
Joseph Sweeney
Acting
July 26, 1884 β November 25, 1963Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 β 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
195712 Angry Men
Juror 9
1957If You Knew Elizabeth
Mr Owen
1956The Fastest Gun Alive
Reverend
1956The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Edward M. Schultz
1955The Petrified Forest
Gramps
1954Twelve Angry Men
Juror #9
1950Outside the Wall
Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1940The Philadelphia Story
Butler (uncredited)
1936Soak the Rich
Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective