Joseph Sweeney

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Born

7/26/1884

Age

140

Credit(s)

10

Biography

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, the role he originated in a 1954 Westinghouse Studio One live teleplay of which the film was an adaptation.