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Joe Sawyer

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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Born:
Aug 29, 1906 In Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
157
First Appeared:
In the movie Maker of Men 1931-08-03
Latest Project:
Movie How the West Was Won 1962-11-02
Known For
Poster of Everglades
Poster of The Kettles in the Ozarks
Poster of Gilda
Poster of Hit the Ice
Filmography
Movie How the West Was Won Riverboat Officer (uncredited) 1962-11-02
Series Everglades Unknown 1961-10-09
Movie North to Alaska Land Commissioner 1960-11-07
Movie The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara 1958-08-01
Movie The Kettles in the Ozarks Bancroft Baines 1956-04-01
Movie The Killing Mike O'Reilly 1956-06-06
Movie Taza, Son of Cochise Sgt. Hamma 1954-02-18
Movie Riding Shotgun Tom Biggert 1954-04-01
Movie Johnny Dark Carl Svenson 1954-06-25
Movie It Came from Outer Space Frank Daylon 1953-06-05
Movie Mr. Walkie Talkie Sgt. Ames 1952-11-28
Movie Indian Uprising Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh 1952-01-02
Movie Red Skies of Montana R. A. 'Pop' Miller 1952-01-23
Movie Deadline - U.S.A. Whitey Franks (uncredited) 1952-03-14
Series Racket Squad Unknown 1951-06-07
Movie As You Were Sgt. Ames 1951-10-05
Movie Comin' Round the Mountain Kalem McCoy 1951-07-26
Movie The Traveling Saleswoman Cactus Jack 1950-02-15
Movie Operation Haylift George Swallow 1950-05-05
Movie Curtain Call at Cactus Creek Jake 1950-05-25
Movie The Flying Missile Fuss Payne 1950-12-24
Movie Tucson Tod Bryant 1949-04-27
Movie The Lucky Stiff Tony 1949-05-26
Movie The Gay Amigo Sergeant McNulty 1949-05-13
Movie Stagecoach Kid Thatcher 1949-06-02
Movie Deputy Marshal Eli Cressett 1949-10-28
Movie Half Past Midnight Det. Lt. Joe Nash 1948-03-01
Movie If You Knew Susie Zero Zantini 1948-02-07
Movie Here Comes Trouble Officer Ames 1948-03-15
Movie Coroner Creek Frank Yordy 1948-07-01
Movie Fighting Father Dunne Steve Davis 1948-05-12
Movie Fighting Back Police Sergeant Scudder 1948-07-30
Movie The Untamed Breed Hoy Keegan 1948-10-20
Movie Christmas Eve Private Detective 1947-10-31
Movie Roses Are Red Police Lt. Rocky Wall 1947-11-10
Movie A Double Life Pete Bonner 1947-12-25
Movie Big Town After Dark Monk 1947-12-12
Movie Deadline at Dawn Babe Dooley 1946-03-18
Movie Gilda Casey 1946-04-25
Movie Inside Job Police Capt. Thomas 1946-06-14
Movie The Runaround Hutchins 1946-06-04
Movie High Powered Spike Kenny 1945-02-27
Movie The Naughty Nineties Bailey 1945-06-20
Movie Brewster's Millions Hacky Smith 1945-04-07
Movie Moon Over Las Vegas Joe 1944-04-01
Movie Raiders of Ghost City Idaho Jones 1944-07-25
Movie The Singing Sheriff Squint 1944-09-01
Movie Prairie Chickens Albertson 1943-05-21
Movie Buckskin Frontier Brannigan 1943-05-14
Movie The Outlaw Charley Woodruff 1943-02-05
Movie Hit the Ice Buster - Silky's Henchman 1943-06-02
Movie Taxi, Mister Eddie Corbett 1943-04-16
Movie Let's Face It Sgt. Wiggins 1943-08-04
Movie Tarzan's Desert Mystery Karl Straeder 1943-12-26
Movie Alaska Highway Roughhouse 1943-06-24
Movie Tornado Charlie Muscles 1943-08-09
Movie Yanks Ahoy Sgt. Ames 1943-06-29
Movie Brooklyn Orchid Eddie Corbett 1942-01-31
Movie Hay Foot Sergeant Ames 1942-01-02
Movie Sundown Jim Ben Moffitt 1942-03-27
Movie Fall In Sgt. Ames 1942-11-20
Movie About Face Sgt. William Ames 1942-04-16
Movie The McGuerins from Brooklyn Eddie Corbett 1942-12-31
Movie Wrecking Crew Fred Bunce 1942-11-07
Movie Tanks a Million Sgt. William Ames 1941-09-12
Movie The Lady from Cheyenne Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman 1941-04-11
Movie Sergeant York Sergeant Early 1941-09-27
Movie Down in San Diego Dutch 1941-08-01
Movie Belle Starr John Cole 1941-09-12
Movie Down Mexico Way Allen 1941-10-15
Movie They Died with Their Boots On Sgt. Doolittle 1941-11-20
Movie You're in the Army Now Sergeant Madden 1941-12-25
Movie Swamp Water Hardy Ragan 1941-11-16
Movie King of the Lumberjacks Jigger 1940-04-13
Movie Dark Command Bushropp 1940-04-15
Movie The Grapes of Wrath Bookkeeper 1940-03-15
