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Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney

Acting

July 26, 1884 β€” November 25, 1963Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

12 Angry Men
1957

12 Angry Men

Juror 9

If You Knew Elizabeth1957

If You Knew Elizabeth

Mr Owen

The Fastest Gun Alive1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

Reverend

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit1956

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Edward M. Schultz

The Petrified Forest1955

The Petrified Forest

Gramps

Twelve Angry Men1954

Twelve Angry Men

Juror #9

Outside the Wall1950

Outside the Wall

Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)

The Philadelphia Story1940

The Philadelphia Story

Butler (uncredited)

Soak the Rich1936

Soak the Rich

Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective