Joe Sawyer
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.
Known for
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movieTheremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995
Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieLegends of the West
1992
Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
1991
Sgt. Biff O'Hara
movieHow the West Was Won
1962
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
movieNorth to Alaska
1960
Land Commissioner
tvSurfside 6
1960
Leon Huff
tvLock-Up
1959
Sgt. McEvoy
movieThe Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958
Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
tvSugarfoot
1957
Fighting Sam Brown
movieThe Killing
1956
Mike O'Reilly
movieThe Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
Bancroft Baines
movieJohnny Dark
1954
Carl Svenson
movieRiding Shotgun
1954
Tom Biggert
movieTaza, Son of Cochise
1954
Sgt. Hamma
movieIt Came from Outer Space
1953
Frank Daylon
movieMr. Walkie Talkie
1952
Sgt. Ames
movieDeadline - U.S.A.
1952
Whitey Franks (uncredited)
movieRed Skies of Montana
1952
R. A. 'Pop' Miller
movieIndian Uprising
1952
Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
movieAs You Were
1951
Sgt. Ames
movieComin' Round the Mountain
1951
Kalem McCoy
moviePride of Maryland
1951
Knuckles
movieThe Flying Missile
1950
Fuss Payne
movieOperation Haylift
1950
George Swallow
movieBlondie's Hero
1950
Sergeant Gateson
movieThe Traveling Saleswoman
1950
Cactus Jack
movieAnd Baby Makes Three
1949
Police officer
movieDeputy Marshal
1949
Eli Cressett
movieKazan
1949
Sandz Jepson
movieStagecoach Kid
1949
Thatcher
movieThe Gay Amigo
1949
Sergeant McNulty
movieTucson
1949
Tod Bryant
movieThe Untamed Breed
1948
Hoy Keegan
movieFighting Back
1948
Police Sergeant Scudder
movieCoroner Creek
1948
Frank Yordy
movieFighting Father Dunne
1948
Steve Davis
movieHere Comes Trouble
1948
Officer Ames
movieHalf Past Midnight
1948
Det. Lt. Joe Nash
movieIf You Knew Susie
1948
Zero Zantini
movieA Double Life
1947
Pete Bonner
movieRoses Are Red
1947
Police Lt. Rocky Wall
movieChristmas Eve
1947
Private Detective
movieG.I. War Brides
1946
Sgt. Frank Moraski
movieInside Job
1946
Police Capt. Thomas
movieThe Runaround
1946
Hutchins
movieGilda
1946
Casey
movieDeadline at Dawn
1946
Babe Dooley
movieBrewster's Millions
1945
Hacky Smith
movieHigh Powered
1945
Spike Kenny
movieRaiders of Ghost City
1944
Idaho Jones
movieSouth of Dixie
1944
Ernest Hatcher
movieHey, Rookie
1944
Sergeant
movieTarzan's Desert Mystery
1943
Karl Straeder
movieTornado
1943
Charlie Muscles
movieLet's Face It
1943
Sgt. Wiggins
movieYanks Ahoy
1943
Sgt. Ames
movieAlaska Highway
1943
Roughhouse
movieHit the Ice
1943
Buster
moviePrairie Chickens
1943
Albertson
movieBuckskin Frontier
1943
Brannigan
movieTaxi, Mister
1943
Eddie Corbett
movieThe Outlaw
1943
Charley Woodruff
movieThe McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
Eddie Corbett
movieFall In
1942
Sgt. Ames
movieWrecking Crew
1942
Fred Bunce
movieA Letter From Bataan
1942
Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
movieAbout Face
1942
Sgt. William Ames
movieSundown Jim
1942
Ben Moffitt
movieBrooklyn Orchid
1942
Eddie Corbett
movieHay Foot
1942
Sergeant Ames
movieYou're in the Army Now
1941
Sergeant Madden
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
Sgt. Doolittle
movieSwamp Water
1941
Hardy Ragan
movieSergeant York
1941
Sergeant Early
movieLast of the Duanes
1941
Bull Lossomer
movieBelle Starr
1941
John Cole
movieTanks a Million
1941
Sgt. William Ames
movieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Kitzmiller
movieThe Border Legion
1940
Jim Gulden
movieMelody Ranch
1940
Jasper Wildhack
movieWildcat Bus
1940
Burke
movieLucky Cisco Kid
1940
Bill Stevens
movieDark Command
1940
Bushropp
movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
