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Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney

Actor Jul 26 (died age 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1918–1957 (39 year career)
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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

12 Angry Men
Film

12 Angry Men

Juror 9
The Philadelphia Story
Film

The Philadelphia Story

Butler (uncredited)
Twelve Angry Men
Film

Twelve Angry Men

Juror #9
The Fastest Gun Alive
Film

The Fastest Gun Alive

Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Film

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Edward M. Schultz
Outside the Wall
Film

Outside the Wall

Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest
Film

The Petrified Forest

Gramps
Soak the Rich
Film

Soak the Rich

Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

Filmography