Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1906-08-29
- Day of Death1982-04-21 (75 years)
- Place of BirthGuelph, Ontario, Canada
- Also Known AsJoe SauersJoe SauerJoseph SauersJoseph Sawyer
Joe 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1992
Legends of the West
As: Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall'
- 1991
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
As: Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- 1962
How the West Was Won
As: Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
- 1960
North to Alaska
As: Land Commissioner
- 1960
Surfside 6
As: Leon Huff
- 1959
Lock-Up
As: Sgt. McEvoy
- 1958
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
As: Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
1957Sugarfoot
As: Fighting Sam Brown
- 1956
The Killing
As: Mike O'Reilly
1956The Kettles in the Ozarks
As: Bancroft Baines
1954Johnny Dark
As: Carl Svenson
1954Riding Shotgun
As: Tom Biggert
1954Taza, Son of Cochise
As: Sgt. Hamma
1953It Came from Outer Space
As: Frank Daylon
1952The Abbott and Costello Show
As: Chopper
1952Mr. Walkie Talkie
As: Sgt. Ames
1952Deadline - U.S.A.
As: Whitey Franks (uncredited)
1952Red Skies of Montana
As: R. A. 'Pop' Miller
1952Indian Uprising
As: Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
1951As You Were
As: Sgt. Ames
1951Comin' Round the Mountain
As: Kalem McCoy
1950The Flying Missile
As: Fuss Payne
1950Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
As: Jake
1950Operation Haylift
As: George Swallow
1950Blondie's Hero
As: Sergeant Gateson
1950The Traveling Saleswoman
As: Cactus Jack
1949And Baby Makes Three
As: Police officer
1949Deputy Marshal
As: Eli Cressett
1949Kazan
As: Sandz Jepson
1949Stagecoach Kid
As: Thatcher
1949The Lucky Stiff
As: Tony
1949The Gay Amigo
As: Sergeant McNulty
1949Tucson
As: Tod Bryant
1948The Untamed Breed
As: Hoy Keegan
1948Fighting Back
As: Police Sergeant Scudder
1948Coroner Creek
As: Frank Yordy
1948Fighting Father Dunne
As: Steve Davis
1948Here Comes Trouble
As: Officer Ames
1948Half Past Midnight
As: Det. Lt. Joe Nash
1948If You Knew Susie
As: Zero Zantini
1947A Double Life
As: Pete Bonner
1947Big Town After Dark
As: Monk
1947Roses Are Red
As: Police Lt. Rocky Wall
1947Christmas Eve
As: Private Detective
1946G.I. War Brides
As: Sgt. Frank Moraski
1946Inside Job
As: Police Capt. Thomas
1946The Runaround
As: Hutchins
1946Joe Palooka, Champ
As: Lefty
- 1946
Gilda
As: Casey
1946Deadline at Dawn
As: Babe Dooley
1945The Naughty Nineties
As: Bailey
1945Brewster's Millions
As: Hacky Smith
1945High Powered
As: Spike Kenny
1944The Singing Sheriff
As: Squint
1944Raiders of Ghost City
As: Idaho Jones
1944South of Dixie
As: Ernest Hatcher
1944Hey, Rookie
As: Sergeant
1944Moon Over Las Vegas
As: Joe
1943Tarzan's Desert Mystery
As: Karl Straeder
1943Sleepy Lagoon
As: Lumpy
1943Tornado
As: Charlie Muscles
1943Let's Face It
As: Sgt. Wiggins
1943Yanks Ahoy
As: Sgt. Ames
1943Alaska Highway
As: Roughhouse
1943Hit the Ice
As: Buster
1943Prairie Chickens
As: Albertson
1943Cowboy in Manhattan
As: Louie
1943Buckskin Frontier
As: Brannigan
1943Taxi, Mister
As: Eddie Corbett
1943The Outlaw
As: Charley Woodruff
1942The McGuerins from Brooklyn
As: Eddie Corbett
1942Fall In
As: Sgt. Ames
1942Wrecking Crew
As: Fred Bunce
1942A Letter From Bataan
As: Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
1942About Face
As: Sgt. William Ames
1942Sundown Jim
As: Ben Moffitt
1942Brooklyn Orchid
As: Eddie Corbett
1942Hay Foot
As: Sergeant Ames
1941You're in the Army Now
As: Sergeant Madden
1941They Died with Their Boots On
As: Sgt. Doolittle
1941Swamp Water
As: Hardy Ragan
1941Down Mexico Way
As: Allen
1941Sergeant York
As: Sergeant Early
1941Last of the Duanes
As: Bull Lossomer
1941Belle Starr
As: John Cole
1941Tanks a Million
As: Sgt. William Ames
1941Down in San Diego
As: Dutch
1941The Lady from Cheyenne
As: Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman
