Joe Sawyer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1906
- Died
- April 21, 1982
- Birthplace
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1995
as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends of the West 1992
as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West 1991
as Sgt. Biff O'Hara
How the West Was Won 1962
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
North to Alaska 1960
as Land Commissioner
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin 1958
as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
The Killing 1956
as Mike O'Reilly
The Kettles in the Ozarks 1956
as Bancroft Baines
Johnny Dark 1954
as Carl Svenson
Riding Shotgun 1954
as Tom Biggert
Taza, Son of Cochise 1954
as Sgt. Hamma
It Came from Outer Space 1953
as Frank Daylon
Mr. Walkie Talkie 1952
as Sgt. Ames
Deadline - U.S.A. 1952
as Whitey Franks (uncredited)
Red Skies of Montana 1952
as R. A. 'Pop' Miller
Indian Uprising 1952
as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
As You Were 1951
as Sgt. Ames
Comin' Round the Mountain 1951
as Kalem McCoy
Pride of Maryland 1951
as Knuckles
The Flying Missile 1950
as Fuss Payne
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek 1950
as Jake
Operation Haylift 1950
as George Swallow, Writer, Producer
Blondie's Hero 1950
as Sergeant Gateson
The Traveling Saleswoman 1950
as Cactus Jack
And Baby Makes Three 1949
as Police officer
Deputy Marshal 1949
as Eli Cressett
Kazan 1949
as Sandz Jepson
Stagecoach Kid 1949
as Thatcher
The Lucky Stiff 1949
as Tony
The Gay Amigo 1949
as Sergeant McNulty
Tucson 1949
as Tod Bryant
The Untamed Breed 1948
as Hoy Keegan
Fighting Back 1948
as Police Sergeant Scudder
Coroner Creek 1948
as Frank Yordy
Fighting Father Dunne 1948
as Steve Davis
Here Comes Trouble 1948
as Officer Ames
Half Past Midnight 1948
as Det. Lt. Joe Nash
If You Knew Susie 1948
as Zero Zantini
A Double Life 1947
as Pete Bonner
Big Town After Dark 1947
as Monk
Roses Are Red 1947
as Police Lt. Rocky Wall
Christmas Eve 1947
as Private Detective
G.I. War Brides 1946
as Sgt. Frank Moraski
Inside Job 1946
as Police Capt. Thomas
The Runaround 1946
as Hutchins
Joe Palooka, Champ 1946
as Lefty
Gilda 1946
as Casey
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Babe Dooley
The Naughty Nineties 1945
as Bailey
Brewster's Millions 1945
as Hacky Smith
High Powered 1945
as Spike Kenny
The Singing Sheriff 1944
as Squint
Raiders of Ghost City 1944
as Idaho Jones
South of Dixie 1944
as Ernest Hatcher
Hey, Rookie 1944
as Sergeant
Moon Over Las Vegas 1944
as Joe
Tarzan's Desert Mystery 1943
as Karl Straeder
Sleepy Lagoon 1943
as Lumpy
Tornado 1943
as Charlie Muscles
Let's Face It 1943
as Sgt. Wiggins
Yanks Ahoy 1943
as Sgt. Ames
Alaska Highway 1943
as Roughhouse
Hit the Ice 1943
as Buster
Cowboy in Manhattan 1943
as Louie
Prairie Chickens 1943
as Albertson
Buckskin Frontier 1943
as Brannigan
Taxi, Mister 1943
as Eddie Corbett
The Outlaw 1943
as Charley Woodruff
The McGuerins from Brooklyn 1942
as Eddie Corbett
Fall In 1942
as Sgt. Ames
Wrecking Crew 1942
as Fred Bunce
A Letter From Bataan 1942
as Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
About Face 1942
as Sgt. William Ames
Sundown Jim 1942
as Ben Moffitt
Brooklyn Orchid 1942
as Eddie Corbett
Hay Foot 1942
as Sergeant Ames
You're in the Army Now 1941
as Sergeant Madden
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Sgt. Doolittle
Swamp Water 1941
as Hardy Ragan
Down Mexico Way 1941
as Allen
Sergeant York 1941
as Sergeant Early
Last of the Duanes 1941
as Bull Lossomer
Tanks a Million 1941
as Sgt. William Ames
Belle Starr 1941
as John Cole
Down in San Diego 1941
as Dutch
The Lady from Cheyenne 1941
as Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Kitzmiller
The Border Legion 1940
as Jim Gulden
The Long Voyage Home 1940
as Davis
Melody Ranch 1940
as Jasper Wildhack
Wildcat Bus 1940
as Burke
Lucky Cisco Kid 1940
as Bill Stevens
Dark Command 1940
as Bushropp
King of the Lumberjacks 1940
as Jigger
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
