Joseph Sweeney

Known for: Acting

Born: 1884-07-26 – 1963-11-25 (aged 79)

From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography (14)

MOVIE
If You Knew Elizabeth
1957
as Mr Owen
MOVIE★ 8.6
12 Angry Men
1957
as Juror 9
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Reverend
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
as Edward M. Schultz
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Petrified Forest
1955
as Gramps
MOVIE★ 7.9
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #9
MOVIE★ 6.1
Outside the Wall
1950
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
TV★ 10.0
Wesley
1949
as Grandpa
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Juror #9
TV★ 6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Mr Barger
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Butler (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Soak the Rich
1936
as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
MOVIE
Where's That Tiger?
1933
as Landlord(uncredited)
MOVIE
Sylvia on a Spree
1918
as Jack's Pal