Joseph Sweeney (actor)
Joseph Sweeney | |
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![]() Sweeney in 12 Angry Men, 1957 | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 26, 1884
Died | November 25, 1963 New York City, U.S. | (aged 79)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1918–1963 |
Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 (other sources state 1882) – 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,[1] the role he originated in a 1954 Westinghouse Studio One live teleplay of which the film was an adaptation.
Stage career[]
Sweeney had a successful career as a stage performer in such productions as The Clansmen, George Washington Slept Here, Ladies and Gentlemen, A Slight Case of Murder, Dear Old Darlin, and Days To Remember. In the 1940s he made the switch to television as audiences' interests changed.[1] He returned to the stage in 1953 to portray Giles Corey in Arthur Miller's The Crucible.[2]
Later life[]
Sweeney kept acting until his death, appearing in numerous television shows, including at least twelve during the last year of his life. He died on November 25, 1963, at the age of 79.[1]
Filmography[]
Television[]
- Wesley
- Car 54 Where Are You S2 E23 Mr. McNaughten (uncredited)
- Naked City Season 3 Episode 12 - Bridge Party as Jacob Moreland
Films[]
- Sylvia on a Spree (1918) – A Pal of Jack's
- Soak the Rich (1936) – Capt. Pettijohn, 1st detective
- The Philadelphia Story (1940) – Butler (uncredited)
- Outside the Wall (1950) – Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
- Twelve Angry Men (1954, TV Series) – Juror #9
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) – Edward M. Schultz
- The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) – Reverend
- 12 Angry Men (1957) – Juror #9 / McCardle
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Biography of Joseph Sweeney
- ^ The Crucible, Bantam Book edition, 1959 at page xiii
External links[]
- Joseph Sweeney at IMDb
- Joseph Sweeney at the Internet Broadway Database
- Biography by New York Times
- Biography by Fandango (ticket service)
- Joseph Sweeney at Find a Grave
- 1884 births
- 1963 deaths
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- Male actors from Philadelphia
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors