ABOUT JOSEPH
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born26 July 1884
Died25 November 1963
BirthplacePhiladelphia, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora7 of 14 titles
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 7
- Average IMDb
- 7.5
- Highest rated
- 12 Angry MenIMDb 9.0
- Working since
- 1918
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1950s
7 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
as Mr Owen
Movieas Juror 9
Movieas Reverend
Movieas Edward M. Schultz
as Gramps
Movieas Juror #9
Movieas Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
The 1940s
4 titles · IMDb 7.7 on averageWesley
Not on Cineoraas Grandpa · 13 episodes
Seriesas Juror #9 · 1 episode
as Mr Barger · 1 episode
Movieas Butler (uncredited)
The 1930s
2 titles
as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
Where's That Tiger?
Not on Cineoraas Landlord(uncredited)
The 1910s
1 titleSylvia on a Spree
Not on Cineoraas Jack's Pal
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Joseph’s titles.
