Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Born 29/08/1906 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Character:Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release Date:24/08/1995

Legends of the West

Legends of the West

Character:Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall'

Release Date:08/09/1992

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

Character:Sgt. Biff O'Hara

Release Date:11/04/1991

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Character:Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

Release Date:02/11/1962

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

Character:Land Commissioner

Release Date:07/11/1960

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

Character:Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

Release Date:01/08/1958

The Killing

The Killing

Character:Mike O'Reilly

Release Date:06/06/1956

The Kettles in the Ozarks

The Kettles in the Ozarks

Character:Bancroft Baines

Release Date:01/04/1956

Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark

Character:Carl Svenson

Release Date:25/06/1954

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

Character:Tom Biggert

Release Date:01/04/1954

Taza, Son of Cochise

Taza, Son of Cochise

Character:Sgt. Hamma

Release Date:18/02/1954

It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

Character:Frank Daylon

Release Date:05/06/1953

Mr. Walkie Talkie

Mr. Walkie Talkie

Character:Sgt. Ames

Release Date:28/11/1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

Character:Whitey Franks (uncredited)

Release Date:14/03/1952

Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana

Character:R. A. 'Pop' Miller

Release Date:23/01/1952

Indian Uprising

Indian Uprising

Character:Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

Release Date:02/01/1952

As You Were

As You Were

Character:Sgt. Ames

Release Date:05/10/1951

Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain

Character:Kalem McCoy

Release Date:26/07/1951

Pride of Maryland

Pride of Maryland

Character:Knuckles

Release Date:20/01/1951

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

Character:Fuss Payne

Release Date:24/12/1950

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Character:Jake

Release Date:25/05/1950

Operation Haylift

Operation Haylift

Character:George Swallow

Release Date:05/05/1950

Blondie's Hero

Blondie's Hero

Character:Sergeant Gateson

Release Date:09/03/1950

The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

Character:Cactus Jack

Release Date:15/02/1950

And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

Character:Police officer

Release Date:02/12/1949

Deputy Marshal

Deputy Marshal

Character:Eli Cressett

Release Date:28/10/1949

Kazan

Kazan

Character:Sandz Jepson

Release Date:13/07/1949

Stagecoach Kid

Stagecoach Kid

Character:Thatcher

Release Date:02/06/1949

The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

Character:Tony

Release Date:26/05/1949

The Gay Amigo

The Gay Amigo

Character:Sergeant McNulty

Release Date:13/05/1949

Tucson

Tucson

Character:Tod Bryant

Release Date:27/04/1949

The Untamed Breed

The Untamed Breed

Character:Hoy Keegan

Release Date:20/10/1948

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

Character:Police Sergeant Scudder

Release Date:30/07/1948

Coroner Creek

Coroner Creek

Character:Frank Yordy

Release Date:01/07/1948

Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne

Character:Steve Davis

Release Date:12/05/1948

Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

Character:Officer Ames

Release Date:15/03/1948

Half Past Midnight

Half Past Midnight

Character:Det. Lt. Joe Nash

Release Date:01/03/1948

If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

Character:Zero Zantini

Release Date:07/02/1948

A Double Life

A Double Life

Character:Pete Bonner

Release Date:25/12/1947

Big Town After Dark

Big Town After Dark

Character:Monk

Release Date:12/12/1947

Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red

Character:Police Lt. Rocky Wall

Release Date:10/11/1947

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Character:Private Detective

Release Date:31/10/1947

G.I. War Brides

G.I. War Brides

Character:Sgt. Frank Moraski

Release Date:12/08/1946

Inside Job

Inside Job

Character:Police Capt. Thomas

Release Date:14/06/1946

The Runaround

The Runaround

Character:Hutchins

Release Date:04/06/1946

Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

Character:Lefty

Release Date:26/05/1946

Gilda

Gilda

Character:Casey

Release Date:25/04/1946

Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

Character:Babe Dooley

Release Date:18/03/1946

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

Character:Bailey

Release Date:20/06/1945

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

Character:Hacky Smith

Release Date:07/04/1945

High Powered

High Powered

Character:Spike Kenny

Release Date:27/02/1945

The Singing Sheriff

The Singing Sheriff

Character:Squint

Release Date:01/09/1944

Raiders of Ghost City

Raiders of Ghost City

Character:Idaho Jones

Release Date:25/07/1944

South of Dixie

South of Dixie

Character:Ernest Hatcher

Release Date:23/06/1944

Hey, Rookie

Hey, Rookie

Character:Sergeant

Release Date:06/04/1944

Moon Over Las Vegas

Moon Over Las Vegas

Character:Joe

Release Date:01/04/1944

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Character:Karl Straeder

Release Date:26/12/1943

Sleepy Lagoon

Sleepy Lagoon

Character:Lumpy

Release Date:05/09/1943

Tornado

Tornado

Character:Charlie Muscles

Release Date:09/08/1943

Let's Face It

Let's Face It

Character:Sgt. Wiggins

Release Date:04/08/1943

Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy

Character:Sgt. Ames

Release Date:29/06/1943

Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway

Character:Roughhouse

Release Date:24/06/1943

Hit the Ice

Hit the Ice

Character:Buster

Release Date:02/06/1943

Prairie Chickens

Prairie Chickens

Character:Albertson

Release Date:21/05/1943

Cowboy in Manhattan

Cowboy in Manhattan

Character:Louie

Release Date:21/05/1943

Buckskin Frontier

Buckskin Frontier

Character:Brannigan

Release Date:14/05/1943

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

Character:Eddie Corbett

Release Date:16/04/1943

The Outlaw

The Outlaw

Character:Charley Woodruff

Release Date:05/02/1943

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

Character:Eddie Corbett

Release Date:31/12/1942

Fall In

Fall In

Character:Sgt. Ames

Release Date:20/11/1942

Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew

Character:Fred Bunce

Release Date:07/11/1942

A Letter From Bataan

A Letter From Bataan

Character:Roy - John's Brother-in-Law

Release Date:15/09/1942

About Face

About Face

Character:Sgt. William Ames

Release Date:16/04/1942

Sundown Jim

Sundown Jim

Character:Ben Moffitt

Release Date:27/03/1942

Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid

Character:Eddie Corbett

Release Date:31/01/1942

Hay Foot

Hay Foot

Character:Sergeant Ames

Release Date:02/01/1942

You're in the Army Now

You're in the Army Now

Character:Sergeant Madden

Release Date:25/12/1941

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Character:Sgt. Doolittle

Release Date:20/11/1941

Swamp Water

Swamp Water

Character:Hardy Ragan

Release Date:16/11/1941

Down Mexico Way

Down Mexico Way

Character:Allen

Release Date:15/10/1941

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

Character:Sergeant Early

Release Date:27/09/1941

Last of the Duanes

Last of the Duanes

Character:Bull Lossomer

Release Date:26/09/1941

Belle Starr

Belle Starr

Character:John Cole

Release Date:12/09/1941

Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

Character:Sgt. William Ames

Release Date:12/09/1941

Down in San Diego

Down in San Diego

Character:Dutch

Release Date:01/08/1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

Character:Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman

Release Date:11/04/1941

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

Character:Kitzmiller

Release Date:20/12/1940

The Border Legion

The Border Legion

Character:Jim Gulden

Release Date:05/12/1940

The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

Character:Davis

Release Date:16/11/1940

Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch

Character:Jasper Wildhack

Release Date:15/09/1940

Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Bus

Character:Burke

Release Date:23/08/1940

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

Character:Bill Stevens

Release Date:28/06/1940

Dark Command

Dark Command

Character:Bushropp

Release Date:15/04/1940

King of the Lumberjacks

King of the Lumberjacks

Character:Jigger

Release Date:13/04/1940

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Character:Bookkeeper

Release Date:15/03/1940

Women Without Names

Women Without Names

Character:Principal Keeper Grimley

Release Date:14/03/1940

The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

Character:Charlie

Release Date:01/03/1940

Honeymoon Deferred

Honeymoon Deferred

Character:Detective James

Release Date:16/02/1940

The Man from Montreal

The Man from Montreal

Character:Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)

Release Date:09/12/1939

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Character:The Sergeant

Release Date:28/10/1939

Sabotage

Sabotage

Character:Gardner

Release Date:13/10/1939

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

Character:Billings

Release Date:01/08/1939

Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

Character:Curley Bill

Release Date:28/07/1939

Inside Information

Inside Information

Character:Detective Grazzi

Release Date:02/06/1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Character:Werner Renz

Release Date:06/05/1939

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Character:Shamus (uncredited)

Release Date:05/05/1939

The Lady and the Mob

The Lady and the Mob

Character:Blinky Mack

Release Date:03/04/1939

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Character:Red

Release Date:23/03/1939

Gambling Ship

Gambling Ship

Character:Tony Garzoni

Release Date:16/12/1938

Heart of the North

Heart of the North

Character:Red Crocker

Release Date:10/12/1938

Always in Trouble

Always in Trouble

Character:Buster Mussendorfer

Release Date:28/10/1938

The Storm

The Storm

Character:Kelly

Release Date:28/10/1938

Passport Husband

Passport Husband

Character:Duke Selton

Release Date:15/07/1938

Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven

Character:Bako

Release Date:11/05/1938

Tarzan's Revenge

Tarzan's Revenge

Character:Olaf Punch

Release Date:07/01/1938

Behind the Criminal

Behind the Criminal

Character:Red Manders

Release Date:30/10/1937

The Lady Fights Back

The Lady Fights Back

Character:Swede Jannsen

Release Date:01/10/1937

Reported Missing

Reported Missing

Character:'Brad' Martin

Release Date:15/08/1937

A Dangerous Adventure

A Dangerous Adventure

Character:Dutch

Release Date:21/07/1937

Midnight Madonna

Midnight Madonna

Character:Wolfe

Release Date:01/07/1937

Slim

Slim

Character:Windy Wilcox

Release Date:24/06/1937

San Quentin

San Quentin

Character:'Sailor Boy' Hansen

Release Date:24/05/1937

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

Character:Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)

