Joseph Sweeney

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-07-26 (79 years old)

Deathday

1963-11-25

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph Sweeney

Biography

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.

Acting

1956

1950

Outside the Wall

as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

1956

1936

Soak the Rich

as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

1918

Sylvia on a Spree

as Jack's Pal

1933

Where's That Tiger?

as Landlord(uncredited)

1954

Twelve Angry Men

as Juror #9

1940

The Philadelphia Story

as Butler (uncredited)

1957

12 Angry Men

as Juror 9

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