Movie Honeymoon Deferred Detective James 1940-02-16
Movie The House Across the Bay Charlie 1940-03-01
Movie Women Without Names Principal Keeper Grimley 1940-03-14
Movie Lucky Cisco Kid Bill Stevens 1940-06-28
Movie Wildcat Bus Burke 1940-08-23
Movie The Border Legion Jim Gulden 1940-12-05
Movie Santa Fe Trail Kitzmiller 1940-12-20
Movie The Long Voyage Home Davis 1940-11-16
Movie Melody Ranch Jasper Wildhack 1940-09-15
Movie Confessions of a Nazi Spy Werner Renz 1939-05-06
Movie Union Pacific Shamus (uncredited) 1939-05-05
Movie You Can't Get Away with Murder Red 1939-03-23
Movie Frontier Marshal Curley Bill 1939-07-28
Movie The Lady and the Mob Blinky Mack 1939-04-03
Movie Rio Prison Guard (uncredited) 1939-09-29
Movie The Man from Montreal Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer) 1939-12-09
Movie I Stole a Million Billings 1939-08-01
Movie The Roaring Twenties The Sergeant 1939-10-28
Movie Sabotage Gardner 1939-10-13
Movie Stolen Heaven Bako 1938-05-11
Movie Passport Husband Duke Selton 1938-07-15
Movie Tarzan's Revenge Olaf Punch 1938-01-07
Movie Always in Trouble Buster Mussendorfer 1938-10-28
Movie Heart of the North Red Crocker 1938-12-10
Movie Gambling Ship Tony Garzoni 1938-12-16
Movie San Quentin 'Sailor Boy' Hansen 1937-05-24
Movie Navy Blues Chips 1937-03-29
Movie Black Legion Cliff Summers 1937-01-30
Movie Midnight Madonna Wolfe 1937-07-01
Movie They Gave Him a Gun Doyle - Gangster (uncredited) 1937-05-07
Movie A Dangerous Adventure Dutch 1937-07-21
Movie The Lady Fights Back Swede Jannsen 1937-10-01
Movie Reported Missing 'Brad' Martin 1937-08-15
Movie Behind the Criminal Red Manders 1937-10-30
Movie The Country Doctor Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited) 1936-03-12
Movie The Walking Dead 'Trigger' Smith 1936-03-01
Movie Freshman Love Coach Kendall 1936-01-18
Movie Special Investigator Jim Plummer 1936-05-08
Movie The Petrified Forest Jackie 1936-02-08
Movie The Leathernecks Have Landed Sgt. Regan 1936-02-17
Movie Big Brown Eyes Jack Sully 1936-04-03
Movie Rose Bowl Announcer 1936-11-30
Movie And Sudden Death Police Sgt. Sanborn 1936-06-16
Movie The Accusing Finger Father Reed, chaplain 1936-11-17
Movie Great Guy Joe Burton 1936-12-01
Movie High Tension Terry Madden 1936-07-10
Movie Murder with Pictures Inspector Tom Bacon 1936-09-24
Movie Two in a Crowd Bonelli's Henchman 1936-10-03
Movie The Informer Bartly Mulholland 1935-05-09
Movie The Arizonian Henchman Keeler 1935-06-27
Movie Car 99 Whitey, burly henchman 1935-03-02
Movie Sequoia Forest Ranger (uncredited) 1935-01-16
Movie Broadway Gondolier 'Red' 1935-07-27
Movie The Whole Town's Talking Mannion's Thug (uncredited) 1935-02-22
Movie Special Agent Rich - Chief Henchman 1935-09-14
Movie Little Big Shot Doré's Henchman 1935-09-07
Movie Man of Iron Crawford 1935-12-21
Movie I Found Stella Parish Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer) 1935-11-16
Movie Frisco Kid Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer) 1935-11-30
Movie Moonlight on the Prairie Luke Thomas 1935-11-02
Movie Sing and Like it Gunner - Hood 1934-04-20
Movie Looking for Trouble Max Stanley 1934-03-28
Movie Jimmy the Gent Mike (uncredited) 1934-03-09
Movie Death on the Diamond Spencer 1934-09-14
Movie The Bands Plays On Mr. Thomas 1934-12-21
Movie The Case of the Howling Dog Carl Trask (uncredited) 1934-09-22
Movie Prescott Kid Marshal Willoughby 1934-11-08
Movie College Rhythm Spud Miller 1934-11-23
Movie Gridiron Flash Coach Eversmith 1934-10-06
Movie Three-Cornered Moon Head Lifeguard 1933-08-08
Movie The Stranger's Return Thresher 1933-07-28
Movie College Humor Tex Roust 1933-07-05
Movie Golden Harvest Farmhand (uncredited) 1933-09-21
Movie Ace of Aces Captain Daly 1933-10-20
Movie Saturday's Millions Coach 1933-09-30
Movie Eskimo Sergeant Hunt (uncredited) 1933-11-14
Movie Son of a Sailor Slug 1933-11-29
Movie College Coach Holcomb 1933-11-04
Movie Arsène Lupin Leroux (uncredited) 1932-02-26
Movie Huddle Slater 1932-05-14
Movie Maker of Men Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited) 1931-08-03
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