Joseph Sweeney

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

The Philco Television Playhouse

12 Angry Men

Studio One

The Philadelphia Story

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Outside the Wall

Twelve Angry Men

All Movies (11)

• If You Knew Elizabeth1957 · as Mr Owen
• 12 Angry Men1957 · as Juror 9
• The Fastest Gun Alive1956 · as Reverend
• The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit1956 · as Edward M. Schultz
• The Petrified Forest1955 · as Gramps
• Twelve Angry Men1954 · as Juror #9
• Outside the Wall1950 · as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
• The Philadelphia Story1940 · as Butler (uncredited)
• Soak the Rich1936 · as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
• Where's That Tiger?1933 · as Landlord(uncredited)
• Sylvia on a Spree1918 · as Jack's Pal

All TV Shows (3)

• Wesley1949 · as Grandpa
• Studio One1948 · as Juror #9
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Mr Barger