Actor
Joseph Sweeney
Born 1884-07-26Died 1963-11-25aged 79
Joseph Sweeney (1884–1963) is best known for 12 Angry Men and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 – November 25, 1963) was an American actor who worked in stage productions, television and movies principally in the 1950s, often playing grandfatherly roles. His best-known role was as the elderly Juror #9 in the 1957 classic 12 Angry Men, the role he originated in a 1954 Westinghouse Studio One live teleplay of which the film was an adaptation.