as Bookkeeper
Women Without Names 1940
as Principal Keeper Grimley
The House Across the Bay 1940
as Charlie
Honeymoon Deferred 1940
as Detective James
The Man from Montreal 1939
as Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as The Sergeant
Sabotage 1939
as Gardner
I Stole a Million 1939
as Billings
Frontier Marshal 1939
as Curley Bill
Inside Information 1939
as Detective Grazzi
Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939
as Werner Renz
Union Pacific 1939
as Shamus (uncredited)
The Lady and the Mob 1939
as Blinky Mack
You Can't Get Away with Murder 1939
as Red
- Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship 1938
as Tony Garzoni
Heart of the North 1938
as Red Crocker
The Storm 1938
as Kelly
Always in Trouble 1938
as Buster Mussendorfer
Passport Husband 1938
as Duke Selton
Stolen Heaven 1938
as Bako
Tarzan's Revenge 1938
as Olaf Punch
Behind the Criminal 1937
as Red Manders
- The Lady Fights Back
The Lady Fights Back 1937
as Swede Jannsen
Reported Missing 1937
as 'Brad' Martin
A Dangerous Adventure 1937
as Dutch
Midnight Madonna 1937
as Wolfe
Slim 1937
as Windy Wilcox
San Quentin 1937
as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
They Gave Him a Gun 1937
as Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
Motor Madness 1937
as Steve Dolan
Navy Blues 1937
as Chips
Black Legion 1937
as Cliff Summers
Great Guy 1936
as Joe Burton
Rose Bowl 1936
as Announcer
The Accusing Finger 1936
as Father Regan, chaplain
Two in a Crowd 1936
as Bonelli's Henchman
Murder with Pictures 1936
as Inspector Tom Bacon
Crash Donovan 1936
as Henchman (uncredited)
A Son Comes Home 1936
as First Truck Driver
High Tension 1936
as Terry Madden
And Sudden Death 1936
as Police Sgt. Sanborn
Special Investigator 1936
as Jim Plummer
Big Brown Eyes 1936
as Jack Sully
Pride of the Marines 1936
as Tennessee
The Country Doctor 1936
as Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
The Walking Dead 1936
as 'Trigger' Smith
The Leathernecks Have Landed 1936
as Sgt. Regan
The Petrified Forest 1936
as Jackie
Freshman Love 1936
as Coach Kendall
Man of Iron 1935
as Crawford
Frisco Kid 1935
as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
I Found Stella Parish 1935
as Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
Moonlight on the Prairie 1935
as Luke Thomas
Special Agent 1935
as Rich - Chief Henchman
Little Big Shot 1935
as Doré's Henchman
Broadway Gondolier 1935
as 'Red'
The Arizonian 1935
as Henchman Keeler
The Informer 1935
as Bartly Mulholland
Car 99 1935
as Whitey, burly henchman
The Whole Town's Talking 1935
as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
Sequoia 1935
as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
The Band Plays On 1934
as Mr. Thomas
The Westerner 1934
as Bob Lockhart
College Rhythm 1934
as Spud Miller
The Prescott Kid 1934
as Marshal Willoughby
Gridiron Flash 1934
as Coach Eversmith
The Case of the Howling Dog 1934
as Carl Trask (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond 1934
as "Dunc" Spencer
The Notorious Sophie Lang 1934
as Building Guard (uncredited)
Sing and Like It 1934
as Gunner - Hood
Looking for Trouble 1934
as Max Stanley
Jimmy the Gent 1934
as Mike (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor 1933
as Slug
Eskimo 1933
as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
College Coach 1933
as Holcomb
Ace of Aces 1933
as Captain Daly
Saturday's Millions 1933
as Coach
Golden Harvest 1933
as Farmhand (uncredited)
Three Cornered Moon 1933
as Head Lifeguard (uncredited)
The Stranger's Return 1933
as Thresher
College Humor 1933
as Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)
Hold Your Man 1933
as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
Olsen’s Big Moment 1933
as Dapper' Danny Reynolds
Huddle 1932
as Slater
Arsène Lupin 1932
as Leroux (uncredited)
Maker of Men 1931
as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
The Public Enemy 1931
as Pool Player (uncredited)
- Campus Sweethearts
Campus Sweethearts 1930
Actor
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