, television and movies principally in the 1950s, often playing grandfatherly roles.
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1963Died25 November 19631957
12 Angry MenFilm, Juror 9
If You Knew ElizabethFilm, 1957Mr Owen1956
The Fastest Gun AliveFilm, Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitFilm, 1956Edward M. Schultz1955
The Petrified ForestFilm, Gramps1954
Twelve Angry MenFilm, Juror #91950
Outside the WallFilm, Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)1949WesleySeries, Grandpa1948
Studio OneSeries, Juror #9
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries, 1948Mr Barger1940
The Philadelphia StoryFilm, Butler (uncredited)1936
Soak the RichFilm, Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective1933Where's That Tiger?Film, Landlord(uncredited)1918Sylvia on a SpreeFilm, Jack's Pal1884Born26 July 1884
12 Angry MenFilm, Juror 9If You Knew ElizabethFilm, 1957Mr Owen1956The Fastest Gun AliveFilm, ReverendThe Man in the Gray Flannel SuitFilm, 1956Edward M. Schultz1955The Petrified ForestFilm, Gramps1954Twelve Angry MenFilm, Juror #91950Outside the WallFilm, Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)1949WesleySeries, Grandpa1948Studio OneSeries, Juror #9The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries, 1948Mr Barger1940The Philadelphia StoryFilm, Butler (uncredited)1936Soak the RichFilm, Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective1933Where's That Tiger?Film, Landlord(uncredited)1918Sylvia on a SpreeFilm, Jack's Pal1884Born26 July 1884Known for
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12 Angry Men 1957
The Philadelphia Story 1940
The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 1956
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- Reginald Rose Produced 12 Angry Men (1958)
Henry Fonda Produced 12 Angry Men (1957)
Sidney Lumet Directed 12 Angry Men (1958)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Franklin J. Schaffner Directed Twelve Angry Men (1954)
Lee J. Cobb Also in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Ben Hecht Directed Soak the Rich (1936)
Jack Klugman Also in 12 Angry Men and The Petrified Forest
E. G. Marshall Also in 12 Angry Men and The Crucible
Nunnally Johnson Directed The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Natalie Schafer Also in The Petrified Forest (1955)
George Voskovec Also in Twelve Angry Men and 12 Angry Men
Charles MacArthur Directed Soak the Rich (1936)
Paul Hartman Also in Twelve Angry Men (1954)- Clarence Greene Produced The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
- Russell Rouse Directed The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Jed Harris Directed The Crucible
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Television 3
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About this person
His best-known role was as the elderly Juror #9 in the 1957 classic 12 Angry Men, the role he originated in a 1954 Westinghouse Studio One live teleplay of which the film was an adaptation.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1963 · aged 79
