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Home/People/Joseph Sweeney
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Born
Jul 26, 1884Died: Nov 25, 1963
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

11
Movies
2
TV Shows
Also Known As
Joe Sweeney
IMDb Profile

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.
If You Knew Elizabeth poster

If You Knew Elizabeth

as Mr Owen
1957
12 Angry Men poster

12 Angry Men

as Juror 9
1957
The Fastest Gun Alive poster

The Fastest Gun Alive

as Reverend
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit poster

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

as Edward M. Schultz
1956
The Petrified Forest poster

The Petrified Forest

as Gramps
1955
Twelve Angry Men poster

Twelve Angry Men

as Juror #9
1954
Outside the Wall poster

Outside the Wall

as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1950
The Philadelphia Story poster

The Philadelphia Story

as Butler (uncredited)
1940
Soak the Rich poster

Soak the Rich

as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1936
Where's That Tiger? poster

Where's That Tiger?

as Landlord(uncredited)
1933
Sylvia on a Spree poster

Sylvia on a Spree

as Jack's Pal
1918