Joseph Sweeney

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-07-26

Deathday

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 (other sources state 1882) – 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
8.5%

12 Angry Men

Apr 10, 1957

The Philadelphia Story
7.6%

The Philadelphia Story

Dec 5, 1940

The Fastest Gun Alive
6.8%

The Fastest Gun Alive

Jul 12, 1956

Twelve Angry Men
8.1%

Twelve Angry Men

Sep 20, 1954

Outside the Wall
6.0%

Outside the Wall

Feb 8, 1950

Studio One
4.7%

Studio One

Nov 7, 1948

The Petrified Forest
6.3%

The Petrified Forest

May 30, 1955

Soak the Rich
0.0%

Soak the Rich

Jan 17, 1936

Soa
0.0%

Sylvia on a Spree

Dec 16, 1918

WTT
0.0%

Where's That Tiger?

Jan 30, 1933

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Acting

1957
12 Angry Men as Juror 9
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive as Reverend
1956
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)
1948
Studio One as Juror #9
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse as Mr Barger
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
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