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BornJuly 26, 1884
DiedNovember 25, 1963 (age 79)
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Film credits11
Joseph Sweeney
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
If You Knew Elizabeth
1957
as Mr Owen
12 Angry Men
1957
as Juror 9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
as Edward M. Schultz
The Petrified Forest
1955
as Gramps
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #9
Outside the Wall
1950
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Butler (uncredited)
Soak the Rich
1936
as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
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Where's That Tiger?
1933
as Landlord(uncredited)
- No poster
Sylvia on a Spree
1918
as Jack's Pal