Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

ActorProducerWriter Aug 29 (died age 75) Guelph, Ontario, Canada 1930–1995 (65 year career)
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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 po…

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Filmography

Acting (191)

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Movies (181)

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995

as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.6
Legends of the West

Legends of the West

1992

as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

1991

as Sgt. Biff O'Hara

7.3
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

7.0
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Land Commissioner

6.5
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

1958

as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

10.0
The Killing

The Killing

1956

as Mike O'Reilly

7.6
The Kettles in the Ozarks

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956

as Bancroft Baines

7.1
Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

1954

as Tom Biggert

5.9
Taza, Son of Cochise

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954

as Sgt. Hamma

5.5
Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark

1954

as Carl Svenson

5.0
It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

1953

as Frank Daylon

6.3
Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as Whitey Franks (uncredited)

6.9
Indian Uprising

Indian Uprising

1952

as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

6.2
Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana

1952

as R. A. 'Pop' Miller

5.2
Mr. Walkie Talkie

Mr. Walkie Talkie

1952

as Sgt. Ames

5.0
Pride of Maryland

Pride of Maryland

1951

as Knuckles

Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951

as Kalem McCoy

5.8
As You Were

As You Were

1951

as Sgt. Ames

5.0
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

1950

as Jake

6.3
The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

1950

as Cactus Jack

4.5
The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

1950

as Fuss Payne

4.9
Operation Haylift

Operation Haylift

1950

as George Swallow

3.0
Blondie's Hero

Blondie's Hero

1950

as Sergeant Gateson

6.3
And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

1949

as Police officer

4.1
The Lucky Stiff

The Lucky Stiff

1949

as Tony

4.8
Tucson

Tucson

1949

as Tod Bryant

6.0
Kazan

Kazan

1949

as Sandz Jepson

The Gay Amigo

The Gay Amigo

1949

as Sergeant McNulty

6.5
Deputy Marshal

Deputy Marshal

1949

as Eli Cressett

5.6
Stagecoach Kid

Stagecoach Kid

1949

as Thatcher

6.0
If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

1948

as Zero Zantini

7.5
Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne

1948

as Steve Davis

6.0
Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1948

as Police Sergeant Scudder

6.0
Coroner Creek

Coroner Creek

1948

as Frank Yordy

6.1
Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble

1948

as Officer Ames

4.6
The Untamed Breed

The Untamed Breed

1948

as Hoy Keegan

5.0
Half Past Midnight

Half Past Midnight

1948

as Det. Lt. Joe Nash

6.0
A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

as Pete Bonner

6.3
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

1947

as Private Detective

5.1
Big Town After Dark

Big Town After Dark

1947

as Monk

4.9
Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red

1947

as Police Lt. Rocky Wall

5.5
Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

1946

as Babe Dooley

6.3
Gilda

Gilda

1946

as Casey

7.5
The Runaround

The Runaround

1946

as Hutchins

6.0
G.I. War Brides

G.I. War Brides

1946

as Sgt. Frank Moraski

Inside Job

Inside Job

1946

as Police Capt. Thomas

5.6
Joe Palooka, Champ

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

as Lefty

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

as Bailey

6.6
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1945

as Hacky Smith

6.8
High Powered

High Powered

1945

as Spike Kenny

5.0
The Singing Sheriff

The Singing Sheriff

1944

as Squint

8.0
South of Dixie

South of Dixie

1944

as Ernest Hatcher

Raiders of Ghost City

Raiders of Ghost City

1944

as Idaho Jones

6.0
Moon Over Las Vegas

Moon Over Las Vegas

1944

as Joe

Hey, Rookie

Hey, Rookie

1944

as Sergeant

The Outlaw

The Outlaw

1943

as Charley Woodruff

5.4
Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943

as Eddie Corbett

3.6
Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

1943

as Karl Straeder

6.1
Hit the Ice

Hit the Ice

1943

as Buster

5.9
Let's Face It

Let's Face It

1943

as Sgt. Wiggins

4.5
Tornado

Tornado

1943

as Charlie Muscles

5.5
Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway

1943

as Roughhouse

5.0
Prairie Chickens

Prairie Chickens

1943

as Albertson

Buckskin Frontier

Buckskin Frontier

1943

as Brannigan

6.0
Sleepy Lagoon

Sleepy Lagoon

1943

as Lumpy

4.0
Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy

1943

as Sgt. Ames

6.3
Cowboy in Manhattan

Cowboy in Manhattan

1943

as Louie

About Face

About Face

1942

as Sgt. William Ames

6.0
Hay Foot

Hay Foot

1942

as Sergeant Ames

6.0
Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew

1942

as Fred Bunce

5.5
Sundown Jim

Sundown Jim

1942

as Ben Moffitt

Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid

1942

as Eddie Corbett

6.0
Fall In

Fall In

1942

as Sgt. Ames

6.0
The McGuerins from Brooklyn

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942

as Eddie Corbett

5.5
A Letter From Bataan

A Letter From Bataan

1942

as Roy - John's Brother-in-Law

4.5
Down in San Diego

Down in San Diego

1941

as Dutch

5.5
Last of the Duanes

Last of the Duanes

1941

as Bull Lossomer

6.0
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Sergeant Early

7.2
Belle Starr

Belle Starr

1941

as John Cole

5.7
Swamp Water

Swamp Water

1941

as Hardy Ragan

6.3
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Sgt. Doolittle

6.6
Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

1941

as Sgt. William Ames

5.3
Down Mexico Way

Down Mexico Way

1941

as Allen

You're in the Army Now

You're in the Army Now

1941

as Sergeant Madden

4.0
The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

as Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman

4.6
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Kitzmiller

5.7
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Bookkeeper

7.8
Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

as Bill Stevens

5.6
The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

1940

as Davis

6.6
King of the Lumberjacks

King of the Lumberjacks

1940

as Jigger

2.7
The Border Legion

The Border Legion

1940

as Jim Gulden

4.4
Dark Command

Dark Command

1940

as Bushropp

6.3
Women Without Names

Women Without Names

1940

as Principal Keeper Grimley

4.1
Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch

1940

as Jasper Wildhack

5.8
The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

1940

as Charlie

5.5
Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Bus

1940

as Burke

4.9
Honeymoon Deferred

Honeymoon Deferred

1940

as Detective James

6.0
Sabotage

Sabotage

1939

as Gardner

7.0
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as The Sergeant

7.5
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

1939

as Curley Bill

6.2
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

as Shamus (uncredited)

