Joe Sawyer profile
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Joe Sawyer

29th August 1906 Guelph, Ontario, Canada Acting

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.

182 Movies 10 TV Shows 192 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Legends of the West poster
Legends of the West 8th September 1992 as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kazan poster
Kazan 13th July 1949 as Sandz Jepson
Tucson poster
Tucson 27th April 1949 as Tod Bryant
Gilda poster
Gilda 25th April 1946 as Casey
Tornado poster
Tornado 9th August 1943 as Charlie Muscles
Fall In poster
Fall In 20th November 1942 as Sgt. Ames
Slim poster
Slim 24th June 1937 as Windy Wilcox
Frisco Kid poster
Frisco Kid 30th November 1935 as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
Car 99 poster
Car 99 2nd March 1935 as Whitey, burly henchman
Sequoia poster
Sequoia 16th January 1935 as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Eskimo poster
Eskimo 14th November 1933 as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
Hold Your Man poster
Hold Your Man 30th June 1933 as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
Maker of Men poster
Maker of Men 3rd August 1931 as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
Lock-Up poster
Lock-Up 28th September 1959 as Sgt. McEvoy
Sugarfoot poster
Sugarfoot 17th September 1957 as Fighting Sam Brown