Joe Sawyer

Cast

Joe Sawyer

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1906-08-29

From

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Died

1982-04-21

Also known as Joe Sauers, Joe Sauer, Joseph Sauers

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.

Gilda
7.5
MOVIE1946

Gilda

as Casey

Sergeant York
7.2
MOVIE1941

Sergeant York

as Sergeant Early

How the West Was Won
7.0
MOVIE1962

How the West Was Won

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

The Killing
7.6
MOVIE1956

The Killing

as Mike O'Reilly

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
MOVIE1940

The Grapes of Wrath

as Bookkeeper

Melody Ranch
6.2
MOVIE1940

Melody Ranch

as Jasper Wildhack

The Outlaw
5.5
MOVIE1943

The Outlaw

as Charley Woodruff

Swamp Water
6.3
MOVIE1941

Swamp Water

as Hardy Ragan

Riding Shotgun
6.0
MOVIE1954

Riding Shotgun

as Tom Biggert

Ace of Aces
5.9
MOVIE1933

Ace of Aces

as Captain Daly

Frisco Kid
7.1
MOVIE1935

Frisco Kid

as Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)

The Informer
6.8
MOVIE1935

The Informer

as Bartly Mulholland

North to Alaska
6.5
MOVIE1960

North to Alaska

as Land Commissioner

The Roaring Twenties
7.5
MOVIE1939

The Roaring Twenties

as The Sergeant

Special Agent
6.2
MOVIE1935

Special Agent

as Rich - Chief Henchman

Deadline at Dawn
6.2
MOVIE1946

Deadline at Dawn

as Babe Dooley

The Public Enemy
7.2
MOVIE1931

The Public Enemy

as Pool Player (uncredited)

Belle Starr
5.9
MOVIE1941

Belle Starr

as John Cole

Golden Harvest
6.5
MOVIE1933

Golden Harvest

as Farmhand (uncredited)

Gridiron Flash
4.8
MOVIE1934

Gridiron Flash

as Coach Eversmith

Rose Bowl
7.0
MOVIE1936

Rose Bowl

as Announcer

Broadway Gondolier
6.0
MOVIE1935

Broadway Gondolier

as 'Red'

College Rhythm
5.6
MOVIE1934

College Rhythm

as Spud Miller

Slim
6.5
MOVIE1937

Slim

as Windy Wilcox

Wildcat Bus
5.5
MOVIE1940

Wildcat Bus

as Burke

Christmas Eve
5.4
MOVIE1947

Christmas Eve

as Private Detective

Deadline - U.S.A.
6.9
MOVIE1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Whitey Franks (uncredited)

Kazan
7.0
MOVIE1949

Kazan

as Sandz Jepson

Fall In
6.5
MOVIE1942

Fall In

as Sgt. Ames

Sleepy Lagoon
5.0
MOVIE1943

Sleepy Lagoon

as Lumpy

Passport Husband
7.0
MOVIE1938

Passport Husband

as Duke Selton

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
MOVIE1940

Santa Fe Trail

as Kitzmiller

The Whole Town's Talking
6.9
MOVIE1935

The Whole Town's Talking

as Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7
MOVIE1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as Sgt. Doolittle

Union Pacific
6.7
MOVIE1939

Union Pacific

as Shamus (uncredited)

Wrecking Crew
7.0
MOVIE1942

Wrecking Crew

as Fred Bunce

It Came from Outer Space
6.3
MOVIE1953

It Came from Outer Space

as Frank Daylon

The Case of the Howling Dog
6.3
MOVIE1934

The Case of the Howling Dog

as Carl Trask (uncredited)

Red Skies of Montana
5.8
MOVIE1952

Red Skies of Montana

as R. A. 'Pop' Miller

Jimmy the Gent
6.4
MOVIE1934

Jimmy the Gent

as Mike (uncredited)