Release Date:07/05/1937

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

Character:Chips

Release Date:29/03/1937

Black Legion

Black Legion

Character:Cliff Summers

Release Date:30/01/1937

Great Guy

Great Guy

Character:Joe Burton

Release Date:01/12/1936

Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl

Character:Announcer

Release Date:30/11/1936

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

Character:Father Regan, chaplain

Release Date:17/11/1936

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

Character:Bonelli's Henchman

Release Date:03/10/1936

Murder with Pictures

Murder with Pictures

Character:Inspector Tom Bacon

Release Date:24/09/1936

Crash Donovan

Crash Donovan

Character:Henchman (uncredited)

Release Date:01/08/1936

A Son Comes Home

A Son Comes Home

Character:First Truck Driver

Release Date:31/07/1936

High Tension

High Tension

Character:Terry Madden

Release Date:10/07/1936

And Sudden Death

And Sudden Death

Character:Police Sgt. Sanborn

Release Date:16/06/1936

Special Investigator

Special Investigator

Character:Jim Plummer

Release Date:08/05/1936

Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

Character:Jack Sully

Release Date:03/04/1936

Pride of the Marines

Pride of the Marines

Character:Tennessee

Release Date:02/04/1936

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

Character:Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)

Release Date:12/03/1936

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Character:'Trigger' Smith

Release Date:29/02/1936

The Leathernecks Have Landed

The Leathernecks Have Landed

Character:Sgt. Regan

Release Date:17/02/1936

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

Character:Jackie

Release Date:08/02/1936

Freshman Love

Freshman Love

Character:Coach Kendall

Release Date:18/01/1936

Man of Iron

Man of Iron

Character:Crawford

Release Date:21/12/1935

Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

Character:Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)

Release Date:30/11/1935

I Found Stella Parish

I Found Stella Parish

Character:Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)

Release Date:16/11/1935

Moonlight on the Prairie

Moonlight on the Prairie

Character:Luke Thomas

Release Date:02/11/1935

Special Agent

Special Agent

Character:Rich - Chief Henchman

Release Date:14/09/1935

Little Big Shot

Little Big Shot

Character:Doré's Henchman

Release Date:07/09/1935

Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

Character:'Red'

Release Date:27/07/1935

The Arizonian

The Arizonian

Character:Henchman Keeler

Release Date:27/06/1935

The Informer

The Informer

Character:Bartly Mulholland

Release Date:09/05/1935

Car 99

Car 99

Character:Whitey, burly henchman

Release Date:02/03/1935

The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

Character:Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

Release Date:22/02/1935

Sequoia

Sequoia

Character:Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Release Date:16/01/1935

The Band Plays On

The Band Plays On

Character:Mr. Thomas

Release Date:21/12/1934

The Westerner

The Westerner

Character:Bob Lockhart

Release Date:10/12/1934

College Rhythm

College Rhythm

Character:Spud Miller

Release Date:23/11/1934

Prescott Kid

Prescott Kid

Character:Marshal Willoughby

Release Date:08/11/1934

Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

Character:Coach Eversmith

Release Date:06/10/1934

The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog

Character:Carl Trask (uncredited)

Release Date:22/09/1934

Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

Character:"Dunc" Spencer

Release Date:14/09/1934

The Notorious Sophie Lang

The Notorious Sophie Lang

Character:Building Guard (uncredited)

Release Date:20/07/1934

Sing and Like It

Sing and Like It

Character:Gunner - Hood

Release Date:20/04/1934

Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

Character:Max Stanley

Release Date:28/03/1934

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

Character:Mike (uncredited)

Release Date:09/03/1934

Son of a Sailor

Son of a Sailor

Character:Slug

Release Date:29/11/1933

Eskimo

Eskimo

Character:Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)

Release Date:14/11/1933

College Coach

College Coach

Character:Holcomb

Release Date:04/11/1933

Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces

Character:Captain Daly

Release Date:20/10/1933

Saturday's Millions

Saturday's Millions

Character:Coach

Release Date:30/09/1933

Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

Character:Farmhand (uncredited)

Release Date:21/09/1933

Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon

Character:Head Lifeguard (uncredited)

Release Date:04/08/1933

The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

Character:Thresher

Release Date:28/07/1933

College Humor

College Humor

Character:Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)

Release Date:05/07/1933

Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man

Character:Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)

Release Date:30/06/1933

Huddle

Huddle

Character:Slater

Release Date:14/05/1932

Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin

Character:Leroux (uncredited)

Release Date:26/02/1932

Maker of Men

Maker of Men

Character:Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)

Release Date:03/08/1931

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

Character:Pool Player (uncredited)

Release Date:23/04/1931

Campus Sweethearts

Campus Sweethearts

Character:

Release Date:09/03/1930

Television Appearances

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