
Joseph Sweeney
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-07-26
Day of Death
1963-11-25 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Joseph Sweeney
Biography
Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 (other sources state 1882) – 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
Acting
(1957)
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
(1956)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Reverend
(1956)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Edward M. Schultz
(1955)
The Petrified Forest
as Gramps
(1954)
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #9
(1950)
Outside the Wall
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
(1940)
The Philadelphia Story
as Butler (uncredited)
(1936)
Soak the Rich
as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
(1933)
Where's That Tiger?
as Landlord(uncredited)
(1918)
Sylvia on a Spree
as Jack's Pal