Joe Sawyer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

189

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-08-29

Day of death

1982-04-21 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Joe Sawyer

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 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.

Known For

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • Ford Theatre

    Ford Theatre

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

  • Lock-Up

    Lock-Up

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • The Public Enemy

    The Public Enemy

  • Red Skies of Montana

    Red Skies of Montana

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • The Killing

    The Killing

  • The Flying Missile

    The Flying Missile

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • It Came from Outer Space

    It Came from Outer Space

  • A Son Comes Home

    A Son Comes Home

  • High Powered

    High Powered

  • Sequoia

    Sequoia

  • The Westerner

    The Westerner

  • The Notorious Sophie Lang

    The Notorious Sophie Lang

  • Son of a Sailor

    Son of a Sailor

  • Riding Shotgun

    Riding Shotgun

  • And Baby Makes Three

    And Baby Makes Three

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • Tanks a Million

    Tanks a Million

  • Here Comes Trouble

    Here Comes Trouble

  • Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

  • The Traveling Saleswoman

    The Traveling Saleswoman

  • Moon Over Las Vegas

    Moon Over Las Vegas

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • Golden Harvest

    Golden Harvest

  • The Lady from Cheyenne

    The Lady from Cheyenne

  • Little Big Shot

    Little Big Shot

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Hold Your Man

    Hold Your Man

  • Women Without Names

    Women Without Names

  • And Sudden Death

    And Sudden Death

  • Down in San Diego

    Down in San Diego

  • They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

  • The Man from Montreal

    The Man from Montreal

  • Indian Uprising

    Indian Uprising

  • Looking for Trouble

    Looking for Trouble

  • The Runaround

    The Runaround

  • Always in Trouble

    Always in Trouble

  • I Stole a Million

    I Stole a Million

  • Sing and Like It

    Sing and Like It

  • The Long Voyage Home

    The Long Voyage Home

  • High Tension

    High Tension

  • Moonlight on the Prairie

    Moonlight on the Prairie

  • A Dangerous Adventure

    A Dangerous Adventure

  • Prairie Chickens

    Prairie Chickens

  • Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

    Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

  • The Singing Sheriff

    The Singing Sheriff

  • Taza, Son of Cochise

    Taza, Son of Cochise

  • Man of Iron

    Man of Iron

  • Harrigan and Son

    Harrigan and Son

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • Heart of the North

    Heart of the North

  • Brooklyn Orchid

    Brooklyn Orchid

  • The McGuerins from Brooklyn

    The McGuerins from Brooklyn

  • Slim

    Slim

  • Everglades

    Everglades

  • The Leathernecks Have Landed

    The Leathernecks Have Landed

  • The Untamed Breed

    The Untamed Breed

  • Frisco Kid

    Frisco Kid

  • Black Legion

    Black Legion

  • Operation Haylift

    Operation Haylift

  • Half Past Midnight

    Half Past Midnight

  • Stagecoach Kid

    Stagecoach Kid

  • Two in a Crowd

    Two in a Crowd

  • Three Cornered Moon

    Three Cornered Moon

  • If You Knew Susie

    If You Knew Susie

  • Fighting Father Dunne

    Fighting Father Dunne

  • Hey, Rookie

    Hey, Rookie

  • Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

  • Freshman Love

    Freshman Love

  • Pride of the Marines

    Pride of the Marines

  • Wildcat Bus

    Wildcat Bus

  • The House Across the Bay

    The House Across the Bay

  • Reported Missing

    Reported Missing

  • Sabotage

    Sabotage

  • Tornado

    Tornado

  • Hit the Ice

    Hit the Ice

  • San Quentin

    San Quentin

  • The Arizonian

    The Arizonian

  • Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

    Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

  • Coroner Creek

    Coroner Creek