Dark Command
6.4
MOVIE1940

Dark Command

as Bushropp

A Double Life
6.4
MOVIE1947

A Double Life

as Pete Bonner

The House Across the Bay
5.6
MOVIE1940

The House Across the Bay

as Charlie

Stolen Heaven
7.0
MOVIE1938

Stolen Heaven

as Bako

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
6.2
MOVIE1943

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

as Karl Straeder

Arsène Lupin
7.0
MOVIE1932

Arsène Lupin

as Leroux (uncredited)

Tornado
6.0
MOVIE1943

Tornado

as Charlie Muscles

Coroner Creek
6.2
MOVIE1948

Coroner Creek

as Frank Yordy

Comin' Round the Mountain
6.0
MOVIE1951

Comin' Round the Mountain

as Kalem McCoy

About Face
6.5
MOVIE1942

About Face

as Sgt. William Ames

Hay Foot
6.3
MOVIE1942

Hay Foot

as Sergeant Ames

Stagecoach Kid
7.3
MOVIE1949

Stagecoach Kid

as Thatcher

The Long Voyage Home
6.6
MOVIE1940

The Long Voyage Home

as Davis

The Walking Dead
6.3
MOVIE1936

The Walking Dead

as 'Trigger' Smith

Big Brown Eyes
6.4
MOVIE1936

Big Brown Eyes

as Jack Sully

The Petrified Forest
7.1
MOVIE1936

The Petrified Forest

as Jackie

You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.8
MOVIE1939

You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Red

Little Big Shot
7.3
MOVIE1935

Little Big Shot

as Doré's Henchman

Indian Uprising
6.5
MOVIE1952

Indian Uprising

as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

The Prescott Kid
8.0
MOVIE1934

The Prescott Kid

as Marshal Willoughby

Freshman Love
7.0
MOVIE1936

Freshman Love

as Coach Kendall

Inside Job
5.9
MOVIE1946

Inside Job

as Police Capt. Thomas

College Humor
5.6
MOVIE1933

College Humor

as Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)

Taza, Son of Cochise
5.7
MOVIE1954

Taza, Son of Cochise

as Sgt. Hamma

G.I. War Brides
9.0
MOVIE1946

G.I. War Brides

as Sgt. Frank Moraski

And Baby Makes Three
5.1
MOVIE1949

And Baby Makes Three

as Police officer

Hit the Ice
6.0
MOVIE1943

Hit the Ice

as Buster

Hey, Rookie
8.0
MOVIE1944

Hey, Rookie

as Sergeant

San Quentin
6.6
MOVIE1937

San Quentin

as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen

Murder with Pictures
5.4
MOVIE1936

Murder with Pictures

as Inspector Tom Bacon

Black Legion
6.6
MOVIE1937

Black Legion

as Cliff Summers

Great Guy
6.3
MOVIE1936

Great Guy

as Joe Burton

Huddle
7.0
MOVIE1932

Huddle

as Slater

Blondie's Hero
7.0
MOVIE1950

Blondie's Hero

as Sergeant Gateson

High Powered
5.3
MOVIE1945

High Powered

as Spike Kenny

Eskimo
6.6
MOVIE1933

Eskimo

as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)

Women Without Names
4.7
MOVIE1940

Women Without Names

as Principal Keeper Grimley

Roses Are Red
5.7
MOVIE1947

Roses Are Red

as Police Lt. Rocky Wall

The Stranger's Return
6.2
MOVIE1933

The Stranger's Return

as Thresher

The Flying Missile
5.3
MOVIE1950

The Flying Missile

as Fuss Payne

Maker of Men
7.0
MOVIE1931

Maker of Men

as Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)

I Stole a Million
8.0
MOVIE1939

I Stole a Million

as Billings

The Arizonian
8.0
MOVIE1935

The Arizonian

as Henchman Keeler

Sabotage
6.6
MOVIE1939

Sabotage

as Gardner

The Naughty Nineties
6.7
MOVIE1945

The Naughty Nineties

as Bailey

Johnny Dark
5.8
MOVIE1954

Johnny Dark

as Carl Svenson

The Notorious Sophie Lang
6.7
MOVIE1934

The Notorious Sophie Lang

as Building Guard (uncredited)

