Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney

7/26/1884 – 11/25/1963Philadelphia, 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 titles)

If You Knew ElizabethMovie

If You Knew Elizabeth

Mr Owen · 1957

12 Angry Men8.6Movie

12 Angry Men

Juror 9 · 1957

The Fastest Gun Alive6.9Movie

The Fastest Gun Alive

Reverend · 1956

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit6.7Movie

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Edward M. Schultz · 1956

The Petrified Forest6.8Movie

The Petrified Forest

Gramps · 1955

Twelve Angry Men7.9Movie

Twelve Angry Men

Juror #9 · 1954

Outside the Wall6.1Movie

Outside the Wall

Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited) · 1950

10.0Show

Wesley

Grandpa · 1949

Studio One5.4Show

Studio One

Juror #9 · 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse6.6Show

The Philco Television Playhouse

Mr Barger · 1948

The Philadelphia Story7.6Movie

The Philadelphia Story

Butler (uncredited) · 1940

Soak the Rich8.0Movie

Soak the Rich

Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective · 1936

Movie

Where's That Tiger?

Landlord(uncredited) · 1933

Movie

Sylvia on a Spree

Jack's Pal · 1918