Joseph Sweeney
Acting • Born 1884-07-26 – Died 1963-11-25
Acting1Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
13 credits
The Fastest Gun Alive
Movie • 1956
Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Movie • 1956
Edward M. Schultz
Outside the Wall
Movie • 1950
Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
Soak the Rich
Movie • 1936
Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
Sylvia on a Spree
Movie • 1918
Jack's Pal
Where's That Tiger?
Movie • 1933
Landlord(uncredited)
Twelve Angry Men
Movie • 1954
Juror #9
The Philadelphia Story
Movie • 1940
Butler (uncredited)
12 Angry Men
Movie • 1957
Juror 9
The Petrified Forest
Movie • 1955
Gramps
If You Knew Elizabeth
Movie • 1957
Mr Owen
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Mr Barger
Studio One
TV • 1948
Juror #9