Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Acting

Birthday

1906/08/29

Day of death

1982/04/21 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Also know as

Joe Sauers, Joe Sauer, Joseph Sauers, Joseph Sawyer

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. He was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Sawyer gained acting experience in the Pasadena Playhouse. Popular roles that he portrayed included Sergeant Biff O'Hara in the Rin Tin Tin television program, a film, and on radio. On Stories of the Century in 1954, he po...Read more

Acting
The Killing
7.7

(1956) The Killing

as Mike O'Reilly

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

(1940) The Grapes of Wrath

as Bookkeeper

Santa Fe Trail
5.6

(1940) Santa Fe Trail

as Kitzmiller

Gilda
7.5

(1946) Gilda

as Casey

Blondie's Hero
6.3

(1950) Blondie's Hero

as Sergeant Gateson

The Outlaw
5.4

(1943) The Outlaw

as Charley Woodruff

The Naughty Nineties
6.8

(1945) The Naughty Nineties

as Bailey

The Walking Dead
6.2

(1936) The Walking Dead

as 'Trigger' Smith

Comin' Round the Mountain
6.0

(1951) Comin' Round the Mountain

as Kalem McCoy

Hit the Ice
5.9

(1943) Hit the Ice

as Buster

Deadline at Dawn
6.2

(1946) Deadline at Dawn

as Babe Dooley

A Double Life
6.3

(1947) A Double Life

as Pete Bonner

Prescott Kid
0.0

(1934) Prescott Kid

as Marshal Willoughby

Black Legion
6.5

(1937) Black Legion

as Cliff Summers

Coroner Creek
6.0

(1948) Coroner Creek

as Frank Yordy

Brewster's Millions
6.7

(1945) Brewster's Millions

as Hacky Smith

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

(1939) The Roaring Twenties

as The Sergeant

The Singing Sheriff
8.0

(1944) The Singing Sheriff

as Squint

The Informer
6.7

(1935) The Informer

as Bartly Mulholland

The House Across the Bay
5.3

(1940) The House Across the Bay

as Charlie

Kazan
0.0

(1949) Kazan

as Sandz Jepson

Sergeant York
7.2

(1941) Sergeant York

as Sergeant Early

I Stole a Million
6.0

(1939) I Stole a Million

as Billings

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On

as Sgt. Doolittle

The Petrified Forest
7.1

(1936) The Petrified Forest

as Jackie

How the West Was Won
7.0

(1962) How the West Was Won

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

It Came from Outer Space
6.3

(1953) It Came from Outer Space

as Frank Daylon

Special Agent
6.3

(1935) Special Agent

as Rich - Chief Henchman

The Border Legion
5.7

(1940) The Border Legion

as Jim Gulden

Belle Starr
5.6

(1941) Belle Starr

as John Cole

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
6.1

(1943) Tarzan's Desert Mystery

as Karl Straeder

The Kettles in the Ozarks
6.4

(1956) The Kettles in the Ozarks

as Bancroft Baines

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
7.3

(1991) Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

as Sgt. Biff O'Hara

Brooklyn Orchid
7.0

(1942) Brooklyn Orchid

as Eddie Corbett

Hay Foot
5.5

(1942) Hay Foot

as Sergeant Ames

Special Investigator
5.8

(1936) Special Investigator

as Jim Plummer

The Leathernecks Have Landed
5.0

(1936) The Leathernecks Have Landed

as Sgt. Regan

Little Big Shot
6.0

(1935) Little Big Shot

as Doré's Henchman

About Face
5.5

(1942) About Face

as Sgt. William Ames

Raiders of Ghost City
6.0

(1944) Raiders of Ghost City

as Idaho Jones

The Runaround
0.0

(1946) The Runaround

as Hutchins

Inside Information
0.0

(1939) Inside Information

as Detective Grazzi

The Accusing Finger
4.7

(1936) The Accusing Finger

as Father Reed, chaplain

Red Skies of Montana
5.2

(1952) Red Skies of Montana

as R. A. 'Pop' Miller

Eskimo
6.5

(1933) Eskimo

as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)

Buckskin Frontier
6.0

(1943) Buckskin Frontier

as Brannigan

Legends of the West
0.0

(1992) Legends of the West

as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall'

Frontier Marshal
6.0

(1939) Frontier Marshal

as Curley Bill

Behind the Criminal
4.5

(1937) Behind the Criminal

as Red Manders

Roses Are Red
5.5

(1947) Roses Are Red

as Police Lt. Rocky Wall

Down Mexico Way
0.0

(1941) Down Mexico Way

as Allen

Frisco Kid
6.8

(1935) Frisco Kid

as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)

