Joe Sawyer
Known for Acting · 192 credits
- Born
- 1906-08-29
- Died
- 1982-04-21
- Place of birth
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Joe Sauers · Joe Sauer · Joseph Sauers · Joseph 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.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Movies (182)
How the West Was Won
1962
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
The Killing
1956
as Mike O'Reilly
Gilda
1946
as Casey
Sergeant York
1941
as Sergeant Early
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Bookkeeper
The Outlaw
1943
as Charley Woodruff
North to Alaska
1960
as Land Commissioner
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Tom Biggert
Belle Starr
1941
as John Cole
The Public Enemy
1931
as Pool Player (uncredited)
Golden Harvest
1933
as Farmhand (uncredited)
Swamp Water
1941
as Hardy Ragan
Special Agent
1935
as Rich - Chief Henchman
Union Pacific
1939
as Shamus (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Kitzmiller
The Informer
1935
as Bartly Mulholland
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Babe Dooley
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Burke
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as The Sergeant
Frisco Kid
1935
as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Coach Eversmith
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Whitey Franks (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
1933
as Captain Daly
Dark Command
1940
as Bushropp
College Rhythm
1934
as Spud Miller
Christmas Eve
1947
as Private Detective
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
as Lumpy
Melody Ranch
1940
as Jasper Wildhack
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Frank Daylon
Arsène Lupin
1932
as Leroux (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Sgt. Doolittle
Broadway Gondolier
1935
as 'Red'
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Charlie
Fall In
1942
as Sgt. Ames
Hay Foot
1942
as Sergeant Ames
Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Mike (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
1943
as Buster
Big Brown Eyes
1936
as Jack Sully
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Carl Trask (uncredited)
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
1943
as Karl Straeder
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Sgt. Frank Moraski
Stolen Heaven
1938
as Bako
Rose Bowl
1936
as Announcer
Wrecking Crew
1942
as Fred Bunce
A Double Life
1947
as Pete Bonner
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Davis
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Curley Bill
The Walking Dead
1936
as 'Trigger' Smith
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Red
San Quentin
1937
as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
Slim
1937
as Windy Wilcox
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Kalem McCoy
The Petrified Forest
1936
as Jackie
Inside Job
1946
as Police Capt. Thomas
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
as Sgt. Hamma
Red Skies of Montana
1952
as R. A. 'Pop' Miller
Eskimo
1933
as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
Black Legion
1937
as Cliff Summers
Roses Are Red
1947
as Police Lt. Rocky Wall
Passport Husband
1938
as Duke Selton
About Face
1942
as Sgt. William Ames
Johnny Dark
1954
as Carl Svenson
Hey, Rookie
1944
as Sergeant
Coroner Creek
1948
as Frank Yordy
Tornado
1943
as Charlie Muscles
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Werner Renz
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Police officer
Sabotage
1939
as Gardner
Special Investigator
1936
as Jim Plummer
Little Big Shot
1935
as Doré's Henchman
Moon Over Las Vegas
1944
as Joe
College Humor
1933
as Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Bailey
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Father Regan, chaplain
Great Guy
1936
as Joe Burton
The Border Legion
1940
as Jim Gulden
Heart of the North
1938
as Red Crocker
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Hacky Smith
Freshman Love
1936
as Coach Kendall
Death on the Diamond
1934
as "Dunc" Spencer
Down Mexico Way
1941
as Allen
The Lucky Stiff
1949
as Tony
High Tension
1936
as Terry Madden
Maker of Men
1931
as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
Three Cornered Moon
1933
as Head Lifeguard (uncredited)
Stagecoach Kid
1949
as Thatcher
The Arizonian
1935
as Henchman Keeler
Murder with Pictures
1936
as Inspector Tom Bacon
The Storm
1938
as Kelly
High Powered
1945
as Spike Kenny
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934
as Building Guard (uncredited)
Indian Uprising
1952
as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
as Sgt. Regan
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Luke Thomas
Sundown Jim
1942
as Ben Moffitt
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Steve Davis
College Coach
1933
as Holcomb
Crash Donovan
1936
as Henchman (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero
1950
as Sergeant Gateson
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Zero Zantini
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Eli Cressett
The Lady and the Mob
1939
as Blinky Mack
You're in the Army Now
1941
as Sergeant Madden
Huddle
1932
as Slater
Two in a Crowd
1936
as Bonelli's Henchman
The Prescott Kid
1934
as Marshal Willoughby
Women Without Names
1940
as Principal Keeper Grimley
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Slug
Navy Blues
1937
as Chips
The Flying Missile
1950
as Fuss Payne
Down in San Diego
1941
as Dutch
Motor Madness
1937
as Steve Dolan
King of the Lumberjacks
1940
as Jigger
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Bill Stevens
The Country Doctor
1936
as Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Billings
A Son Comes Home
1936
as First Truck Driver
Car 99
1935
as Whitey, burly henchman
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
as Jake
About Joe Sawyer
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… With 192 credits spanning from 1930 to 1995, Joe Sawyer has appeared in 182 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joe Sawyer Movies
- How the West Was Won (1962) — as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
- The Killing (1956) — as Mike O'Reilly
- Gilda (1946) — as Casey
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Sergeant Early
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Bookkeeper
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