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Joseph Sweeney
Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney

ActingBorn July 26, 1884Died November 25, 1963 (age 79)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

1957Movie
1957
12 Angry Men

as Juror 9

Movie
1956Movie
1956Movie
1955Movie
1954
Twelve Angry Men

as Juror #9

Movie
1950
Outside the Wall

as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Wesley

as Grandpa

TV
1948
Studio One

as Juror #9

TV
1940
The Philadelphia Story

as Butler (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Soak the Rich

as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

Movie
1933
Where's That Tiger?

as Landlord(uncredited)

Movie
1918
Sylvia on a Spree

as Jack's Pal

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 26, 1884
Day of DeathNovember 25, 1963
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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