  • The Band Plays On

    The Band Plays On

  • Special Investigator

    Special Investigator

  • Sleepy Lagoon

    Sleepy Lagoon

  • Taxi, Mister

    Taxi, Mister

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

  • College Rhythm

    College Rhythm

  • Deputy Marshal

    Deputy Marshal

  • Maker of Men

    Maker of Men

  • The Outlaw

    The Outlaw

  • The Lady Fights Back

    The Lady Fights Back

  • Jimmy the Gent

    Jimmy the Gent

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • King of the Lumberjacks

    King of the Lumberjacks

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • The Storm

    The Storm

  • Gilda

    Gilda

  • The Lucky Stiff

    The Lucky Stiff

  • Saturday's Millions

    Saturday's Millions

  • Car 99

    Car 99

  • Arsène Lupin

    Arsène Lupin

  • South of Dixie

    South of Dixie

  • The Walking Dead

    The Walking Dead

  • Belle Starr

    Belle Starr

  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

  • Swamp Water

    Swamp Water

  • I Found Stella Parish

    I Found Stella Parish

  • Down Mexico Way

    Down Mexico Way

  • College Coach

    College Coach

  • Fighting Back

    Fighting Back

  • The Stranger's Return

    The Stranger's Return

  • Navy Blues

    Navy Blues

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • Great Guy

    Great Guy

  • Murder with Pictures

    Murder with Pictures

  • Crash Donovan

    Crash Donovan

  • Roses Are Red

    Roses Are Red

  • G.I. War Brides

    G.I. War Brides

  • Buckskin Frontier

    Buckskin Frontier

  • Big Town After Dark

    Big Town After Dark

  • Fall In

    Fall In

  • Comin' Round the Mountain

    Comin' Round the Mountain

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • Gridiron Flash

    Gridiron Flash

  • Brewster's Millions

    Brewster's Millions

  • Last of the Duanes

    Last of the Duanes

  • Big Brown Eyes

    Big Brown Eyes

  • Tucson

    Tucson

  • The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

    The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

  • The Lady and the Mob

    The Lady and the Mob

  • Lucky Cisco Kid

    Lucky Cisco Kid

  • Ace of Aces

    Ace of Aces

  • A Letter From Bataan

    A Letter From Bataan

  • As You Were

    As You Were

  • Huddle

    Huddle

  • Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

  • Passport Husband

    Passport Husband

  • About Face

    About Face

  • Behind the Criminal

    Behind the Criminal

  • Legends of the West

    Legends of the West

  • Inside Information

    Inside Information

  • The Gay Amigo

    The Gay Amigo

  • College Humor

    College Humor

  • The Naughty Nineties

    The Naughty Nineties

  • Tarzan's Desert Mystery

    Tarzan's Desert Mystery

  • Johnny Dark

    Johnny Dark

  • Midnight Madonna

    Midnight Madonna

  • Blondie's Hero

    Blondie's Hero

  • Sundown Jim

    Sundown Jim

  • They Gave Him a Gun

    They Gave Him a Gun

  • Death on the Diamond

    Death on the Diamond

  • Tarzan's Revenge

    Tarzan's Revenge

  • Hay Foot

    Hay Foot

  • Special Agent

    Special Agent

  • The Kettles in the Ozarks

    The Kettles in the Ozarks

  • Mr. Walkie Talkie

    Mr. Walkie Talkie

  • The Border Legion

    The Border Legion

  • Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

    Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

  • Dark Command

    Dark Command

  • Yanks Ahoy

    Yanks Ahoy

  • Stolen Heaven

    Stolen Heaven

  • Kazan

    Kazan

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • The Whole Town's Talking

    The Whole Town's Talking

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • Raiders of Ghost City

    Raiders of Ghost City

  • Prescott Kid

    Prescott Kid

  • Alaska Highway

    Alaska Highway

  • A Double Life

    A Double Life

  • Joe Palooka, Champ

    Joe Palooka, Champ

  • Gambling Ship

    Gambling Ship

  • Campus Sweethearts

    Campus Sweethearts

  • You're in the Army Now

    You're in the Army Now

  • Eskimo

    Eskimo

  • Cowboy in Manhattan

    Cowboy in Manhattan

  • Inside Job

    Inside Job

  • Rose Bowl

    Rose Bowl

  • Honeymoon Deferred

    Honeymoon Deferred