Joe Sawyer
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. He was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Sawyer gained acting experience in the Pasadena Playhouse. Popular roles that he portrayed included Sergeant Biff O'Hara in the Rin Tin Tin television program, a film, and on radio. On Stories of the Century in 1954, he po...
Known For
Filmography
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995
as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends of the West
1992
as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
1991
as Sgt. Biff O'Hara
How the West Was Won
1962
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
Everglades
1961
North to Alaska
1960
as Land Commissioner
Surfside 6
1960
as Leon Huff
Harrigan and Son
1960
Lock-Up
1959
as Sgt. McEvoy
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958
as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
Peter Gunn
1958
Sugarfoot
1957
as Fighting Sam Brown
The Killing
1956
as Mike O'Reilly
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
as Bancroft Baines
Johnny Dark
1954
as Carl Svenson
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Tom Biggert
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
as Sgt. Hamma
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Frank Daylon
Red Skies of Montana
1952
as R. A. 'Pop' Miller
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952
as Sgt. Ames
Indian Uprising
1952
as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Whitey Franks (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Chopper
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Kalem McCoy
As You Were
1951
as Sgt. Ames
Pride of Maryland
1951
as Knuckles
Racket Squad
1951
Blondie's Hero
1950
as Sergeant Gateson
Operation Haylift
1950
as George Swallow
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
as Jake
The Flying Missile
1950
as Fuss Payne
The Traveling Saleswoman
1950
as Cactus Jack
Kazan
1949
as Sandz Jepson
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Tony
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Eli Cressett
Tucson
1949
as Tod Bryant
The Gay Amigo
1949
as Sergeant McNulty
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Police officer
Stagecoach Kid
1949
as Thatcher
Coroner Creek
1948
as Frank Yordy
Half Past Midnight
1948
as Det. Lt. Joe Nash
Here Comes Trouble
1948
as Officer Ames
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Steve Davis
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Zero Zantini
Fighting Back
1948
as Police Sergeant Scudder
The Untamed Breed
1948
as Hoy Keegan
Ford Theatre
1948
A Double Life
1947
as Pete Bonner
Roses Are Red
1947
as Police Lt. Rocky Wall
Big Town After Dark
1947
as Monk
Christmas Eve
1947
as Private Detective
Gilda
1946
as Casey
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Babe Dooley
The Runaround
1946
as Hutchins
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Sgt. Frank Moraski
Inside Job
1946
as Police Capt. Thomas
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946
as Lefty
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Bailey
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Hacky Smith
High Powered
1945
as Spike Kenny
The Singing Sheriff
1944
as Squint
Raiders of Ghost City
1944
as Idaho Jones
Moon Over Las Vegas
1944
as Joe
Hey, Rookie
1944
as Sergeant
South of Dixie
1944
as Ernest Hatcher
The Outlaw
1943
as Charley Woodruff
Hit the Ice
1943
as Buster
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
1943
as Karl Straeder
Buckskin Frontier
1943
as Brannigan
Taxi, Mister
1943
as Eddie Corbett
Tornado
1943
as Charlie Muscles
Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Sgt. Ames
Alaska Highway
1943
as Roughhouse
Prairie Chickens
1943
as Albertson
Let's Face It
1943
as Sgt. Wiggins
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943
as Louie
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
as Lumpy
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Eddie Corbett
Hay Foot
1942
as Sergeant Ames
About Face
1942
as Sgt. William Ames
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
as Eddie Corbett
Fall In
1942
as Sgt. Ames
A Letter From Bataan
1942
as Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
Sundown Jim
1942
as Ben Moffitt
Wrecking Crew
1942
as Fred Bunce
Sergeant York
1941
as Sergeant Early
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Sgt. Doolittle
Belle Starr
1941
as John Cole
Down Mexico Way
1941
as Allen
Last of the Duanes
1941
as Bull Lossomer
Tanks a Million
1941
as Sgt. William Ames