Bookkeeper
movieWomen Without Names
1940
Principal Keeper Grimley
movieHoneymoon Deferred
1940
Detective James
movieThe Man from Montreal
1939
Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
movieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
The Sergeant
movieSabotage
1939
Gardner
movieI Stole a Million
1939
Billings
movieFrontier Marshal
1939
Curley Bill
movieInside Information
1939
Detective Grazzi
movieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Werner Renz
movieUnion Pacific
1939
Shamus (uncredited)
movieThe Lady and the Mob
1939
Blinky Mack
Gambling Ship
1938
Tony Garzoni
movieHeart of the North
1938
Red Crocker
movieAlways in Trouble
1938
Buster Mussendorfer
movieThe Storm
1938
Kelly
moviePassport Husband
1938
Duke Selton
movieTarzan's Revenge
1938
Olaf Punch
movieBehind the Criminal
1937
Red Manders
The Lady Fights Back
1937
Swede Jannsen
movieReported Missing
1937
'Brad' Martin
movieSlim
1937
Windy Wilcox
movieSan Quentin
1937
'Sailor Boy' Hansen
movieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937
Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
movieMotor Madness
1937
Steve Dolan
movieNavy Blues
1937
Chips
movieBlack Legion
1937
Cliff Summers
movieGreat Guy
1936
Joe Burton
movieRose Bowl
1936
Announcer
movieThe Accusing Finger
1936
Father Regan, chaplain
movieTwo in a Crowd
1936
Bonelli's Henchman
movieMurder with Pictures
1936
Inspector Tom Bacon
movieCrash Donovan
1936
Henchman (uncredited)
movieA Son Comes Home
1936
First Truck Driver
movieHigh Tension
1936
Terry Madden
movieAnd Sudden Death
1936
Police Sgt. Sanborn
movieSpecial Investigator
1936
Jim Plummer
movieBig Brown Eyes
1936
Jack Sully
moviePride of the Marines
1936
Tennessee
movieThe Country Doctor
1936
Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
movieThe Walking Dead
1936
'Trigger' Smith
movieThe Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
Sgt. Regan
movieFreshman Love
1936
Coach Kendall
movieMan of Iron
1935
Crawford
movieFrisco Kid
1935
Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
movieI Found Stella Parish
1935
Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
movieMoonlight on the Prairie
1935
Luke Thomas
movieSpecial Agent
1935
Rich - Chief Henchman
movieLittle Big Shot
1935
Doré's Henchman
movieThe Arizonian
1935
Henchman Keeler
movieThe Informer
1935
Bartly Mulholland
movieCar 99
1935
Whitey, burly henchman
movieThe Whole Town's Talking
1935
Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
movieSequoia
1935
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
movieThe Band Plays On
1934
Mr. Thomas
movieThe Westerner
1934
Bob Lockhart
movieCollege Rhythm
1934
Spud Miller
movieThe Prescott Kid
1934
Marshal Willoughby
movieGridiron Flash
1934
Coach Eversmith
movieThe Case of the Howling Dog
1934
Carl Trask (uncredited)
movieDeath on the Diamond
1934
"Dunc" Spencer
movieThe Notorious Sophie Lang
1934
Building Guard (uncredited)
movieSing and Like It
1934
Gunner - Hood
movieLooking for Trouble
1934
Max Stanley
movieJimmy the Gent
1934
Mike (uncredited)
movieEskimo
1933
Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
movieCollege Coach
1933
Holcomb
movieAce of Aces
1933
Captain Daly
movieGolden Harvest
1933
Farmhand (uncredited)
movieThree Cornered Moon
1933
Head Lifeguard (uncredited)
movieThe Stranger's Return
1933
Thresher
movieCollege Humor
1933
Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)
movieHold Your Man
1933
Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
movieOlsen’s Big Moment
1933
Dapper' Danny Reynolds
movieHuddle
1932
Slater
movieArsène Lupin
1932
Leroux (uncredited)
movieMaker of Men
1931
Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
movieThe Public Enemy
1931
Pool Player (uncredited)
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movieOperation Haylift
1950
Producer