Joe Sawyer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. He was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Sawyer gained acting experience in the Pasadena Playhouse. Popular roles that he portrayed included Sergeant Biff O'Hara in the Rin Tin Tin television program, a film, and on radio. On Stories of the Century in 1954, he portrayed Butch Cassidy, a role which he repeated in the 1958 episode "The Outlaw Legion" of the syndicated western series Frontier Doctor starring Rex Allen, with Doris Singleton and Michael Ansara as fellow guest stars. Sawyer also appeared on ABC's, Maverick, Sugarfoot, Peter Gunn, and Surfside 6 as well as NBC's Bat Masterson. Sawyer died April 21, 1982, in Ashland, Oregon from liver cancer. He was 75. His interment was in Oregon.
Filmography (192 titles)
5.8MovieTheremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1995
MovieLegends of the West
Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1992
7.3MovieRin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Sgt. Biff O'Hara · 1991
7.0MovieHow the West Was Won
Riverboat Officer (uncredited) · 1962
8.0ShowEverglades
1961
6.5MovieNorth to Alaska
Land Commissioner · 1960
10.0ShowHarrigan and Son
1960
6.3ShowSurfside 6
Leon Huff · 1960
6.4ShowLock-Up
Sgt. McEvoy · 1959
6.6ShowPeter Gunn
1958
9.5MovieThe Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara · 1958
5.2ShowSugarfoot
Fighting Sam Brown · 1957
7.6MovieThe Killing
Mike O'Reilly · 1956
7.1MovieThe Kettles in the Ozarks
Bancroft Baines · 1956
7.0ShowThe Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
5.8MovieJohnny Dark
Carl Svenson · 1954
6.0MovieRiding Shotgun
Tom Biggert · 1954
5.6MovieTaza, Son of Cochise
Sgt. Hamma · 1954
6.3MovieIt Came from Outer Space
Frank Daylon · 1953
7.2ShowThe Abbott and Costello Show
Chopper · 1952
6.5MovieMr. Walkie Talkie
Sgt. Ames · 1952
6.9MovieDeadline - U.S.A.
Whitey Franks (uncredited) · 1952
6.0MovieRed Skies of Montana
R. A. 'Pop' Miller · 1952
6.5MovieIndian Uprising
Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh · 1952
7.5MovieAs You Were
Sgt. Ames · 1951
6.2MovieComin' Round the Mountain
Kalem McCoy · 1951
6.5ShowRacket Squad
1951
9.0MoviePride of Maryland
Knuckles · 1951
5.3MovieThe Flying Missile
Fuss Payne · 1950
6.4MovieCurtain Call at Cactus Creek
Jake · 1950