Joseph Sweeney

Joseph Sweeney

Рождение : 1884-07-26, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Смерть : 1963-11-25

История

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.

Профиль

Joseph Sweeney

Фильмы

Winter Dreams
Mr. Gordon
A successful young man announces his recent engagement, only to be forced to reconsider his future following the sudden reappearance of a girl he has loved for years.
12 разгневанных мужчин
Juror 9
Юношу обвиняют в убийстве собственного отца, ему грозит электрический стул. Двенадцать присяжных собираются чтобы вынести вердикт: виновен или нет.С начала заседания почти все склонились к тому, что виновен, и лишь только один из двенадцати позволил себе усомниться. Счет голосов присяжных по принципу «виновен — невиновен» был 11:1. К концу собрания мнения судей кардинально изменились…
The Fastest Gun Alive
Reverend
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.
The Petrified Forest
Gramps
Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears and revitalizes her dreams of a better place, and finds his own sense of worth refreshed by this vital young girl. When Duke Mantee and his gang, wanted killers, show up and take hostages, Gabrielle falls in love with the poetic Alan, and Squier begins to see a way to give Gabby the life she deserves.
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #9
Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 September 1954, the drama was later rewritten for the stage in 1955 under the same title and again for a feature film, 12 Angry Men (1957). The episode garnered three Emmy Awards for writer Rose, director Franklin Schaffner and Robert Cummings as Best Actor.
Филадельфийская история
Butler (uncredited)
Холодная красавица миссис Трейси разведена и готовится вновь выйти замуж за Джорджа, управляющего нефтяной компанией ее отца. Казалось бы, сомнений нет, но вдруг накануне торжества неожиданно появляется ее бывший муж Декстер в сопровождении двух корреспондентов, симпатичного молодого человека по имени Коннор и мисс Имбири, которые должны осветить в «желтой» прессе это великосветское событие.
Where's That Tiger?
Borrah Minnevitch and his Harmonica Rascals are practicing in the basement of a building owned by a nasty landlord. He has them arrested for disturbing the peace but Borrah and the Rascals serenade the judge and the charges are dismissed.