Joseph Sweeney
Acting
Born: 1884-07-26 in 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
12 Angry Men
Juror 9
Studio One
Juror #9
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mr Barger
The Philadelphia Story
Butler (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Edward M. Schultz
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #9
Soak the Rich
Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
Outside the Wall
Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest
Gramps
If You Knew Elizabeth
Mr Owen