The Lucky Stiff
4.8

(1949) The Lucky Stiff

as Tony

Half Past Midnight
6.0

(1948) Half Past Midnight

as Det. Lt. Joe Nash

Lucky Cisco Kid
5.6

(1940) Lucky Cisco Kid

as Bill Stevens

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
5.0

(1942) The McGuerins from Brooklyn

as Eddie Corbett

Taxi, Mister
4.0

(1943) Taxi, Mister

as Eddie Corbett

Big Town After Dark
5.5

(1947) Big Town After Dark

as Monk

Here Comes Trouble
4.6

(1948) Here Comes Trouble

as Officer Ames

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
5.4

(1995) Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

College Humor
5.6

(1933) College Humor

as Tex Roust

Stolen Heaven
0.0

(1938) Stolen Heaven

as Bako

Murder with Pictures
5.1

(1936) Murder with Pictures

as Inspector Tom Bacon

Operation Haylift
5.0

(1950) Operation Haylift

as George Swallow

Sing and Like it
4.3

(1934) Sing and Like it

as Gunner - Hood

Tornado
5.5

(1943) Tornado

as Charlie Muscles

Moonlight on the Prairie
5.5

(1935) Moonlight on the Prairie

as Luke Thomas

Wildcat Bus
4.6

(1940) Wildcat Bus

as Burke

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
6.3

(1950) Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

as Jake

Fall In
6.0

(1942) Fall In

as Sgt. Ames

As You Were
5.0

(1951) As You Were

as Sgt. Ames

Mr. Walkie Talkie
5.0

(1952) Mr. Walkie Talkie

as Sgt. Ames

Navy Blues
5.0

(1937) Navy Blues

as Chips

The Flying Missile
5.4

(1950) The Flying Missile

as Fuss Payne

Deputy Marshal
6.8

(1949) Deputy Marshal

as Eli Cressett

Car 99
5.0

(1935) Car 99

as Whitey, burly henchman

Always in Trouble
6.0

(1938) Always in Trouble

as Buster Mussendorfer

Gridiron Flash
3.3

(1934) Gridiron Flash

as Coach Eversmith

Indian Uprising
6.2

(1952) Indian Uprising

as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

The Case of the Howling Dog
6.5

(1934) The Case of the Howling Dog

as Carl Trask (uncredited)

Maker of Men
0.0

(1931) Maker of Men

as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)

Jimmy the Gent
6.2

(1934) Jimmy the Gent

as Mike (uncredited)

Fighting Father Dunne
6.0

(1948) Fighting Father Dunne

as Steve Davis

Big Brown Eyes
6.3

(1936) Big Brown Eyes

as Jack Sully

If You Knew Susie
7.5

(1948) If You Knew Susie

as Zero Zantini

6.0

(1937) The Lady Fights Back

as Swede Jannsen

Passport Husband
6.0

(1938) Passport Husband

as Duke Selton

Looking for Trouble
7.0

(1934) Looking for Trouble

as Max Stanley

Christmas Eve
5.3

(1947) Christmas Eve

as Private Detective

Yanks Ahoy
6.5

(1943) Yanks Ahoy

as Sgt. Ames

Reported Missing
0.0

(1937) Reported Missing

as 'Brad' Martin

Two in a Crowd
0.0

(1936) Two in a Crowd

as Bonelli's Henchman

Rose Bowl
6.0

(1936) Rose Bowl

as Announcer

Fighting Back
6.0

(1948) Fighting Back

as Police Sergeant Scudder

The Bands Plays On
8.5

(1934) The Bands Plays On

as Mr. Thomas

They Gave Him a Gun
6.2

(1937) They Gave Him a Gun

as Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)

The Stranger's Return
6.2

(1933) The Stranger's Return

as Thresher

Broadway Gondolier
5.4

(1935) Broadway Gondolier

as 'Red'

Last of the Duanes
6.0

(1941) Last of the Duanes

as Bull Lossomer

Ace of Aces
5.6

(1933) Ace of Aces

as Captain Daly

Tarzan's Revenge
4.3

(1938) Tarzan's Revenge

as Olaf Punch

King of the Lumberjacks
3.0

(1940) King of the Lumberjacks

as Jigger

The Lady and the Mob
6.3

(1939) The Lady and the Mob

as Blinky Mack

Alaska Highway
5.0

(1943) Alaska Highway

as Roughhouse

Prairie Chickens
0.0

(1943) Prairie Chickens

as Albertson

Union Pacific
6.5

(1939) Union Pacific

as Shamus (uncredited)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.0

(1939) Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as Werner Renz

A Letter From Bataan
4.5

(1942) A Letter From Bataan

as Roy - John's Brother-in-Law

Moon Over Las Vegas
0.0

(1944) Moon Over Las Vegas

as Joe

High Powered
0.0

(1945) High Powered

as Spike Kenny

The Traveling Saleswoman
4.5

(1950) The Traveling Saleswoman

as Cactus Jack

Heart of the North
3.7

(1938) Heart of the North

as Red Crocker

Man of Iron
6.0

(1935) Man of Iron

as Crawford

A Son Comes Home
1.0

(1936) A Son Comes Home

as First Truck Driver

The Country Doctor
6.0

(1936) The Country Doctor

as Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)

G.I. War Brides
0.0

(1946) G.I. War Brides

as Sgt. Frank Moraski

Son of a Sailor
5.0

(1933) Son of a Sailor

as Slug

The Untamed Breed
5.0

(1948) The Untamed Breed

as Hoy Keegan

High Tension
5.4

(1936) High Tension

as Terry Madden

Great Guy
6.2

(1936) Great Guy

as Joe Burton

A Dangerous Adventure
1.0

(1937) A Dangerous Adventure

as Dutch

Tucson
6.0

(1949) Tucson

as Tod Bryant

Tanks a Million
5.0

(1941) Tanks a Million

as Sgt. William Ames

The Gay Amigo
6.5

(1949) The Gay Amigo

as Sergeant McNulty

And Baby Makes Three
4.9

(1949) And Baby Makes Three

as Police officer

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.2

(1941) The Lady from Cheyenne

as Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman

Dark Command
6.4

(1940) Dark Command

as Bushropp

Stagecoach Kid
6.0

(1949) Stagecoach Kid

as Thatcher

Inside Job
5.6

(1946) Inside Job

as Police Capt. Thomas

0.0

(1938) Gambling Ship

as Tony Garzoni

Three-Cornered Moon
5.2

(1933) Three-Cornered Moon

as Head Lifeguard

Huddle
6.6

(1932) Huddle

as Slater

The Arizonian
0.0

(1935) The Arizonian

as Henchman Keeler

Freshman Love
6.0

(1936) Freshman Love

as Coach Kendall

San Quentin
6.5

(1937) San Quentin

as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen

The Long Voyage Home
6.5

(1940) The Long Voyage Home

as Davis

Swamp Water
6.3

(1941) Swamp Water

as Hardy Ragan

College Coach
4.3

(1933) College Coach

as Holcomb

Sequoia
6.0

(1935) Sequoia

as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Melody Ranch
5.5

(1940) Melody Ranch

as Jasper Wildhack

Women Without Names
4.8

(1940) Women Without Names

as Principal Keeper Grimley

You're in the Army Now
3.6

(1941) You're in the Army Now

as Sergeant Madden

Johnny Dark
5.2

(1954) Johnny Dark

as Carl Svenson

And Sudden Death
0.0

(1936) And Sudden Death

as Police Sgt. Sanborn

Let's Face It
4.5

(1943) Let's Face It

as Sgt. Wiggins

Sabotage
7.0

(1939) Sabotage

as Gardner

Sundown Jim
0.0

(1942) Sundown Jim

as Ben Moffitt

Down in San Diego
5.5

(1941) Down in San Diego

as Dutch

Golden Harvest
5.0

(1933) Golden Harvest

as Farmhand (uncredited)

Riding Shotgun
5.8

(1954) Riding Shotgun

as Tom Biggert

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
10.0

(1958) The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

North to Alaska
6.5

(1960) North to Alaska

as Land Commissioner

Death on the Diamond
7.0

(1934) Death on the Diamond

as "Dunc" Spencer

Hey, Rookie
0.0

(1944) Hey, Rookie

as Sergeant

Honeymoon Deferred
6.0

(1940) Honeymoon Deferred

as Detective James

Saturday's Millions
0.0

(1933) Saturday's Millions

as Coach

The Storm
0.0

(1938) The Storm

as Kelly

Taza, Son of Cochise
5.6

(1954) Taza, Son of Cochise

as Sgt. Hamma

Wrecking Crew
5.5

(1942) Wrecking Crew

as Fred Bunce

Cowboy in Manhattan
0.0

(1943) Cowboy in Manhattan

as Louie

Deadline - U.S.A.
6.8

(1952) Deadline - U.S.A.

as Whitey Franks (uncredited)

0.0

(1937) Midnight Madonna

as Wolfe

The Whole Town's Talking
6.8

(1935) The Whole Town's Talking

as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
7.2

(1931) The Public Enemy

as Pool Player (uncredited)

Arsène Lupin
6.9

(1932) Arsène Lupin

as Leroux (uncredited)

College Rhythm
4.7

(1934) College Rhythm

as Spud Miller

Joe Palooka, Champ
0.0

(1946) Joe Palooka, Champ

as Lefty

Crash Donovan
0.0

(1936) Crash Donovan

as Henchman (uncredited)

Pride of the Marines
6.0

(1936) Pride of the Marines

as Tennessee

South of Dixie
0.0

(1944) South of Dixie

as Ernest Hatcher

Sleepy Lagoon
4.5

(1943) Sleepy Lagoon

as Lumpy

You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.6

(1939) You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Red

The Man from Montreal
3.8

(1939) The Man from Montreal

as Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)

I Found Stella Parish
7.0

(1935) I Found Stella Parish

as Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)

The Westerner
0.0

(1934) The Westerner

as Bob Lockhart

The Notorious Sophie Lang
6.0

(1934) The Notorious Sophie Lang

as Building Guard (uncredited)

Hold Your Man
6.1

(1933) Hold Your Man

as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)

Surfside 6
5.0

(1960) Surfside 6

as Leon Huff

Everglades
8.5

(1961) Everglades

as ---

Peter Gunn
6.5

(1958) Peter Gunn

as ---

0.0

(1948) Ford Theatre

as ---

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
6.9

(1954) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

as ---

Lock-Up
6.2

(1959) Lock-Up

as ---

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Fighting Sam Brown

Racket Squad
6.0

(1951) Racket Squad

as ---

Harrigan and Son
0.0

(1960) Harrigan and Son

as ---