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Joe Sawyer
Personal Info
- Name:
Joe Sawyer
- Birthday:
1906-08-29
- Place of Birth: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Gender:
Male
- Know For:
Acting
- Popularity: 0.5274
- Also Known As
Joe Sauers
Joe Sauer
Joseph Sauers
Joseph Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. He was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Sawyer gained acting experience in the Pasadena Playhouse. Popular roles that he portrayed included Sergeant Biff O'Hara in the Rin Tin Tin television program, a film, and on radio. On Stories of the Century in 1954, he portrayed Butch Cassidy, a role which he repeated in the 1958 episode "The Outlaw Legion" of the syndicated western series Frontier Doctor starring Rex Allen, with Doris Singleton and Michael Ansara as fellow guest stars. Sawyer also appeared on ABC's, Maverick, Sugarfoot, Peter Gunn, and Surfside 6 as well as NBC's Bat Masterson.
Sawyer died April 21, 1982, in Ashland, Oregon from liver cancer. He was 75. His interment was in Oregon.
Top Movie Cast
The Killingtrue- Mike O'Reilly
1956-06-06
7.7
The Grapes of Wrathtrue- Bookkeeper
1940-03-15
7.8
Santa Fe Trailtrue- Kitzmiller
1940-12-20
5.8
Gildatrue- Casey
1946-04-25
7.5
Blondie's Herotrue- Sergeant Gateson
1950-03-09
6.3
The Outlawtrue- Charley Woodruff
1943-02-05
5.4
The Naughty Ninetiestrue- Bailey
1945-06-20
6.8
The Walking Deadtrue- 'Trigger' Smith
1936-03-01
6.2
Comin' Round the Mountaintrue- Kalem McCoy
1951-07-26
6.0
Hit the Icetrue- Buster
1943-06-02
5.9
Deadline at Dawntrue- Babe Dooley
1946-03-18
6.2
A Double Lifetrue- Pete Bonner
1947-12-25
6.3
Prescott Kidtrue- Marshal Willoughby
1934-11-08
0.0
Black Legiontrue- Cliff Summers
1937-01-30
6.6
Coroner Creektrue- Frank Yordy
1948-07-01
6.1
Brewster's Millionstrue- Hacky Smith
1945-04-07
6.6
The Roaring Twentiestrue- The Sergeant
1939-10-28
7.5
The Singing Sherifftrue- Squint
1944-09-01
8.0
The Informertrue- Bartly Mulholland
1935-05-09
6.7
The House Across the Baytrue- Charlie
1940-03-01
5.3
Kazantrue- Sandz Jepson
1949-07-13
0.0
Sergeant Yorktrue- Sergeant Early
1941-09-27
7.2
I Stole a Milliontrue- Billings
1939-08-01
6.0
They Died with Their Boots Ontrue- Sgt. Doolittle
1941-11-20
6.6
The Petrified Foresttrue- Jackie
1936-02-08
7.1
How the West Was Wontrue- Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
1962-11-02
7.0
It Came from Outer Spacetrue- Frank Daylon
1953-06-05
6.3
Special Agenttrue- Rich - Chief Henchman
1935-09-14
6.2
The Border Legiontrue- Jim Gulden
1940-12-05
5.2
Belle Starrtrue- John Cole
1941-09-12
5.6
Tarzan's Desert Mysterytrue- Karl Straeder
1943-12-26
6.1
The Kettles in the Ozarkstrue- Bancroft Baines
1956-04-01
6.4
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the Westtrue- Sgt. Biff O'Hara
1991-04-11
7.3
Brooklyn Orchidtrue- Eddie Corbett
1942-01-31
6.0
Hay Foottrue- Sergeant Ames
1942-01-02
5.5
Special Investigatortrue- Jim Plummer
1936-05-08
5.8
The Leathernecks Have Landedtrue- Sgt. Regan
1936-02-17
5.0
Little Big Shottrue- Doré's Henchman
1935-09-07
6.0
About Facetrue- Sgt. William Ames
1942-04-16
5.5
Raiders of Ghost Citytrue- Idaho Jones
1944-07-25
6.0
The Runaroundtrue- Hutchins
1946-06-04
0.0
Inside Informationtrue- Detective Grazzi
1939-06-02
0.0
The Accusing Fingertrue- Father Reed, chaplain
1936-11-17
4.7
Red Skies of Montanatrue- R. A. 'Pop' Miller
1952-01-23
5.2
Eskimotrue- Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
1933-11-14
6.5
Buckskin Frontiertrue- Brannigan
1943-05-14
6.0
