Cast & creator
Joseph Sweeney
Best known for Studio One, The Philco Television Playhouse, 12 Angry Men
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.
Also known as: Joe Sweeney
11
film credits
3
television credits
14
1918–1957 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (14)
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Studio One
Juror #9
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mr Barger
1948
12 Angry Men
Juror 9
1957
The Philadelphia Story
Butler (uncredited)
1940
The Fastest Gun Alive
Reverend
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Edward M. Schultz
1956Wesley
Grandpa
1949
The Petrified Forest
Gramps
1955
If You Knew Elizabeth
Mr Owen
1957
Outside the Wall
Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1950
Soak the Rich
Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1936Sylvia on a Spree
Jack's Pal
1918
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #9
1954Where's That Tiger?
Landlord(uncredited)
1933