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Joseph Sweeney 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.
Birth Name
Joseph Leo Sweeney
Born
Saturday, 26 July 1884
Died
Monday, 25 November 1963
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Eleventh Hour | Walter Jason Sr. | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Dr. Crane | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Adam Garrett | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Harvey Wooten | 1961 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | The Judge / A. E. Van Cleve / Jim McNaughton | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Pop Atkinson / Judge | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Mr. Curry | 1960 |
| Naked City | Jacob S. Moreland | 1958 |
| Suspicion | Bellboy | 1957 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror 9 | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Eleventh Hour | Walter Jason Sr. | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Dr. Crane | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Adam Garrett | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Harvey Wooten | 1961 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | The Judge / A. E. Van Cleve / Jim McNaughton | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Pop Atkinson / Judge | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Mr. Curry | 1960 |
| Naked City | Jacob S. Moreland | 1958 |
| Suspicion | Bellboy | 1957 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror 9 | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Mr. Cherry / Mr. Gordon / Mr. Owen | 1956 |
| The Fastest Gun Alive | Reverend | 1956 |
| The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | Edward M. Schultz | 1956 |
| Playwrights '56 | Sam Rascher | 1955 |
| Producers' Showcase | Gramps | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Mr. Boomhauer | 1954 |
| Twelve Angry Men | Juror #9 | 1954 |
| The Telltale Clue | Oscar | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Priest / Grandpa / Hugh Follensbee / Tom | 1953 |
| You Are There | (as Joe Sweeney) | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The Gold Dress") | 1952 |
| Mister Peepers | Station Master | 1952 |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | School Superintendent | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Dad / Mr. Barger | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Timothy | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Emery | 1950 |
| Outside the Wall | Prison Hospital Inmate | 1950 |
| The Big Story | Aaron Kregar / Burnsie | 1949 |
| Wesley | Wesley's Grandfather | 1949 |
| Studio One | Vernon / Mr. Sweeney / Juror #9 / Father Durand / Dr. Wall / Charlie | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | (as Joe Sweeney) | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Complainer / Mr. Barger | 1948 |
| Lights Out | Mr. Lane | 1946 |
| Front Row Center | Mr. Snyder | 1945 |
| The Philadelphia Story | Butler | 1940 |
| Soak the Rich | Capt. Pettijohn, 1st detective | 1936 |
| Where's That Tiger? | Landlord | 1933 |
| Sylvia on a Spree | A Pal of Jack's | 1918 |
