Born 1884 (age 79) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Appears in 13 titles

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.

Filmography

12 Angry Men
8.6
12 Angry Men
1957
as Juror 9
The Philadelphia Story
7.6
The Philadelphia Story
1940
as Butler (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Reverend
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
6.7
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956
as Edward M. Schultz
Twelve Angry Men
8.0
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #9
Outside the Wall
6.1
Outside the Wall
1950
as Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest
6.8
The Petrified Forest
1955
as Gramps
Soak the Rich
8.0
Soak the Rich
1936
as Capt. Pettijohn, 1st Detective
Sylvia on a Spree
1918
as Jack's Pal
Where's That Tiger?
1933
as Landlord(uncredited)
If You Knew Elizabeth
If You Knew Elizabeth
1957
as Mr Owen