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Joe Sawyer

Acting 75 (deceased) years old Guelph, Ontario, Canada ★ 0.9
Born: August 29, 1906
Died: April 21, 1982

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (191)

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited) 1995
Legends of the West
Legends of the West Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited) 1992
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West Sgt. Biff O'Hara 1991
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won Riverboat Officer (uncredited) 1962
Everglades
Everglades 1961
North to Alaska
North to Alaska Land Commissioner 1960
Harrigan and Son
Harrigan and Son 1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6 Leon Huff 1960
Lock-Up
Lock-Up Sgt. McEvoy 1959
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn 1958
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara 1958
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot Fighting Sam Brown 1957
The Killing
The Killing Mike O'Reilly 1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks Bancroft Baines 1956
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954
Johnny Dark
Johnny Dark Carl Svenson 1954
Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun Tom Biggert 1954
Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza, Son of Cochise Sgt. Hamma 1954
It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space Frank Daylon 1953
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show Chopper 1952
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkie Sgt. Ames 1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A. Whitey Franks (uncredited) 1952
Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana R. A. 'Pop' Miller 1952
Indian Uprising
Indian Uprising Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh 1952
As You Were
As You Were Sgt. Ames 1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain Kalem McCoy 1951
Racket Squad
Racket Squad 1951
Pride of Maryland
Pride of Maryland Knuckles 1951
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile Fuss Payne 1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek Jake 1950
Operation Haylift
Operation Haylift George Swallow 1950
Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Hero Sergeant Gateson 1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman Cactus Jack 1950
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three Police officer 1949
Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshal Eli Cressett 1949
Kazan
Kazan Sandz Jepson 1949
Stagecoach Kid
Stagecoach Kid Thatcher 1949
The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stiff Tony 1949
The Gay Amigo
The Gay Amigo Sergeant McNulty 1949
Tucson
Tucson Tod Bryant 1949
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed Hoy Keegan 1948
Ford Theatre
Ford Theatre 1948
Fighting Back
Fighting Back Police Sergeant Scudder 1948
Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek Frank Yordy 1948
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne Steve Davis 1948
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble Officer Ames 1948
Half Past Midnight
Half Past Midnight Det. Lt. Joe Nash 1948
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie Zero Zantini 1948
A Double Life
A Double Life Pete Bonner 1947
Big Town After Dark
Big Town After Dark Monk 1947
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red Police Lt. Rocky Wall 1947
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve Private Detective 1947
G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides Sgt. Frank Moraski 1946
Inside Job
Inside Job Police Capt. Thomas 1946
The Runaround
The Runaround Hutchins 1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champ Lefty 1946
Gilda
Gilda Casey 1946
Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn Babe Dooley 1946
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties Bailey 1945
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions Hacky Smith 1945
High Powered
High Powered Spike Kenny 1945
The Singing Sheriff
The Singing Sheriff Squint 1944
Raiders of Ghost City
Raiders of Ghost City Idaho Jones 1944
South of Dixie
South of Dixie Ernest Hatcher 1944
Hey, Rookie
Hey, Rookie Sergeant 1944
Moon Over Las Vegas
Moon Over Las Vegas Joe 1944
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mystery Karl Straeder 1943
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon Lumpy 1943
Tornado
Tornado Charlie Muscles 1943
Let's Face It
Let's Face It Sgt. Wiggins 1943
Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoy Sgt. Ames 1943
Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway Roughhouse 1943
Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice Buster 1943
Prairie Chickens
Prairie Chickens Albertson 1943
Cowboy in Manhattan
Cowboy in Manhattan Louie 1943
Buckskin Frontier
Buckskin Frontier Brannigan 1943
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister Eddie Corbett 1943
The Outlaw
The Outlaw Charley Woodruff 1943
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn Eddie Corbett 1942
Fall In
Fall In Sgt. Ames 1942
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew Fred Bunce 1942
A Letter From Bataan
A Letter From Bataan Roy - John's Brother-in-Law 1942
About Face
About Face Sgt. William Ames 1942
Sundown Jim
Sundown Jim Ben Moffitt 1942
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid Eddie Corbett 1942
Hay Foot
Hay Foot Sergeant Ames 1942
You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now Sergeant Madden 1941
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On Sgt. Doolittle 1941
Swamp Water
Swamp Water Hardy Ragan 1941
Down Mexico Way
Down Mexico Way Allen 1941
Sergeant York
Sergeant York Sergeant Early 1941
Last of the Duanes
Last of the Duanes Bull Lossomer 1941
Belle Starr
Belle Starr John Cole 1941
Tanks a Million
Tanks a Million Sgt. William Ames 1941
Down in San Diego
Down in San Diego Dutch 1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman 1941
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail Kitzmiller 1940
