Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Joe Sawyer

  • Birthday:

    1906-08-29

  • Place of Birth: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Acting

  • Popularity: 0.3142
  • 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 Killing
The Killingtrue- Mike O'Reilly

1956-06-06

7.7
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrathtrue- Bookkeeper

1940-03-15

7.8
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trailtrue- Kitzmiller

1940-12-20

5.7
Gilda
Gildatrue- Casey

1946-04-25

7.5
Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Herotrue- Sergeant Gateson

1950-03-09

6.3
The Outlaw
The Outlawtrue- Charley Woodruff

1943-02-05

5.4
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Ninetiestrue- Bailey

1945-06-20

6.8
The Walking Dead
The Walking Deadtrue- 'Trigger' Smith

1936-03-01

6.2
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountaintrue- Kalem McCoy

1951-07-26

6.0
Hit the Ice
Hit the Icetrue- Buster

1943-06-02

5.9
Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawntrue- Babe Dooley

1946-03-18

6.2
A Double Life
A Double Lifetrue- Pete Bonner

1947-12-25

6.3
Prescott Kid
Prescott Kidtrue- Marshal Willoughby

1934-11-08

0.0
Black Legion
Black Legiontrue- Cliff Summers

1937-01-30

6.6
Coroner Creek
Coroner Creektrue- Frank Yordy

1948-07-01

6.1
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millionstrue- Hacky Smith

1945-04-07

6.6
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twentiestrue- The Sergeant

1939-10-28

7.5
The Singing Sheriff
The Singing Sherifftrue- Squint

1944-09-01

8.0
The Informer
The Informertrue- Bartly Mulholland

1935-05-09

6.7
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Baytrue- Charlie

1940-03-01

5.3
Kazan
Kazantrue- Sandz Jepson

1949-07-13

0.0
Sergeant York
Sergeant Yorktrue- Sergeant Early

1941-09-27

7.2
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Milliontrue- Billings

1939-08-01

6.0
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots Ontrue- Sgt. Doolittle

1941-11-20

6.6
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Foresttrue- Jackie

1936-02-08

7.1
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Wontrue- Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

1962-11-02

7.0
It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Spacetrue- Frank Daylon

1953-06-05

6.3
Special Agent
Special Agenttrue- Rich - Chief Henchman

1935-09-14

6.3
The Border Legion
The Border Legiontrue- Jim Gulden

1940-12-05

5.2
Belle Starr
Belle Starrtrue- John Cole

1941-09-12

5.6
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mysterytrue- Karl Straeder

1943-12-26

6.1
The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarkstrue- Bancroft Baines

1956-04-01

6.4
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the Westtrue- Sgt. Biff O'Hara

1991-04-11

7.3
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchidtrue- Eddie Corbett

1942-01-31

6.0
Hay Foot
Hay Foottrue- Sergeant Ames

1942-01-02

5.5
Special Investigator
Special Investigatortrue- Jim Plummer

1936-05-08

5.8
The Leathernecks Have Landed
The Leathernecks Have Landedtrue- Sgt. Regan

1936-02-17

5.0
Little Big Shot
Little Big Shottrue- Doré's Henchman

1935-09-07

6.0
About Face
About Facetrue- Sgt. William Ames

1942-04-16

5.5
Raiders of Ghost City
Raiders of Ghost Citytrue- Idaho Jones

1944-07-25

6.0
The Runaround
The Runaroundtrue- Hutchins

1946-06-04

0.0
Inside Information
Inside Informationtrue- Detective Grazzi

1939-06-02

0.0
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Fingertrue- Father Reed, chaplain

1936-11-17

4.7
Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montanatrue- R. A. 'Pop' Miller

1952-01-23

5.2
Eskimo
Eskimotrue- Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)

1933-11-14

6.5
Buckskin Frontier
Buckskin Frontiertrue- Brannigan

1943-05-14

6.0
Legends of the West
Legends of the Westtrue- Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall'

1992-09-08

0.0
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshaltrue- Curley Bill

1939-07-28

6.1
Behind the Criminal
Behind the Criminaltrue- Red Manders

1937-10-30

4.5
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Redtrue- Police Lt. Rocky Wall

1947-11-10

5.5
Down Mexico Way
Down Mexico Waytrue- Allen

1941-10-15

0.0
Frisco Kid
Frisco Kidtrue- Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)

1935-11-30

6.8
The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stifftrue- Tony

1949-05-26

4.8
Half Past Midnight
Half Past Midnighttrue- Det. Lt. Joe Nash

1948-03-01

6.0
Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kidtrue- Bill Stevens

1940-06-28

5.6
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyntrue- Eddie Corbett

1942-12-31

5.5
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mistertrue- Eddie Corbett

1943-04-16

4.2
Big Town After Dark
Big Town After Darktrue- Monk

1947-12-12

5.5
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Troubletrue- Officer Ames

