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Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

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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

Born

Aug 29, 1906

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Died

Apr 21, 1982

Known For

Acting

Movies

182 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.5

Known For

The Killing
The Killing
1956 as Mike O'Reilly
★ 7.6
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Gilda
Gilda
1946 as Casey
★ 7.5
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 as Sergeant Early
★ 7.2
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 as Bookkeeper
★ 7.8
The Informer
The Informer
1935 as Bartly Mulholland
★ 6.8
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch
1940 as Jasper Wildhack
★ 6.2
Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces
1933 as Captain Daly
★ 5.9
Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn
1946 as Babe Dooley
★ 6.2
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939 as The Sergeant
★ 7.5
The Outlaw
The Outlaw
1943 as Charley Woodruff
★ 5.5
North to Alaska
North to Alaska
1960 as Land Commissioner
★ 6.5
Swamp Water
Swamp Water
1941 as Hardy Ragan
★ 6.3
Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun
1954 as Tom Biggert
★ 6.0
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931 as Pool Player (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Slim
Slim
1937 as Windy Wilcox
★ 6.5
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier
1935 as 'Red'
★ 6.0
Special Agent
Special Agent
1935 as Rich - Chief Henchman
★ 6.2
Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid
1935 as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
★ 7.1
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon
1943 as Lumpy
★ 5.0
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 as Whitey Franks (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl
1936 as Announcer
★ 7.0
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest
1933 as Farmhand (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking
1935 as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 as Kitzmiller
★ 5.8
A Double Life
A Double Life
1947 as Pete Bonner
★ 6.4
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash
1934 as Coach Eversmith
★ 4.8
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 as Sgt. Doolittle
★ 6.7
Belle Starr
Belle Starr
1941 as John Cole
★ 5.9
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
1947 as Private Detective
★ 5.4
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus
1940 as Burke
★ 5.5
Fall In
Fall In
1942 as Sgt. Ames
★ 6.5
College Rhythm
College Rhythm
1934 as Spud Miller
★ 5.6
It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space
1953 as Frank Daylon
★ 6.3
Dark Command
Dark Command
1940 as Bushropp
★ 6.4
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
1943 as Karl Straeder
★ 6.2
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
1940 as Davis
★ 6.6
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951 as Kalem McCoy
★ 6.0
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy the Gent
1934 as Mike (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Tornado
Tornado
1943 as Charlie Muscles
★ 5.7
Passport Husband
Passport Husband
1938 as Duke Selton
★ 7.0
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
1936 as 'Trigger' Smith
★ 6.3
Kazan
Kazan
1949 as Sandz Jepson
★ 7.0
The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 as Carl Trask (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 as Shamus (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven
1938 as Bako
★ 7.0
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
1936 as Jackie
★ 7.1
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay
1940 as Charlie
★ 5.6
San Quentin
San Quentin
1937 as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
★ 6.6
Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures
1936 as Inspector Tom Bacon
★ 5.4
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun
1937 as Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Hay Foot
Hay Foot
1942 as Sergeant Ames
★ 6.3
Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana
1952 as R. A. 'Pop' Miller
★ 5.8
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three
1949 as Police officer
★ 5.1
Little Big Shot
Little Big Shot
1935 as Doré's Henchman
★ 7.3
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew
1942 as Fred Bunce