The Border Legion
The Border Legion Jim Gulden 1940
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home Davis 1940
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch Jasper Wildhack 1940
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus Burke 1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid Bill Stevens 1940
Dark Command
Dark Command Bushropp 1940
King of the Lumberjacks
King of the Lumberjacks Jigger 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath Bookkeeper 1940
Women Without Names
Women Without Names Principal Keeper Grimley 1940
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay Charlie 1940
Honeymoon Deferred
Honeymoon Deferred Detective James 1940
The Man from Montreal
The Man from Montreal Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer) 1939
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties The Sergeant 1939
Sabotage
Sabotage Gardner 1939
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million Billings 1939
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal Curley Bill 1939
Inside Information
Inside Information Detective Grazzi 1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy Werner Renz 1939
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Shamus (uncredited) 1939
The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob Blinky Mack 1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder Red 1939
Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship Tony Garzoni 1938
Heart of the North
Heart of the North Red Crocker 1938
Always in Trouble
Always in Trouble Buster Mussendorfer 1938
The Storm
The Storm Kelly 1938
Passport Husband
Passport Husband Duke Selton 1938
Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven Bako 1938
Tarzan's Revenge
Tarzan's Revenge Olaf Punch 1938
Behind the Criminal
Behind the Criminal Red Manders 1937
The Lady Fights Back
The Lady Fights Back Swede Jannsen 1937
Reported Missing
Reported Missing 'Brad' Martin 1937
A Dangerous Adventure
A Dangerous Adventure Dutch 1937
Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna Wolfe 1937
Slim
Slim Windy Wilcox 1937
San Quentin
San Quentin 'Sailor Boy' Hansen 1937
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun Doyle - Gangster (uncredited) 1937
Motor Madness
Motor Madness Steve Dolan 1937
Navy Blues
Navy Blues Chips 1937
Black Legion
Black Legion Cliff Summers 1937
Great Guy
Great Guy Joe Burton 1936
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl Announcer 1936
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger Father Regan, chaplain 1936
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd Bonelli's Henchman 1936
Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures Inspector Tom Bacon 1936
Crash Donovan
Crash Donovan Henchman (uncredited) 1936
A Son Comes Home
A Son Comes Home First Truck Driver 1936
High Tension
High Tension Terry Madden 1936
And Sudden Death
And Sudden Death Police Sgt. Sanborn 1936
Special Investigator
Special Investigator Jim Plummer 1936
Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes Jack Sully 1936
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines Tennessee 1936
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited) 1936
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead 'Trigger' Smith 1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed
The Leathernecks Have Landed Sgt. Regan 1936
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest Jackie 1936
Freshman Love
Freshman Love Coach Kendall 1936
Man of Iron
Man of Iron Crawford 1935
Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer) 1935
I Found Stella Parish
I Found Stella Parish Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer) 1935
Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie Luke Thomas 1935
Special Agent
Special Agent Rich - Chief Henchman 1935
Little Big Shot
Little Big Shot Doré's Henchman 1935
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier 'Red' 1935
The Arizonian
The Arizonian Henchman Keeler 1935
The Informer
The Informer Bartly Mulholland 1935
Car 99
Car 99 Whitey, burly henchman 1935
The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking Mannion's Thug (uncredited) 1935
Sequoia
Sequoia Forest Ranger (uncredited) 1935
The Band Plays On
The Band Plays On Mr. Thomas 1934
The Westerner
The Westerner Bob Lockhart 1934
College Rhythm
College Rhythm Spud Miller 1934
Prescott Kid
Prescott Kid Marshal Willoughby 1934
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash Coach Eversmith 1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog Carl Trask (uncredited) 1934
Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond "Dunc" Spencer 1934
The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang Building Guard (uncredited) 1934
Sing and Like It
Sing and Like It Gunner - Hood 1934
Looking for Trouble
Looking for Trouble Max Stanley 1934
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy the Gent Mike (uncredited) 1934
Son of a Sailor
Son of a Sailor Slug 1933
Eskimo
Eskimo Sergeant Hunt (uncredited) 1933
College Coach
College Coach Holcomb 1933
Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces Captain Daly 1933
Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions Coach 1933
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest Farmhand (uncredited) 1933
Three Cornered Moon
Three Cornered Moon Head Lifeguard (uncredited) 1933
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return Thresher 1933
College Humor
College Humor Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers) 1933
Hold Your Man
Hold Your Man Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited) 1933
Huddle
Huddle Slater 1932
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin Leroux (uncredited) 1932
Maker of Men
Maker of Men Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited) 1931
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy Pool Player (uncredited) 1931
Campus Sweethearts
Campus Sweethearts 1930

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