Person

Joseph Sweeney

Acting · 1884–1963 · Philadelphia, 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.

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  The Philco Television Playhouse

  Mr Barger

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  12 Angry Men

  Juror 9

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  Studio One

  Juror #9

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  The Philadelphia Story

  Butler (uncredited)

• Wesley

  Grandpa

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  The Fastest Gun Alive

  Reverend

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  The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

  Edward M. Schultz

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  Soak the Rich

  Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

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  The Petrified Forest

  Gramps

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  Outside the Wall

  Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

• 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