Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 26, 1884
Died
November 25, 1963
Age
79
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity
1.4
Joseph Sweeney
Acting
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.
Also known as
Joe Sweeney
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Known For
8.6
12 Angry Men
1957 · Movie
6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · TV
5.4
Studio One
1948 · TV
7.5
The Philadelphia Story
1940 · Movie
6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Movie
6.7
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956 · Movie
10.0
Wesley
1949 · TV
7.8
Twelve Angry Men
1954 · Movie
6.8
The Petrified Forest
1955 · Movie
6.1
Outside the Wall
1950 · Movie
8.0
Soak the Rich
1936 · Movie
0.0
If You Knew Elizabeth
1957 · Movie
Filmography
1957
If You Knew Elizabeth
Movie · Mr Owen
0.0
1957
12 Angry Men
Movie · Juror 9
8.6
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
Movie · Reverend
6.9
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Movie · Edward M. Schultz
6.7
1955
The Petrified Forest
Movie · Gramps
6.8
1954
Twelve Angry Men
Movie · Juror #9
7.8
1950
Outside the Wall
Movie · Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
6.1
1949
Wesley
TV · Grandpa
10.0
1948
Studio One
TV · Juror #9
5.4
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · Mr Barger
6.6
1940
The Philadelphia Story
Movie · Butler (uncredited)
7.5
1936
Soak the Rich
Movie · Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
8.0
1933
Where's That Tiger?
Movie · Landlord(uncredited)
0.0
1918
Sylvia on a Spree
Movie · Jack's Pal
0.0