Joseph Sweeney

Personal Info

Birthday

July 26, 1884

Day of Death

1963-11-25

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Joe Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney

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

The Philco Television Playhouse

Studio One

The Philadelphia Story

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Fastest Gun Alive

Outside the Wall

Twelve Angry Men

Filmography

1957
If You Knew Elizabeth
as Mr Owen
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Edward M. Schultz
1955
The Petrified Forest
as Gramps
1954
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #9
1950
Outside the Wall
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
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