Acting
Joseph Sweeney
Also Known As: Joe Sweeney
Birth Date
July 26, 1884
Death Date
November 25, 1963
(passed away at 79)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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Studio One
Juror #9
1948 • 1 episode
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mr Barger
1948 • 1 episode
12 Angry Men
Juror 9
1957
The Philadelphia Story
Butler (uncredited)
1940
The Fastest Gun Alive
Reverend
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Edward M. Schultz
1956
Wesley
Grandpa
1949 • 13 episodes
Soak the Rich
Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1936
The Petrified Forest
Gramps
1955
If You Knew Elizabeth
Mr Owen
1957
Outside the Wall
Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1950
Sylvia on a Spree
Jack's Pal
1918
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #9
1954
Where's That Tiger?
Landlord(uncredited)
1933