6.6
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

as Werner Renz

6.0
I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

as Billings

6.0
You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

as Red

5.7
Inside Information

Inside Information

1939

as Detective Grazzi

The Man from Montreal

The Man from Montreal

1939

as Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)

3.8
The Lady and the Mob

The Lady and the Mob

1939

as Blinky Mack

6.3
Passport Husband

Passport Husband

1938

as Duke Selton

6.0
Tarzan's Revenge

Tarzan's Revenge

1938

as Olaf Punch

4.4
Always in Trouble

Always in Trouble

1938

as Buster Mussendorfer

6.0
Gambling Ship

Gambling Ship

1938

as Tony Garzoni

Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven

1938

as Bako

Heart of the North

Heart of the North

1938

as Red Crocker

4.0
The Storm

The Storm

1938

as Kelly

Behind the Criminal

Behind the Criminal

1937

as Red Manders

5.7
San Quentin

San Quentin

1937

as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen

6.5
Black Legion

Black Legion

1937

as Cliff Summers

6.6
Slim

Slim

1937

as Windy Wilcox

6.3
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

as Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)

6.2
Reported Missing

Reported Missing

1937

as 'Brad' Martin

Midnight Madonna

Midnight Madonna

1937

as Wolfe

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

1937

as Chips

5.0
A Dangerous Adventure

A Dangerous Adventure

1937

as Dutch

1.0
The Lady Fights Back

The Lady Fights Back

1937

as Swede Jannsen

6.0
Motor Madness

Motor Madness

1937

as Steve Dolan

A Son Comes Home

A Son Comes Home

1936

as First Truck Driver

1.0
And Sudden Death

And Sudden Death

1936

as Police Sgt. Sanborn

Pride of the Marines

Pride of the Marines

1936

as Tennessee

6.0
High Tension

High Tension

1936

as Terry Madden

5.4
Special Investigator

Special Investigator

1936

as Jim Plummer

5.2
Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

as Bonelli's Henchman

Great Guy

Great Guy

1936

as Joe Burton

6.2
Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

1936

as Jack Sully

6.3
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

1936

as 'Trigger' Smith

6.3
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936

as Jackie

7.1
The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

1936

as Father Regan, chaplain

4.7
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936

as Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)

6.0
The Leathernecks Have Landed

The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936

as Sgt. Regan

5.0
Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl

1936

as Announcer

6.0
Murder with Pictures

Murder with Pictures

1936

as Inspector Tom Bacon

5.1
Crash Donovan

Crash Donovan

1936

as Henchman (uncredited)

Freshman Love

Freshman Love

1936

as Coach Kendall

6.0
Man of Iron

Man of Iron

1935

as Crawford

6.0
Little Big Shot

Little Big Shot

1935

as Doré's Henchman

6.0
Special Agent

Special Agent

1935

as Rich - Chief Henchman

6.2
The Informer

The Informer

1935

as Bartly Mulholland

6.8
Car 99

Car 99

1935

as Whitey, burly henchman

5.0
Frisco Kid

Frisco Kid

1935

as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)

6.8
I Found Stella Parish

I Found Stella Parish

1935

as Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)

7.0
The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

1935

as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

6.8
Sequoia

Sequoia

1935

as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

6.0
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935

as 'Red'

5.4
The Arizonian

The Arizonian

1935

as Henchman Keeler

Moonlight on the Prairie

Moonlight on the Prairie

1935

as Luke Thomas

5.5
Sing and Like It

Sing and Like It

1934

as Gunner - Hood

4.0
Prescott Kid

Prescott Kid

1934

as Marshal Willoughby

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

1934

as Mike (uncredited)

6.3
College Rhythm

College Rhythm

1934

as Spud Miller

4.7
The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

as Carl Trask (uncredited)

6.2
Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

1934

as "Dunc" Spencer

7.0
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

1934

as Max Stanley

6.2
The Band Plays On

The Band Plays On

1934

as Mr. Thomas

8.5
The Westerner

The Westerner

1934

as Bob Lockhart

The Notorious Sophie Lang

The Notorious Sophie Lang

1934

as Building Guard (uncredited)

6.0
Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

1934

as Coach Eversmith

3.3
Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man

1933

as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)

6.1
College Humor

College Humor

1933

as Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)

5.3
Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

1933

as Farmhand (uncredited)

5.0
Eskimo

Eskimo

1933

as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)

6.5
College Coach

College Coach

1933

as Holcomb

4.1
Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces

1933

as Captain Daly

5.3
Son of a Sailor

Son of a Sailor

1933

as Slug

5.0
Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon

1933

as Head Lifeguard (uncredited)

5.7
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

1933

as Thresher

6.2
Saturday's Millions

Saturday's Millions

1933

as Coach

5.0
Huddle

Huddle

1932

as Slater

6.6
Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin

1932

as Leroux (uncredited)

6.9
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931

as Pool Player (uncredited)

7.2
Maker of Men

Maker of Men

1931

as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)

Campus Sweethearts

Campus Sweethearts

1930