Known for

Acting

Born

Jul 26, 1884

Died

Nov 25, 1963 (aged 79)

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph Sweeney

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.

Titles

The Philco Television Playhouse

Series • 1948

Studio One

Series • 1948

12 Angry Men

Movie • 1957

The Philadelphia Story

Movie • 1940

The Fastest Gun Alive

Movie • 1956

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Movie • 1956

Soak the Rich

Movie • 1936

Outside the Wall

Movie • 1950

Twelve Angry Men

Movie • 1954

The Petrified Forest

Movie • 1955