Joseph Sweeney
Birthday
1884/07/26
Day of death
1963/11/25 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Joe 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) The Fastest Gun Alive
as Reverend
(1956) The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Edward M. Schultz
(1950) Outside the Wall
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
(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
(1955) The Petrified Forest
as Gramps
(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse
as Mr Barger
(1948) Studio One
as Juror #9