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Joe Sawyer

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 29, 1906 (Died at 76)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthGuelph, Ontario, Canada
Career Span1931 – 1982
Known Credits189 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.6

Joe Sawyer

Also known as:Joe SauersJoe SauerJoseph SauersJoseph Sawyer
Total Works

189

179 movies • 10 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. He was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Sawyer gained acting experience in the Pasadena Playhouse. Popular roles that he portrayed included Sergeant Biff O'Hara in the Rin Tin Tin television program, a film, and on radio. On Stories of the Century in 1954, he portrayed Butch Cassidy, a role which he repeated in the 1958 episode "The Outlaw Legion" of the syndicated western series Frontier Doctor starring Rex Allen, with Doris Singleton and Michael Ansara as fellow guest stars. Sawyer also appeared on ABC's, Maverick, Sugarfoot, Peter Gunn, and Surfside 6 as well as NBC's Bat Masterson. Sawyer died April 21, 1982, in Ashland, Oregon from liver cancer. He was 75. His interment was in Oregon.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Killing
7.6
The Killing
1956•movie
as Mike O'Reilly
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
as Bookkeeper
Gilda
7.5
Gilda
1946•movie
as Casey
How the West Was Won
7.0
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 189 titles featuring Joe Sawyer

The Killing
7.6
The Killing
1956•movie

as Mike O'Reilly

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

as Bookkeeper

Gilda
7.5
Gilda
1946•movie

as Casey

How the West Was Won
7.0

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
7.3
The Public Enemy
1931•movie

as Pool Player (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

as The Sergeant

It Came from Outer Space
6.3

as Frank Daylon

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Sergeant Early

The Petrified Forest
7.1

as Jackie

North to Alaska
6.5
North to Alaska
1960•movie

as Land Commissioner

The Informer
6.8
The Informer
1935•movie

as Bartly Mulholland

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as Sgt. Doolittle

The Outlaw
5.4
The Outlaw
1943•movie

as Charley Woodruff

The Long Voyage Home
6.6

as Davis

The Walking Dead
6.3
The Walking Dead
1936•movie

as 'Trigger' Smith

A Double Life
6.3
A Double Life
1947•movie

as Pete Bonner

Deadline - U.S.A.
6.9
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952•movie

as Whitey Franks (uncredited)

Union Pacific
6.7
Union Pacific
1939•movie

as Shamus (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Kitzmiller

The Whole Town's Talking
6.9

as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

Dark Command
6.4
Dark Command
1940•movie

as Bushropp

Black Legion
6.6
Black Legion
1937•movie

as Cliff Summers

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
6.1

as Karl Straeder

Swamp Water
6.4
Swamp Water
1941•movie

as Hardy Ragan

The Stranger's Return
6.2

as Thresher

Deadline at Dawn
6.2
Deadline at Dawn
1946•movie

as Babe Dooley

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.1

as Werner Renz

The Naughty Nineties
6.7

as Bailey

Jimmy the Gent
6.4
Jimmy the Gent
1934•movie

as Mike (uncredited)

San Quentin
6.7
San Quentin
1937•movie

as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen

Hit the Ice
6.0
Hit the Ice
1943•movie

as Buster

Coroner Creek
6.2
Coroner Creek
1948•movie

as Frank Yordy

Big Brown Eyes
6.2
Big Brown Eyes
1936•movie

as Jack Sully

Riding Shotgun
6.0
Riding Shotgun
1954•movie

as Tom Biggert

Brewster's Millions
6.7

as Hacky Smith

Frontier Marshal
6.3
Frontier Marshal
1939•movie

as Curley Bill

Taza, Son of Cochise
5.6

as Sgt. Hamma

You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.8
Peter Gunn
6.6
1 eps
Peter Gunn
1958•series
Comin' Round the Mountain
6.1

as Kalem McCoy

Hold Your Man
6.3
Hold Your Man
1933•movie

as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)

Great Guy
6.3
Great Guy
1936•movie

as Joe Burton

Arsène Lupin
7.0
Arsène Lupin
1932•movie

as Leroux (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2
1 eps

as Chopper

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
7.0
164 eps
Belle Starr
5.9
Belle Starr
1941•movie

as John Cole

The Case of the Howling Dog
6.3

as Carl Trask (uncredited)

The House Across the Bay
5.6

as Charlie

Eskimo
6.6
Eskimo
1933•movie

as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)

Christmas Eve
5.4
Christmas Eve
1947•movie

as Private Detective

Special Agent
6.2
Special Agent
1935•movie

as Rich - Chief Henchman

College Coach
4.6
College Coach
1933•movie

as Holcomb

Tarzan's Revenge
4.8
Tarzan's Revenge
1938•movie

as Olaf Punch

Tanks a Million
5.8
Tanks a Million
1941•movie

as Sgt. William Ames

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
6.0

as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frisco Kid
7.0
Frisco Kid
1935•movie

as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)

