Joseph Sweeney

Acting

Born July 26, 1884, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography

• 195712 Angry Men — Juror 9
• 1957If You Knew Elizabeth — Mr Owen
• 1956The Fastest Gun Alive — Reverend
• 1956The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit — Edward M. Schultz
• 1955The Petrified Forest — Gramps
• 1954Twelve Angry Men — Juror #9
• 1950Outside the Wall — Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
• Wesley — Grandpa
• Studio One — Juror #9
• The Philco Television Playhouse — Mr Barger
• 1940The Philadelphia Story — Butler (uncredited)
• 1936Soak the Rich — Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
• 1933Where's That Tiger? — Landlord(uncredited)
• 1918Sylvia on a Spree — Jack's Pal