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Joseph Sweeney

1884 - 1963 (age 79) • Acting

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

Studio One

54%

Juror #9

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

66%

Mr Barger

1948

The Petrified Forest

68%

Gramps

1955

Where's That Tiger?

Landlord(uncredited)

1933

If You Knew Elizabeth

Mr Owen

1957

12 Angry Men

86%

Juror 9

1957

The Fastest Gun Alive

69%

Reverend

1956

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

67%

Edward M. Schultz

1956

The Petrified Forest

68%

Gramps

1955

Twelve Angry Men

78%

Juror #9

1954

Outside the Wall

61%

Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

1950

Studio One

54%

Juror #9

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

66%

Mr Barger

1948

The Philadelphia Story

75%

Butler (uncredited)

1940

Soak the Rich

80%

Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

1936

Where's That Tiger?

Landlord(uncredited)

1933

Sylvia on a Spree

Jack's Pal

1918

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