Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney (79)

1884-07-26 - 1963-11-25 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

On Movies

  • 12 Angry Men
  • The Fastest Gun Alive
  • The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
  • The Petrified Forest
  • Twelve Angry Men
  • Outside the Wall
  • The Philadelphia Story
  • Soak the Rich
  • Where's That Tiger?
  • Sylvia on a Spree

On Series

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