Joseph Sweeney
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
Studio One
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
12 Angry Men
1957
The Philadelphia Story
1940
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
Wesley
1949
The Petrified Forest
1955
0If You Knew Elizabeth
1957
Outside the Wall
1950
Twelve Angry Men
1954
Soak the Rich
1936
Filmography
Studio One
as Juror #9 · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Mr Barger · 1948
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9 · 1957
The Philadelphia Story
as Butler (uncredited) · 1940
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Reverend · 1956
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Edward M. Schultz · 1956
Wesley
as Grandpa · 1949
The Petrified Forest
as Gramps · 1955
If You Knew Elizabeth
as Mr Owen · 1957
Outside the Wall
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited) · 1950
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #9 · 1954
Soak the Rich
as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective · 1936
Sylvia on a Spree
as Jack's Pal · 1918
Where's That Tiger?
as Landlord(uncredited) · 1933