Big Town After Dark
5.5

as Monk

Indian Uprising
6.5
Indian Uprising
1952•movie

as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

Roses Are Red
5.7
Roses Are Red
1947•movie

as Police Lt. Rocky Wall

College Humor
5.6
College Humor
1933•movie

as Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)

Murder with Pictures
5.4

as Inspector Tom Bacon

The Flying Missile
5.3
The Flying Missile
1950•movie

as Fuss Payne

Ace of Aces
5.9
Ace of Aces
1933•movie

as Captain Daly

Three Cornered Moon
6.0

as Head Lifeguard (uncredited)

The Kettles in the Ozarks
6.4

as Bancroft Baines

Here Comes Trouble
5.2
Here Comes Trouble
1948•movie

as Officer Ames

Wildcat Bus
5.4
Wildcat Bus
1940•movie

as Burke

Inside Job
5.9
Inside Job
1946•movie

as Police Capt. Thomas

Sugarfoot
5.1
1 eps
Sugarfoot
1957•series

as Fighting Sam Brown

Special Investigator
5.4

as Jim Plummer

King of the Lumberjacks
3.7

as Jigger

You're in the Army Now
4.4

as Sergeant Madden

Lock-Up
6.4
1 eps
Lock-Up
1959•series

as Sgt. McEvoy

The Border Legion
5.0
The Border Legion
1940•movie

as Jim Gulden

Red Skies of Montana
6.0

as R. A. 'Pop' Miller

The Lucky Stiff
5.8
The Lucky Stiff
1949•movie

as Tony

Lucky Cisco Kid
6.0
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940•movie

as Bill Stevens

Taxi, Mister
4.2
Taxi, Mister
1943•movie

as Eddie Corbett

Tornado
5.7
Tornado
1943•movie

as Charlie Muscles

Deputy Marshal
6.3
Deputy Marshal
1949•movie

as Eli Cressett

Looking for Trouble
6.7

as Max Stanley

They Gave Him a Gun
6.7

as Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)

Broadway Gondolier
6.0
Broadway Gondolier
1935•movie

as 'Red'

High Tension
5.8
High Tension
1936•movie

as Terry Madden

And Baby Makes Three
5.1

as Police officer

Huddle
7.0
Huddle
1932•movie

as Slater

Melody Ranch
6.2
Melody Ranch
1940•movie

as Jasper Wildhack

Johnny Dark
5.8
Johnny Dark
1954•movie

as Carl Svenson

Death on the Diamond
7.3

as "Dunc" Spencer

I Found Stella Parish
7.3

as Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)

The Notorious Sophie Lang
6.7

as Building Guard (uncredited)

Blondie's Hero
6.8
Blondie's Hero
1950•movie

as Sergeant Gateson

About Face
6.6
About Face
1942•movie

as Sgt. William Ames

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
6.4

as Jake

Yanks Ahoy
6.6
Yanks Ahoy
1943•movie

as Sgt. Ames

The Lady and the Mob
6.8

as Blinky Mack

A Letter From Bataan
5.2

as Roy - John's Brother-in-Law

The Traveling Saleswoman
5.2

as Cactus Jack

Heart of the North
5.2
Heart of the North
1938•movie

as Red Crocker

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.7

as Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman

Women Without Names
4.7

as Principal Keeper Grimley

Let's Face It
5.4
Let's Face It
1943•movie

as Sgt. Wiggins

Sabotage
6.6
Sabotage
1939•movie

as Gardner

College Rhythm
5.6
College Rhythm
1934•movie

as Spud Miller

Hay Foot
6.2
Hay Foot
1942•movie

as Sergeant Ames

The Accusing Finger
5.8

as Father Regan, chaplain

Behind the Criminal
6.0

as Red Manders

Sing and Like It
5.0
Sing and Like It
1934•movie

as Gunner - Hood

Moonlight on the Prairie
6.8

as Luke Thomas

Fall In
6.5
Fall In
1942•movie

as Sgt. Ames

Gridiron Flash
4.8
Gridiron Flash
1934•movie

as Coach Eversmith

Fighting Father Dunne
7.5

as Steve Davis

High Powered
5.2
High Powered
1945•movie

as Spike Kenny

The Country Doctor
6.5
The Country Doctor
1936•movie

as Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)

Wrecking Crew
7.0
Wrecking Crew
1942•movie

as Fred Bunce

Sleepy Lagoon
5.0
Sleepy Lagoon
1943•movie

as Lumpy

The Man from Montreal
4.9

as Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)

