
Person
Joseph Sweeney
Acting · 1884–1963 · Philadelphia, 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.
Known for

The Philco Television Playhouse
Mr Barger

Studio One
Juror #9

12 Angry Men
Juror 9

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Edward M. Schultz

The Philadelphia Story
Butler (uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive
Reverend
Wesley
Grandpa

Twelve Angry Men
Juror #9

Soak the Rich
Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

The Petrified Forest
Gramps
Filmography
- 1957If You Knew ElizabethMr Owen
- 195712 Angry MenJuror 9
- 1956The Fastest Gun AliveReverend
- 1956The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitEdward M. Schultz
- 1955The Petrified ForestGramps
- 1954Twelve Angry MenJuror #9
- 1950Outside the WallPrison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
- 1949WesleyGrandpa
- 1948Studio OneJuror #9
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseMr Barger
- 1940The Philadelphia StoryButler (uncredited)
- 1936Soak the RichCapt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
- 1933Where's That Tiger?Landlord(uncredited)
- 1918Sylvia on a SpreeJack's Pal
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