Joseph Sweeney

Birthday: 1884-07-26
Deathday: 1963-11-25
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1957-04-10 12 Angry Men Juror 9
1956-07-12 The Fastest Gun Alive Reverend
1956-04-12 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Edward M. Schultz
1955-05-30 The Petrified Forest Gramps
1954-09-20 Twelve Angry Men Juror #9
1950-02-08 Outside the Wall Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1940-12-05 The Philadelphia Story Butler (uncredited)
1936-01-17 Soak the Rich Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1933-01-30 Where's That Tiger? Landlord(uncredited)
1918-12-16 Sylvia on a Spree Jack's Pal