Joseph Sweeney
- Acting
- July 26, 1884 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- November 25, 1963
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.
Known for
Filmography
- If You Knew Elizabeth · Mr Owen
- 12 Angry Men · Juror 9
- The Fastest Gun Alive · Reverend
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit · Edward M. Schultz
- The Petrified Forest · Gramps
- Twelve Angry Men · Juror #9
- Outside the Wall · Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
- Wesley · Grandpa
- Studio One · Juror #9
- The Philco Television Playhouse · Mr Barger
- The Philadelphia Story · Butler (uncredited)
- Soak the Rich · Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
- Where's That Tiger? · Landlord(uncredited)
- Sylvia on a Spree · Jack's Pal