Joseph Sweeney
Acting
July 26, 1884
Died November 25, 1963 (79 years old)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
12 Angry Men
1957
as Juror 9
8.6
If You Knew Elizabeth
1957
as Mr Owen
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Reverend
6.9
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
as Edward M. Schultz
6.7
The Petrified Forest
1955
as Gramps
6.8
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #9
7.8
Outside the Wall
1950
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
6.1
Wesley
1949
as Grandpa
10
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Mr Barger
6.6
Studio One
1948
as Juror #9
5.4
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Butler (uncredited)
7.5
Soak the Rich
1936
as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
8
Where's That Tiger?
1933
as Landlord(uncredited)
Sylvia on a Spree
1918
as Jack's Pal