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Joe Sawyer

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

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.

Born

Guelph, Ontario, Canada on 29th August 1906

Died

21st April 1982

All Credits

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