1940Santa Fe Trail
As: Kitzmiller
1940The Border Legion
As: Jim Gulden
1940The Long Voyage Home
As: Davis
1940Melody Ranch
As: Jasper Wildhack
1940Wildcat Bus
As: Burke
1940Lucky Cisco Kid
As: Bill Stevens
1940Dark Command
As: Bushropp
1940King of the Lumberjacks
As: Jigger
- 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
As: Bookkeeper
1940Women Without Names
As: Principal Keeper Grimley
1940The House Across the Bay
As: Charlie
1940Honeymoon Deferred
As: Detective James
1939The Man from Montreal
As: Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
1939The Roaring Twenties
As: The Sergeant
1939Sabotage
As: Gardner
1939I Stole a Million
As: Billings
1939Frontier Marshal
As: Curley Bill
1939Inside Information
As: Detective Grazzi
1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy
As: Werner Renz
1939Union Pacific
As: Shamus (uncredited)
1939The Lady and the Mob
As: Blinky Mack
1939You Can't Get Away with Murder
As: Red
1938Heart of the North
As: Red Crocker
1938Always in Trouble
As: Buster Mussendorfer
1938The Storm
As: Kelly
1938Passport Husband
As: Duke Selton
1938Stolen Heaven
As: Bako
1938Tarzan's Revenge
As: Olaf Punch
1937Behind the Criminal
As: Red Manders
1937Reported Missing
As: 'Brad' Martin
1937A Dangerous Adventure
As: Dutch
1937Slim
As: Windy Wilcox
1937San Quentin
As: 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
1937They Gave Him a Gun
As: Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
1937Navy Blues
As: Chips
1937Black Legion
As: Cliff Summers
1936Great Guy
As: Joe Burton
1936Rose Bowl
As: Announcer
1936The Accusing Finger
As: Father Reed, chaplain
1936Two in a Crowd
As: Bonelli's Henchman
1936Murder with Pictures
As: Inspector Tom Bacon
1936Crash Donovan
As: Henchman (uncredited)
1936A Son Comes Home
As: First Truck Driver
1936High Tension
As: Terry Madden
1936And Sudden Death
As: Police Sgt. Sanborn
1936Special Investigator
As: Jim Plummer
1936Big Brown Eyes
As: Jack Sully
1936Pride of the Marines
As: Tennessee
1936The Country Doctor
As: Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
1936The Walking Dead
As: 'Trigger' Smith
1936The Leathernecks Have Landed
As: Sgt. Regan
1936The Petrified Forest
As: Jackie
1936Freshman Love
As: Coach Kendall
1935Man of Iron
As: Crawford
1935Frisco Kid
As: Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935I Found Stella Parish
As: Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935Moonlight on the Prairie
As: Luke Thomas
1935Special Agent
As: Rich - Chief Henchman
1935Little Big Shot
As: Doré's Henchman
1935Broadway Gondolier
As: 'Red'
1935The Arizonian
As: Henchman Keeler
1935The Informer
As: Bartly Mulholland
1935Car 99
As: Whitey, burly henchman
1935The Whole Town's Talking
As: Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
1935Sequoia
As: Forest Ranger (uncredited)
1934The Band Plays On
As: Mr. Thomas
1934The Westerner
As: Bob Lockhart
1934College Rhythm
As: Spud Miller
1934Prescott Kid
As: Marshal Willoughby
1934Gridiron Flash
As: Coach Eversmith
1934The Case of the Howling Dog
As: Carl Trask (uncredited)
1934Death on the Diamond
As: "Dunc" Spencer
1934The Notorious Sophie Lang
As: Building Guard (uncredited)
1934Sing and Like It
As: Gunner - Hood
1934Looking for Trouble
As: Max Stanley
1934Jimmy the Gent
As: Mike (uncredited)
1933Son of a Sailor
As: Slug
1933Eskimo
As: Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
1933College Coach
As: Holcomb
1933Ace of Aces
As: Captain Daly
1933Saturday's Millions
As: Coach
1933Golden Harvest
As: Farmhand (uncredited)
1933Three Cornered Moon
As: Head Lifeguard (uncredited)
1933The Stranger's Return
As: Thresher
1933College Humor
As: Tex Roust
1933Hold Your Man
As: Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
1932Huddle
As: Slater
1932Arsène Lupin
As: Leroux (uncredited)
1931Maker of Men
As: Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
- 1931
The Public Enemy
As: Pool Player (uncredited)