Acting
Joseph Sweeney
Also Known As: Joe Sweeney
Birth Date
July 26, 1884
Death Date
November 25, 1963
(passed away at 79)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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12 Angry Men
Juror 9
1957
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mr Barger
1948 • 1 episode
Studio One
Juror #9
1948 • 1 episode
The Philadelphia Story
Butler (uncredited)
1940
The Fastest Gun Alive
Reverend
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Edward M. Schultz
1956
Wesley
Grandpa
1949 • 13 episodes
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #9
1954
Outside the Wall
Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1950
The Petrified Forest
Gramps
1955
Sylvia on a Spree
Jack's Pal
1918
Soak the Rich
Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1936
If You Knew Elizabeth
Mr Owen
1957
Where's That Tiger?
Landlord(uncredited)
1933