Biography
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.
Acted in 11
1950s
- 1957
If You Knew Elizabeth
Mr Owen
- 1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Edward M. Schultz
- 1955
The Petrified Forest
Gramps
- 1954
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #9
- 1950
Outside the Wall
Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1940s
- 1948
- 1940
1930s
- 1936
Soak the Rich
Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective