Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 (other sources state 1882) â€" 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.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. He returned to the stage in 1953 to portray Giles
Corey in Arthur Miller's The Crucible.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.
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.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. He returned to the stage in 1953 to portray Giles
Corey in Arthur Miller's The Crucible.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.
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