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Joe Sawyer

Acting
1906-08-29
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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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 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 187 titles
Rose Bowl (1936) subtitle poster
Rose Bowl
1936 Movie
as Announcer
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Peter Gunn (1958) subtitle poster
Peter Gunn
1958 TV
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Surfside 6 (1960) subtitle poster
Surfside 6
1960 TV
as Leon Huff
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Sugarfoot (1957) subtitle poster
Sugarfoot
1957 TV
as Fighting Sam Brown
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The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) subtitle poster
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 TV
as Chopper
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Lock-Up (1959) subtitle poster
Lock-Up
1959 TV
as Sgt. McEvoy
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Racket Squad (1951) subtitle poster
Racket Squad
1951 TV
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The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) subtitle poster
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 TV
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Everglades (1961) subtitle poster
Everglades
1961 TV
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How the West Was Won (1962) subtitle poster
How the West Was Won
1962 Movie
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
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Gilda (1946) subtitle poster
Gilda
1946 Movie
as Casey
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Harrigan and Son (1960) subtitle poster
Harrigan and Son
1960 TV
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North to Alaska (1960) subtitle poster
North to Alaska
1960 Movie
as Land Commissioner
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940) subtitle poster
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 Movie
as Bookkeeper
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Sergeant York (1941) subtitle poster
Sergeant York
1941 Movie
as Sergeant Early
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The Killing (1956) subtitle poster
The Killing
1956 Movie
as Mike O'Reilly
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The Outlaw (1943) subtitle poster
The Outlaw
1943 Movie
as Charley Woodruff
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Deadline at Dawn (1946) subtitle poster
Deadline at Dawn
1946 Movie
as Babe Dooley
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Santa Fe Trail (1940) subtitle poster
Santa Fe Trail
1940 Movie
as Kitzmiller
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They Died with Their Boots On (1941) subtitle poster
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 Movie
as Sgt. Doolittle
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The Public Enemy (1931) subtitle poster
The Public Enemy
1931 Movie
as Pool Player (uncredited)
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It Came from Outer Space (1953) subtitle poster
It Came from Outer Space
1953 Movie
as Frank Daylon
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Riding Shotgun (1954) subtitle poster
Riding Shotgun
1954 Movie
as Tom Biggert
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Frisco Kid (1935) subtitle poster
Frisco Kid
1935 Movie
as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
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