Joseph Sweeney (actor)

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Joseph Sweeney
New York City, New York
, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1918–1963

Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884

Westinghouse Studio One live teleplay
of which the film was an adaptation.

Stage career

Born in Philadelphia, Sweeney debuted on stage in stock theater with a company in Norwich, Connecticut.[2] He 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.[3]

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

Year(s) Title Role Notes
1949 Wesley Wesley's Grandfather
1954 Twelve Angry Men Juror #9
1961 Naked City Jacob S. Moreland Season 3 Episode 12 - Bridge Party
1963 Car 54, Where Are You? The Judge / A.E. Van Cleve / Jim McNaughton 4 Episodes

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1918 Sylvia on a Spree A Pal of Jack's
1936 Soak the Rich Capt. Pettijohn, 1st detective
1940 The Philadelphia Story Butler (uncredited)
1950 Outside the Wall Prison Hospital Inmate (uncredited)
1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Edward M. Schultz
1956 The Fastest Gun Alive Reverend
1957 12 Angry Men Juror #9 / McCardle

Notes

  1. ^ other sources state 1882.

References

  1. ^ a b c Biography of Joseph Sweeney
  2. Newspapers.com
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  3. ^ The Crucible, Bantam Book edition, 1959 at page xiii

External links

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