★ 7.0
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
1932 as Leroux (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes
1936 as Jack Sully
★ 6.4
Black Legion
Black Legion
1937 as Cliff Summers
★ 6.6
Heart of the North
Heart of the North
1938 as Red Crocker
★ 5.2
Johnny Dark
Johnny Dark
1954 as Carl Svenson
★ 5.8
Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek
1948 as Frank Yordy
★ 6.2
About Face
About Face
1942 as Sgt. William Ames
★ 6.5
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
1950 as Fuss Payne
★ 5.3
Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Hero
1950 as Sergeant Gateson
★ 7.0
Freshman Love
Freshman Love
1936 as Coach Kendall
★ 7.0
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger
1936 as Father Regan, chaplain
★ 5.8
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 as Werner Renz
★ 6.1
Women Without Names
Women Without Names
1940 as Principal Keeper Grimley
★ 4.7
The Prescott Kid
The Prescott Kid
1934 as Marshal Willoughby
★ 8.0
You Can't Get Away with Murder
★ 5.8
Huddle
Huddle
1932 as Slater
★ 7.0
Great Guy
Great Guy
1936 as Joe Burton
★ 6.3
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties
1945 as Bailey
★ 6.7
Three Cornered Moon
Three Cornered Moon
1933 as Head Lifeguard (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Hey, Rookie
Hey, Rookie
1944 as Sergeant
★ 8.0
Stagecoach Kid
Stagecoach Kid
1949 as Thatcher
★ 7.3
College Humor
College Humor
1933 as Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)
★ 5.6
Inside Job
Inside Job
1946 as Police Capt. Thomas
★ 5.9
Eskimo
Eskimo
1933 as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Indian Uprising
Indian Uprising
1952 as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
★ 6.5
The Runaround
The Runaround
1946 as Hutchins
★ 6.5
Legends of the West
Legends of the West
1992 as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides
1946 as Sgt. Frank Moraski
★ 9.0
Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954 as Sgt. Hamma
★ 5.7
Special Investigator
Special Investigator
1936 as Jim Plummer
★ 5.4
The Arizonian
The Arizonian
1935 as Henchman Keeler
★ 8.0
A Dangerous Adventure
A Dangerous Adventure
1937 as Dutch
★ 5.5
Tarzan's Revenge
Tarzan's Revenge
1938 as Olaf Punch
★ 4.8
Tucson
Tucson
1949 as Tod Bryant
★ 7.5
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
1947 as Police Lt. Rocky Wall
★ 5.7
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 as Billings
★ 8.0
Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice
1943 as Buster
★ 6.0
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1945 as Hacky Smith
★ 6.8
Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal
1939 as Curley Bill
★ 6.3
Pride of Maryland
Pride of Maryland
1951 as Knuckles
★ 9.0
Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway
1943 as Roughhouse
★ 6.3
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
1948 as Zero Zantini
★ 7.3
Motor Madness
Motor Madness
1937 as Steve Dolan
★ 10.0
Sequoia
Sequoia
1935 as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Sabotage
Sabotage
1939 as Gardner
★ 6.6
Maker of Men
Maker of Men
1931 as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Crash Donovan
Crash Donovan
1936 as Henchman (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob
1939 as Blinky Mack
★ 6.5
The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934 as Building Guard (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
1936 as Bonelli's Henchman
★ 8.0
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942 as Eddie Corbett
★ 6.7
The Border Legion
The Border Legion
1940 as Jim Gulden
★ 5.0
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble
1948 as Officer Ames
★ 5.2
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman
1950 as Cactus Jack
★ 5.2
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
1943 as Eddie Corbett
★ 4.2
Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond
1934 as "Dunc" Spencer
★ 7.4
Down Mexico Way
Down Mexico Way
1941 as Allen
★ 10.0
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
★ 6.4
Car 99
Car 99
1935 as Whitey, burly henchman
★ 7.5
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return
1933 as Thresher
★ 6.2
The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956 as Bancroft Baines
★ 7.1
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid
1942 as Eddie Corbett
★ 6.7
Hold Your Man
Hold Your Man
1933 as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
★ 6.3
High Powered