Legends of the Westtrue- Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall'
1992-09-08
0.0
Frontier Marshaltrue- Curley Bill
1939-07-28
6.1
Behind the Criminaltrue- Red Manders
1937-10-30
4.5
Roses Are Redtrue- Police Lt. Rocky Wall
1947-11-10
5.5
Down Mexico Waytrue- Allen
1941-10-15
0.0
Frisco Kidtrue- Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935-11-30
6.8
The Lucky Stifftrue- Tony
1949-05-26
4.8
Half Past Midnighttrue- Det. Lt. Joe Nash
1948-03-01
6.0
Lucky Cisco Kidtrue- Bill Stevens
1940-06-28
5.6
The McGuerins from Brooklyntrue- Eddie Corbett
1942-12-31
5.5
Taxi, Mistertrue- Eddie Corbett
1943-04-16
4.2
Big Town After Darktrue- Monk
1947-12-12
5.5
Here Comes Troubletrue- Officer Ames
1948-03-15
4.6
Theremin: An Electronic Odysseytrue- Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995-08-24
5.4
College Humortrue- Tex Roust
1933-07-05
5.6
Stolen Heaventrue- Bako
1938-05-11
0.0
Murder with Picturestrue- Inspector Tom Bacon
1936-09-24
5.1
Operation Haylifttrue- George Swallow
1950-05-05
5.0
Sing and Like Ittrue- Gunner - Hood
1934-04-20
4.3
Tornadotrue- Charlie Muscles
1943-08-09
5.5
Moonlight on the Prairietrue- Luke Thomas
1935-11-02
5.5
Wildcat Bustrue- Burke
1940-08-23
4.6
Curtain Call at Cactus Creektrue- Jake
1950-05-25
6.3
Fall Intrue- Sgt. Ames
1942-11-20
6.0
As You Weretrue- Sgt. Ames
1951-10-05
5.0
Mr. Walkie Talkietrue- Sgt. Ames
1952-11-28
5.0
Navy Bluestrue- Chips
1937-03-29
5.0
The Flying Missiletrue- Fuss Payne
1950-12-24
4.8
Deputy Marshaltrue- Eli Cressett
1949-10-28
6.8
Car 99true- Whitey, burly henchman
1935-03-02
5.0
Always in Troubletrue- Buster Mussendorfer
1938-10-28
6.0
Gridiron Flashtrue- Coach Eversmith
1934-10-06
3.3
Indian Uprisingtrue- Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
1952-01-02
6.2
The Case of the Howling Dogtrue- Carl Trask (uncredited)
1934-09-22
6.5
Maker of Mentrue- Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
1931-08-03
0.0
Jimmy the Genttrue- Mike (uncredited)
1934-03-09
6.3
Fighting Father Dunnetrue- Steve Davis
1948-05-12
6.0
Big Brown Eyestrue- Jack Sully
1936-04-03
6.3
If You Knew Susietrue- Zero Zantini
1948-02-07
7.5
Passport Husbandtrue- Duke Selton
1938-07-15
6.0
Looking for Troubletrue- Max Stanley
1934-03-28
7.0
Christmas Evetrue- Private Detective
1947-10-31
5.3
Yanks Ahoytrue- Sgt. Ames
1943-06-29
6.5
Reported Missingtrue- 'Brad' Martin
1937-08-15
0.0
Two in a Crowdtrue- Bonelli's Henchman
1936-10-03
0.0
Rose Bowltrue- Announcer
1936-11-30
6.0
Fighting Backtrue- Police Sergeant Scudder
1948-07-30
6.0
The Band Plays Ontrue- Mr. Thomas
1934-12-21
8.5
They Gave Him a Guntrue- Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
1937-05-07
6.2
The Stranger's Returntrue- Thresher
1933-07-28
6.2
Broadway Gondoliertrue- 'Red'
1935-07-27
5.4
Last of the Duanestrue- Bull Lossomer
1941-09-26
6.0
Ace of Acestrue- Captain Daly
1933-10-20
5.6
Tarzan's Revengetrue- Olaf Punch
1938-01-07
4.3
King of the Lumberjackstrue- Jigger
1940-04-13
3.0
The Lady and the Mobtrue- Blinky Mack
1939-04-03
6.3
Alaska Highwaytrue- Roughhouse
1943-06-24
5.0
Prairie Chickenstrue- Albertson
1943-05-21
0.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spytrue- Werner Renz
1939-05-06
6.1
Union Pacifictrue- Shamus (uncredited)
1939-05-05
6.5
A Letter From Bataantrue- Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
1942-09-15
4.5
Moon Over Las Vegastrue- Joe
1944-04-01
0.0
High Poweredtrue- Spike Kenny
1945-02-27
0.0
The Traveling Saleswomantrue- Cactus Jack
1950-02-15
4.5
Heart of the Northtrue- Red Crocker
1938-12-10
3.7
Man of Irontrue- Crawford
1935-12-21
