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Joseph Sweeney

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 26, 1884 (Died at 79)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Career Span1936 – 1963
Known Credits11 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1

Joseph Sweeney

Also known as:Joe Sweeney
Total Works

11

9 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

7.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

12 Angry Men
8.6
12 Angry Men
1957•movie
as Juror 9
The Philadelphia Story
7.5
as Butler (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
6.9
as Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
6.7
as Edward M. Schultz

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 11 titles featuring Joseph Sweeney

12 Angry Men
8.6
12 Angry Men
1957•movie

as Juror 9

The Philadelphia Story
7.5

as Butler (uncredited)

The Fastest Gun Alive
6.9

as Reverend

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
6.7

as Edward M. Schultz

Twelve Angry Men
7.8
Twelve Angry Men
1954•movie

as Juror #9

Outside the Wall
6.1
Outside the Wall
1950•movie

as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Juror #9

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
1 eps

as Mr Barger

The Petrified Forest
6.8

as Gramps

Soak the Rich
8.0
Soak the Rich
1936•movie

as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

If You Knew Elizabeth

as Mr Owen