Joseph Sweeney

from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Artwork for 12 Angry MenImage of Joseph Sweeney

Biography

Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 (other sources state 1882) – 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.

Timeline

1957Aged 73

  • Poster for 12 Angry Men

    Juror 9

  • Poster for If You Knew Elizabeth

    Mr Owen

1956Aged 72

  • Poster for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

    Edward M. Schultz

  • Poster for The Fastest Gun Alive

    Reverend

1955Aged 71

  • Poster for The Petrified Forest

    Gramps

1954Aged 70

  • Poster for Twelve Angry Men

    Juror #9

1950Aged 66

  • Poster for Outside the Wall

    Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

1940Aged 56

  • Poster for The Philadelphia Story

    Butler (uncredited)

1936Aged 52

  • Poster for Soak the Rich

    Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective

1933Aged 49

1918Aged 34

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