Acting
Joseph Sweeney
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABorn 1884
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.
9
Films
2
TV Shows
Known For
11 Credits
Studio One
as Juror #9
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Mr Barger
1948
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
1957
The Philadelphia Story
as Butler (uncredited)
1940
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Edward M. Schultz
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Reverend
1956
Outside the Wall
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1950
The Petrified Forest
as Gramps
1955
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #9
1954
Soak the Rich
as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
1936
If You Knew Elizabeth
as Mr Owen
1957