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name: "Joseph Sweeney"
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born: "26 July 1884"
died: "25 November 1963"
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# Joseph Sweeney

Actor. Born 26 July 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 25 November 1963.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 July 1884, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 25 November 1963
- **Active:** 1940–1957
- **Also known as:** Joe Sweeney

## Biography

Joseph Sweeney (1884–1963) was an American actor who appeared in stage productions, films and television. He began his career on Broadway in the 1910s and continued working in theatre into the 1950s, alongside film and television roles often as grandfatherly or supporting characters.

His best-known performance was as Juror No. 9 in the 1957 film *12 Angry Men*, a role he had originated in the 1954 live *Studio One* television adaptation of Reginald Rose’s teleplay. Other film credits include an uncredited butler in *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), the reverend in *The Fastest Gun Alive* (1956) and Edward M. Schultz in *The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit* (1956). He remained active in television series until his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *12 Angry Men* (1957), Fi1m 91, as Juror 9 — [page](https://film.one/film/12-angry-men.md)
- *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), Fi1m 84, as Butler (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md)

## Also known for

- *The Fastest Gun Alive* (1956), Reverend
- *The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit* (1956), Edward M. Schultz
- *Twelve Angry Men* (1954), Juror #9

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