1948-03-15

4.6
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Theremin: An Electronic Odysseytrue- Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995-08-24

5.4
College Humor
College Humortrue- Tex Roust

1933-07-05

5.6
Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaventrue- Bako

1938-05-11

0.0
Murder with Pictures
Murder with Picturestrue- Inspector Tom Bacon

1936-09-24

5.1
Operation Haylift
Operation Haylifttrue- George Swallow

1950-05-05

5.0
Sing and Like It
Sing and Like Ittrue- Gunner - Hood

1934-04-20

4.3
Tornado
Tornadotrue- Charlie Muscles

1943-08-09

5.5
Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairietrue- Luke Thomas

1935-11-02

5.5
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bustrue- Burke

1940-08-23

4.6
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creektrue- Jake

1950-05-25

6.3
Fall In
Fall Intrue- Sgt. Ames

1942-11-20

6.0
As You Were
As You Weretrue- Sgt. Ames

1951-10-05

5.0
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkietrue- Sgt. Ames

1952-11-28

5.0
Navy Blues
Navy Bluestrue- Chips

1937-03-29

5.0
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missiletrue- Fuss Payne

1950-12-24

4.8
Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshaltrue- Eli Cressett

1949-10-28

6.8
Car 99
Car 99true- Whitey, burly henchman

1935-03-02

5.0
Always in Trouble
Always in Troubletrue- Buster Mussendorfer

1938-10-28

6.0
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flashtrue- Coach Eversmith

1934-10-06

3.3
Indian Uprising
Indian Uprisingtrue- Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

1952-01-02

6.2
The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dogtrue- Carl Trask (uncredited)

1934-09-22

6.5
Maker of Men
Maker of Mentrue- Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)

1931-08-03

0.0
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy the Genttrue- Mike (uncredited)

1934-03-09

6.3
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunnetrue- Steve Davis

1948-05-12

6.0
Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyestrue- Jack Sully

1936-04-03

6.3
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susietrue- Zero Zantini

1948-02-07

7.5
Passport Husband
Passport Husbandtrue- Duke Selton

1938-07-15

6.0
Looking for Trouble
Looking for Troubletrue- Max Stanley

1934-03-28

7.0
Christmas Eve
Christmas Evetrue- Private Detective

1947-10-31

5.3
Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoytrue- Sgt. Ames

1943-06-29

6.5
Reported Missing
Reported Missingtrue- 'Brad' Martin

1937-08-15

0.0
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowdtrue- Bonelli's Henchman

1936-10-03

0.0
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowltrue- Announcer

1936-11-30

6.0
Fighting Back
Fighting Backtrue- Police Sergeant Scudder

1948-07-30

6.0
The Bands Plays On
The Bands Plays Ontrue- Mr. Thomas

1934-12-21

8.5
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Guntrue- Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)

1937-05-07

6.2
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Returntrue- Thresher

1933-07-28

6.2
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondoliertrue- 'Red'

1935-07-27

5.4
Last of the Duanes
Last of the Duanestrue- Bull Lossomer

1941-09-26

6.0
Ace of Aces
Ace of Acestrue- Captain Daly

1933-10-20

5.6
Tarzan's Revenge
Tarzan's Revengetrue- Olaf Punch

1938-01-07

4.3
King of the Lumberjacks
King of the Lumberjackstrue- Jigger

1940-04-13

3.0
The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mobtrue- Blinky Mack

1939-04-03

6.3
Alaska Highway
Alaska Highwaytrue- Roughhouse

1943-06-24

5.0
Prairie Chickens
Prairie Chickenstrue- Albertson

1943-05-21

0.0
Union Pacific
Union Pacifictrue- Shamus (uncredited)

1939-05-05

6.5
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spytrue- Werner Renz

1939-05-06

6.1
A Letter From Bataan
A Letter From Bataantrue- Roy - John's Brother-in-Law

1942-09-15

4.5
Moon Over Las Vegas
Moon Over Las Vegastrue- Joe

1944-04-01

0.0
High Powered
High Poweredtrue- Spike Kenny

1945-02-27

0.0
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswomantrue- Cactus Jack

1950-02-15

4.5
Heart of the North
Heart of the Northtrue- Red Crocker

1938-12-10

3.7
Man of Iron
Man of Irontrue- Crawford

1935-12-21

6.0
A Son Comes Home
A Son Comes Hometrue- First Truck Driver

1936-07-31

1.0
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctortrue- Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)