6.0
A Son Comes Hometrue- First Truck Driver
1936-07-31
1.0
The Country Doctortrue- Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
1936-03-12
6.0
G.I. War Bridestrue- Sgt. Frank Moraski
1946-08-12
0.0
Son of a Sailortrue- Slug
1933-11-29
5.0
The Untamed Breedtrue- Hoy Keegan
1948-10-20
5.0
High Tensiontrue- Terry Madden
1936-07-10
5.4
Great Guytrue- Joe Burton
1936-12-01
6.2
A Dangerous Adventuretrue- Dutch
1937-07-21
1.0
Tucsontrue- Tod Bryant
1949-04-27
6.0
Tanks a Milliontrue- Sgt. William Ames
1941-09-12
5.0
The Gay Amigotrue- Sergeant McNulty
1949-05-13
6.5
And Baby Makes Threetrue- Police officer
1949-12-02
4.9
The Lady from Cheyennetrue- Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman
1941-04-11
5.2
Dark Commandtrue- Bushropp
1940-04-15
6.3
Stagecoach Kidtrue- Thatcher
1949-06-02
6.0
Inside Jobtrue- Police Capt. Thomas
1946-06-14
5.6
Three-Cornered Moontrue- Head Lifeguard
1933-08-08
5.2
Huddletrue- Slater
1932-05-14
6.6
The Arizoniantrue- Henchman Keeler
1935-06-27
0.0
Freshman Lovetrue- Coach Kendall
1936-01-18
6.0
San Quentintrue- 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
1937-05-24
6.5
The Long Voyage Hometrue- Davis
1940-11-16
6.6
Swamp Watertrue- Hardy Ragan
1941-11-16
6.3
College Coachtrue- Holcomb
1933-11-04
4.2
Sequoiatrue- Forest Ranger (uncredited)
1935-01-16
6.0
Melody Ranchtrue- Jasper Wildhack
1940-09-15
5.5
Women Without Namestrue- Principal Keeper Grimley
1940-03-14
4.8
You're in the Army Nowtrue- Sergeant Madden
1941-12-25
3.6
Johnny Darktrue- Carl Svenson
1954-06-25
5.0
And Sudden Deathtrue- Police Sgt. Sanborn
1936-06-16
0.0
Let's Face Ittrue- Sgt. Wiggins
1943-08-04
4.5
Sabotagetrue- Gardner
1939-10-13
7.0
Sundown Jimtrue- Ben Moffitt
1942-03-27
0.0
Down in San Diegotrue- Dutch
1941-08-01
5.5
Golden Harvesttrue- Farmhand (uncredited)
1933-09-21
5.0
Riding Shotguntrue- Tom Biggert
1954-04-01
6.0
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tintrue- Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
1958-08-01
10.0
North to Alaskatrue- Land Commissioner
1960-11-07
6.5
Death on the Diamondtrue- "Dunc" Spencer
1934-09-14
7.0
Hey, Rookietrue- Sergeant
1944-04-06
0.0
Honeymoon Deferredtrue- Detective James
1940-02-16
6.0
Saturday's Millionstrue- Coach
1933-09-30
0.0
The Stormtrue- Kelly
1938-10-28
0.0
Taza, Son of Cochisetrue- Sgt. Hamma
1954-02-18
5.5
Wrecking Crewtrue- Fred Bunce
1942-11-07
5.5
Cowboy in Manhattantrue- Louie
1943-05-21
0.0
Deadline - U.S.A.true- Whitey Franks (uncredited)
1952-03-14
6.8
The Whole Town's Talkingtrue- Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
1935-02-22
6.8
The Public Enemytrue- Pool Player (uncredited)
1931-04-23
7.3
Arsène Lupintrue- Leroux (uncredited)
1932-02-26
6.9
College Rhythmtrue- Spud Miller
1934-11-23
4.7
Joe Palooka, Champtrue- Lefty
1946-05-26
0.0
Crash Donovantrue- Henchman (uncredited)
1936-08-01
0.0
Pride of the Marinestrue- Tennessee
1936-04-02
6.0
South of Dixietrue- Ernest Hatcher
1944-06-23
0.0
Sleepy Lagoontrue- Lumpy
1943-09-05
4.5
You Can't Get Away with Murdertrue- Red
1939-03-23
5.6
The Man from Montrealtrue- Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
1939-12-09
3.8
I Found Stella Parishtrue- Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935-11-16
7.0
The Westernertrue- Bob Lockhart
1934-12-10
0.0
The Notorious Sophie Langtrue- Building Guard (uncredited)
1934-07-20
6.0
Hold Your Mantrue- Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
1933-06-30
6.1
Top Movie Crew
Operation Haylifttrue
Production
1950-05-05
5.0
Operation Haylifttrue
Writing
1950-05-05
5.0