High Powered
1945 as Spike Kenny
★ 5.3
Inside Information
Inside Information
1939 as Detective Grazzi
★ 9.0
As You Were
As You Were
1951 as Sgt. Ames
★ 7.5
Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshal
1949 as Eli Cressett
★ 6.3
Son of a Sailor
Son of a Sailor
1933 as Slug
★ 6.0
Prairie Chickens
Prairie Chickens
1943 as Albertson
★ 8.0
The Band Plays On
The Band Plays On
1934 as Mr. Thomas
★ 8.3
I Found Stella Parish
I Found Stella Parish
1935 as Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
★ 7.3
College Coach
College Coach
1933 as Holcomb
★ 4.6
High Tension
High Tension
1936 as Terry Madden
★ 5.8
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor
1936 as Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
★ 6.5
A Son Comes Home
A Son Comes Home
1936 as First Truck Driver
★ 4.0
Down in San Diego
Down in San Diego
1941 as Dutch
★ 6.7
Fighting Back
Fighting Back
1948 as Police Sergeant Scudder
★ 6.7
The Gay Amigo
The Gay Amigo
1949 as Sergeant McNulty
★ 6.8
The Leathernecks Have Landed
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936 as Sgt. Regan
★ 7.0
King of the Lumberjacks
King of the Lumberjacks
1940 as Jigger
★ 3.7
movie
The Lady Fights Back
1937 as Swede Jannsen
★ 7.0
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1937 as Chips
★ 6.0
The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stiff
1949 as Tony
★ 5.8
Last of the Duanes
Last of the Duanes
1941 as Bull Lossomer
★ 6.5
Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoy
1943 as Sgt. Ames
★ 6.5
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995 as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.9
You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now
1941 as Sergeant Madden
★ 4.4
Man of Iron
Man of Iron
1935 as Crawford
★ 7.0
Half Past Midnight
Half Past Midnight
1948 as Det. Lt. Joe Nash
★ 7.0
The Singing Sheriff
The Singing Sheriff
1944 as Squint
★ 9.0
Raiders of Ghost City
Raiders of Ghost City
1944 as Idaho Jones
★ 7.0
Sundown Jim
Sundown Jim
1942 as Ben Moffitt
★ 10.0
Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946 as Lefty
★ 8.0
Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne
1948 as Steve Davis
★ 7.5
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 as Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman
★ 5.7
The Man from Montreal
The Man from Montreal
1939 as Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
★ 4.9
Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940 as Bill Stevens
★ 6.0
Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935 as Luke Thomas
★ 6.8
Sing and Like It
Sing and Like It
1934 as Gunner - Hood
★ 5.0
movie
Gambling Ship
1938 as Tony Garzoni
★ 10.0
Tanks a Million
Tanks a Million
1941 as Sgt. William Ames
★ 5.7
The Storm
The Storm
1938 as Kelly
★ 7.0
South of Dixie
South of Dixie
1944 as Ernest Hatcher
★ 10.0
Cowboy in Manhattan
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943 as Louie
★ 7.0
Operation Haylift
Operation Haylift
1950 as George Swallow
★ 5.0
Moon Over Las Vegas
Moon Over Las Vegas
1944 as Joe
★ 10.0
Buckskin Frontier
Buckskin Frontier
1943 as Brannigan
★ 7.0
Reported Missing
Reported Missing
1937 as 'Brad' Martin
★ 10.0
A Letter From Bataan
A Letter From Bataan
1942 as Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
★ 5.2
Big Town After Dark
Big Town After Dark
1947 as Monk
★ 5.6
Honeymoon Deferred
Honeymoon Deferred
1940 as Detective James
★ 8.0
And Sudden Death
And Sudden Death
1936 as Police Sgt. Sanborn
★ 8.0
Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna
1937 as Wolfe
★ 8.0
Let's Face It
Let's Face It
1943 as Sgt. Wiggins
★ 5.4
Looking for Trouble
Looking for Trouble
1934 as Max Stanley
★ 6.7
Always in Trouble
Always in Trouble
1938 as Buster Mussendorfer
★ 7.3
Olsen’s Big Moment
Olsen’s Big Moment
1933 as Dapper' Danny Reynolds
★ 9.0
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed
1948 as Hoy Keegan
★ 6.5
Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions
1933 as Coach
★ 7.0
The Westerner
The Westerner
1934 as Bob Lockhart
★ 8.0
movie
★ 10.0
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
1991 as Sgt. Biff O'Hara
★ 7.3
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines
1936 as Tennessee
★ 8.0
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952 as Sgt. Ames
★ 6.5
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958 as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
★ 9.5
Behind the Criminal
Behind the Criminal
1937 as Red Manders
★ 6.0