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman
Swamp Water
1941
as Hardy Ragan
You're in the Army Now
1941
as Sergeant Madden
Down in San Diego
1941
as Dutch
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Bookkeeper
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Kitzmiller
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Charlie
The Border Legion
1940
as Jim Gulden
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Bill Stevens
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Burke
King of the Lumberjacks
1940
as Jigger
Dark Command
1940
as Bushropp
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Davis
Melody Ranch
1940
as Jasper Wildhack
Women Without Names
1940
as Principal Keeper Grimley
Honeymoon Deferred
1940
as Detective James
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as The Sergeant
I Stole a Million
1939
as Billings
Inside Information
1939
as Detective Grazzi
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Curley Bill
The Lady and the Mob
1939
as Blinky Mack
Union Pacific
1939
as Shamus (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Werner Renz
Sabotage
1939
as Gardner
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Red
The Man from Montreal
1939
as Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
Stolen Heaven
1938
as Bako
Always in Trouble
1938
as Buster Mussendorfer
Passport Husband
1938
as Duke Selton
Tarzan's Revenge
1938
as Olaf Punch
Heart of the North
1938
as Red Crocker
Gambling Ship
1938
as Tony Garzoni
The Storm
1938
as Kelly
Black Legion
1937
as Cliff Summers
Behind the Criminal
1937
as Red Manders
Navy Blues
1937
as Chips
The Lady Fights Back
1937
as Swede Jannsen
Reported Missing
1937
as 'Brad' Martin
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
A Dangerous Adventure
1937
as Dutch
San Quentin
1937
as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
Midnight Madonna
1937
as Wolfe
Slim
1937
as Windy Wilcox
Motor Madness
1937
as Steve Dolan
The Walking Dead
1936
as 'Trigger' Smith
The Petrified Forest
1936
as Jackie
Special Investigator
1936
as Jim Plummer
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
as Sgt. Regan
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Father Regan, chaplain
Murder with Pictures
1936
as Inspector Tom Bacon
Big Brown Eyes
1936
as Jack Sully
Two in a Crowd
1936
as Bonelli's Henchman
Rose Bowl
1936
as Announcer
A Son Comes Home
1936
as First Truck Driver
The Country Doctor
1936
as Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
High Tension
1936
as Terry Madden
Great Guy
1936
as Joe Burton
Freshman Love
1936
as Coach Kendall
And Sudden Death
1936
as Police Sgt. Sanborn
Crash Donovan
1936
as Henchman (uncredited)
Pride of the Marines
1936
as Tennessee
The Informer
1935
as Bartly Mulholland
Special Agent
1935
as Rich - Chief Henchman
Little Big Shot
1935
as Doré's Henchman
Frisco Kid
1935
as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Luke Thomas
Car 99
1935
as Whitey, burly henchman
Broadway Gondolier
1935
as 'Red'
Man of Iron
1935
as Crawford
The Arizonian
1935
as Henchman Keeler
Sequoia
1935
as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
I Found Stella Parish
1935
as Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
The Prescott Kid
1934
as Marshal Willoughby
Sing and Like It
1934
as Gunner - Hood
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Coach Eversmith
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Carl Trask (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Mike (uncredited)
Looking for Trouble
1934
as Max Stanley
The Band Plays On
1934
as Mr. Thomas
Death on the Diamond
1934
as "Dunc" Spencer
College Rhythm
1934
as Spud Miller
The Westerner
1934
as Bob Lockhart
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934
as Building Guard (uncredited)
Eskimo
1933
as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
College Humor
1933
as Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)
The Stranger's Return
1933
as Thresher
Ace of Aces
1933
as Captain Daly
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Slug
Three Cornered Moon
1933
as Head Lifeguard (uncredited)
College Coach
1933
as Holcomb
Golden Harvest
1933
as Farmhand (uncredited)
Saturday's Millions
1933
as Coach
Hold Your Man
1933
as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
Olsen’s Big Moment
1933
as Dapper' Danny Reynolds
Huddle
1932
as Slater
Arsène Lupin
1932
as Leroux (uncredited)
Maker of Men
1931
as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
1931
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Campus Sweethearts
1930