1936-03-12

6.0
G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Bridestrue- Sgt. Frank Moraski

1946-08-12

0.0
Son of a Sailor
Son of a Sailortrue- Slug

1933-11-29

5.0
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breedtrue- Hoy Keegan

1948-10-20

5.0
High Tension
High Tensiontrue- Terry Madden

1936-07-10

5.4
Great Guy
Great Guytrue- Joe Burton

1936-12-01

6.2
A Dangerous Adventure
A Dangerous Adventuretrue- Dutch

1937-07-21

1.0
Tucson
Tucsontrue- Tod Bryant

1949-04-27

6.0
Tanks a Million
Tanks a Milliontrue- Sgt. William Ames

1941-09-12

5.0
The Gay Amigo
The Gay Amigotrue- Sergeant McNulty

1949-05-13

6.5
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Threetrue- Police officer

1949-12-02

4.9
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyennetrue- Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman

1941-04-11

5.2
Dark Command
Dark Commandtrue- Bushropp

1940-04-15

6.3
Stagecoach Kid
Stagecoach Kidtrue- Thatcher

1949-06-02

6.0
Inside Job
Inside Jobtrue- Police Capt. Thomas

1946-06-14

5.6
Three-Cornered Moon
Three-Cornered Moontrue- Head Lifeguard

1933-08-08

5.2
Huddle
Huddletrue- Slater

1932-05-14

6.6
The Arizonian
The Arizoniantrue- Henchman Keeler

1935-06-27

0.0
Freshman Love
Freshman Lovetrue- Coach Kendall

1936-01-18

6.0
San Quentin
San Quentintrue- 'Sailor Boy' Hansen

1937-05-24

6.5
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Hometrue- Davis

1940-11-16

6.6
Swamp Water
Swamp Watertrue- Hardy Ragan

1941-11-16

6.3
College Coach
College Coachtrue- Holcomb

1933-11-04

4.2
Sequoia
Sequoiatrue- Forest Ranger (uncredited)

1935-01-16

6.0
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranchtrue- Jasper Wildhack

1940-09-15

5.5
Women Without Names
Women Without Namestrue- Principal Keeper Grimley

1940-03-14

4.8
You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Nowtrue- Sergeant Madden

1941-12-25

3.6
Johnny Dark
Johnny Darktrue- Carl Svenson

1954-06-25

5.0
And Sudden Death
And Sudden Deathtrue- Police Sgt. Sanborn

1936-06-16

0.0
Let's Face It
Let's Face Ittrue- Sgt. Wiggins

1943-08-04

4.5
Sabotage
Sabotagetrue- Gardner

1939-10-13

7.0
Sundown Jim
Sundown Jimtrue- Ben Moffitt

1942-03-27

0.0
Down in San Diego
Down in San Diegotrue- Dutch

1941-08-01

5.5
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvesttrue- Farmhand (uncredited)

1933-09-21

5.0
Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotguntrue- Tom Biggert

1954-04-01

6.0
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tintrue- Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

1958-08-01

10.0
North to Alaska
North to Alaskatrue- Land Commissioner

1960-11-07

6.5
Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamondtrue- "Dunc" Spencer

1934-09-14

7.0
Hey, Rookie
Hey, Rookietrue- Sergeant

1944-04-06

0.0
Honeymoon Deferred
Honeymoon Deferredtrue- Detective James

1940-02-16

6.0
Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millionstrue- Coach

1933-09-30

0.0
The Storm
The Stormtrue- Kelly

1938-10-28

0.0
Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza, Son of Cochisetrue- Sgt. Hamma

1954-02-18

5.5
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crewtrue- Fred Bunce

1942-11-07

5.5
Cowboy in Manhattan
Cowboy in Manhattantrue- Louie

1943-05-21

0.0
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.true- Whitey Franks (uncredited)

1952-03-14

6.8
The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talkingtrue- Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

1935-02-22

6.8
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemytrue- Pool Player (uncredited)

1931-04-23

7.3
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupintrue- Leroux (uncredited)

1932-02-26

6.9
College Rhythm
College Rhythmtrue- Spud Miller

1934-11-23

4.7
Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champtrue- Lefty

1946-05-26

0.0
Crash Donovan
Crash Donovantrue- Henchman (uncredited)

1936-08-01

0.0
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marinestrue- Tennessee

1936-04-02

6.0
South of Dixie
South of Dixietrue- Ernest Hatcher

1944-06-23

0.0
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoontrue- Lumpy

1943-09-05

4.5
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murdertrue- Red

1939-03-23

5.6
The Man from Montreal
The Man from Montrealtrue- Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)

1939-12-09

3.8
I Found Stella Parish
I Found Stella Parishtrue- Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)

1935-11-16

7.0
The Westerner
The Westernertrue- Bob Lockhart

1934-12-10

0.0
The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Langtrue- Building Guard (uncredited)

1934-07-20

6.0
Hold Your Man
Hold Your Mantrue- Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)

1933-06-30

6.1

Top Movie Crew

Operation Haylift
Operation Haylifttrue

Writing

1950-05-05

5.0
Operation Haylift
Operation Haylifttrue

Production

1950-05-05

5.0

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