Slim
6.5
Slim
1937•movie

as Windy Wilcox

Racket Squad
6.5
1 eps
Racket Squad
1951•series
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
7.3

as Sgt. Biff O'Hara

Brooklyn Orchid
6.7
Brooklyn Orchid
1942•movie

as Eddie Corbett

Little Big Shot
7.3
Little Big Shot
1935•movie

as Doré's Henchman

Buckskin Frontier
7.0
Buckskin Frontier
1943•movie

as Brannigan

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
6.7

as Eddie Corbett

Operation Haylift
5.0
Operation Haylift
1950•movie

as George Swallow

Always in Trouble
7.3
Always in Trouble
1938•movie

as Buster Mussendorfer

If You Knew Susie
7.3
If You Knew Susie
1948•movie

as Zero Zantini

Rose Bowl
7.0
Rose Bowl
1936•movie

as Announcer

Fighting Back
6.7
Fighting Back
1948•movie

as Police Sergeant Scudder

The Band Plays On
8.3
The Band Plays On
1934•movie

as Mr. Thomas

Alaska Highway
6.3
Alaska Highway
1943•movie

as Roughhouse

Man of Iron
7.0
Man of Iron
1935•movie

as Crawford

The Untamed Breed
5.0
The Untamed Breed
1948•movie

as Hoy Keegan

The Gay Amigo
6.8
The Gay Amigo
1949•movie

as Sergeant McNulty

Stagecoach Kid
7.3
Stagecoach Kid
1949•movie

as Thatcher

Freshman Love
7.0
Freshman Love
1936•movie

as Coach Kendall

Down in San Diego
6.7
Down in San Diego
1941•movie

as Dutch

Surfside 6
6.3
1 eps
Surfside 6
1960•series

as Leon Huff

Everglades
8.0
1 eps
Everglades
1961•series
The Singing Sheriff
9.0

as Squint

I Stole a Million
8.0
I Stole a Million
1939•movie

as Billings

The Leathernecks Have Landed
7.0

as Sgt. Regan

Raiders of Ghost City
7.0

as Idaho Jones

The Runaround
6.5
The Runaround
1946•movie

as Hutchins

Inside Information
7.5
Inside Information
1939•movie

as Detective Grazzi

Half Past Midnight
7.0
Half Past Midnight
1948•movie

as Det. Lt. Joe Nash

As You Were
7.5
As You Were
1951•movie

as Sgt. Ames

Mr. Walkie Talkie
6.5
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952•movie

as Sgt. Ames

Navy Blues
6.0
Navy Blues
1937•movie

as Chips

Car 99
7.5
Car 99
1935•movie

as Whitey, burly henchman

Passport Husband
7.0
Passport Husband
1938•movie

as Duke Selton

Last of the Duanes
6.5
Last of the Duanes
1941•movie

as Bull Lossomer

A Son Comes Home
4.0
A Son Comes Home
1936•movie

as First Truck Driver

Son of a Sailor
6.0
Son of a Sailor
1933•movie

as Slug

A Dangerous Adventure
5.5

as Dutch

Tucson
7.5
Tucson
1949•movie

as Tod Bryant

Sequoia
6.5
Sequoia
1935•movie

as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Golden Harvest
6.5
Golden Harvest
1933•movie

as Farmhand (uncredited)

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
9.5

as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

Honeymoon Deferred
8.0
Honeymoon Deferred
1940•movie

as Detective James

Saturday's Millions
7.0

as Coach

The Storm
7.0
The Storm
1938•movie

as Kelly

Pride of the Marines
8.0

as Tennessee

The Prescott Kid
8.0
The Prescott Kid
1934•movie

as Marshal Willoughby

Kazan
7.0
Kazan
1949•movie

as Sandz Jepson

Down Mexico Way
10.0
Down Mexico Way
1941•movie

as Allen

Stolen Heaven
7.0
Stolen Heaven
1938•movie

as Bako

Maker of Men
7.0
Maker of Men
1931•movie

as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)

Reported Missing
10.0
Reported Missing
1937•movie

as 'Brad' Martin

Two in a Crowd
8.0
Two in a Crowd
1936•movie

as Bonelli's Henchman

Prairie Chickens
8.0
Prairie Chickens
1943•movie

as Albertson

Moon Over Las Vegas
10.0

as Joe

G.I. War Brides
9.0
G.I. War Brides
1946•movie

as Sgt. Frank Moraski

The Arizonian
8.0
The Arizonian
1935•movie

as Henchman Keeler

And Sudden Death
8.0
And Sudden Death
1936•movie

as Police Sgt. Sanborn

Sundown Jim
10.0
Sundown Jim
1942•movie

as Ben Moffitt

Hey, Rookie
8.0
Hey, Rookie
1944•movie

as Sergeant

Cowboy in Manhattan
7.0

as Louie

Midnight Madonna
8.0
Midnight Madonna
1937•movie

as Wolfe

Joe Palooka, Champ
8.0
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946•movie

as Lefty

Crash Donovan
8.0
Crash Donovan
1936•movie

as Henchman (uncredited)

South of Dixie
10.0
South of Dixie
1944•movie

as Ernest Hatcher

The Westerner
8.0
The Westerner
1934•movie

as Bob Lockhart

Pride of Maryland
9.0
Pride of Maryland
1951•movie

as Knuckles

Motor Madness
10.0
Motor Madness
1937•movie

as Steve Dolan

Olsen’s Big Moment
9.0

as Dapper' Danny Reynolds

8.0
1 eps
Ford Theatre
1948•series
Harrigan and Son
10.0
1 eps
Harrigan and Son
1960•series
Legends of the West

as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)