Joseph Sweeney

1884-07-26 – 1963-11-25 (age 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

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Joseph Sweeney

Known For

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

as Juror 9

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940

as Butler (uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

as Reverend

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956

as Edward M. Schultz

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

1954

as Juror #9

Soak the Rich

Soak the Rich

1936

as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

Outside the Wall

Outside the Wall

1950

as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1955

as Gramps

If You Knew Elizabeth

If You Knew Elizabeth

1957

as Mr Owen

Where's That Tiger?

1933

as Landlord(uncredited)

Sylvia on a Spree

1918

as Jack's Pal