Crash Donovan
8.0
MOVIE1936

Crash Donovan

as Henchman (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger
5.8
MOVIE1936

The Accusing Finger

as Father Regan, chaplain

Frontier Marshal
6.3
MOVIE1939

Frontier Marshal

as Curley Bill

Heart of the North
5.2
MOVIE1938

Heart of the North

as Red Crocker

Here Comes Trouble
5.2
MOVIE1948

Here Comes Trouble

as Officer Ames

Brewster's Millions
6.8
MOVIE1945

Brewster's Millions

as Hacky Smith

The Border Legion
5.0
MOVIE1940

The Border Legion

as Jim Gulden

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6.1
MOVIE1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as Werner Renz

Prairie Chickens
8.0
MOVIE1943

Prairie Chickens

as Albertson

Down Mexico Way
10.0
MOVIE1941

Down Mexico Way

as Allen

The Leathernecks Have Landed
7.0
MOVIE1936

The Leathernecks Have Landed

as Sgt. Regan

I Found Stella Parish
7.3
MOVIE1935

I Found Stella Parish

as Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)

Deputy Marshal
6.3
MOVIE1949

Deputy Marshal

as Eli Cressett

The Band Plays On
8.3
MOVIE1934

The Band Plays On

as Mr. Thomas

Pride of Maryland
9.0
MOVIE1951

Pride of Maryland

as Knuckles

Tucson
7.5
MOVIE1949

Tucson

as Tod Bryant

Yanks Ahoy
6.5
MOVIE1943

Yanks Ahoy

as Sgt. Ames

Special Investigator
5.4
MOVIE1936

Special Investigator

as Jim Plummer

Tarzan's Revenge
4.8
MOVIE1938

Tarzan's Revenge

as Olaf Punch

High Tension
5.8
MOVIE1936

High Tension

as Terry Madden

The Traveling Saleswoman
5.2
MOVIE1950

The Traveling Saleswoman

as Cactus Jack

Moon Over Las Vegas
10.0
MOVIE1944

Moon Over Las Vegas

as Joe

The Country Doctor
6.5
MOVIE1936

The Country Doctor

as Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)

The Lady Fights Back
7.0
MOVIE1937

The Lady Fights Back

as Swede Jannsen

Motor Madness
10.0
MOVIE1937

Motor Madness

as Steve Dolan

Lucky Cisco Kid
6.0
MOVIE1940

Lucky Cisco Kid

as Bill Stevens

College Coach
4.6
MOVIE1933

College Coach

as Holcomb

You're in the Army Now
4.4
MOVIE1941

You're in the Army Now

as Sergeant Madden

Three Cornered Moon
6.0
MOVIE1933

Three Cornered Moon

as Head Lifeguard (uncredited)

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
5.8
MOVIE1995

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hold Your Man
6.3
MOVIE1933

Hold Your Man

as Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)

Legends of the West
MOVIE1992

Legends of the West

as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alaska Highway
6.3
MOVIE1943

Alaska Highway

as Roughhouse

The Runaround
6.5
MOVIE1946

The Runaround

as Hutchins

A Son Comes Home
4.0
MOVIE1936

A Son Comes Home

as First Truck Driver

King of the Lumberjacks
3.7
MOVIE1940

King of the Lumberjacks

as Jigger

The Kettles in the Ozarks
7.1
MOVIE1956

The Kettles in the Ozarks

as Bancroft Baines

If You Knew Susie
7.3
MOVIE1948

If You Knew Susie

as Zero Zantini

Joe Palooka, Champ
8.0
MOVIE1946

Joe Palooka, Champ

as Lefty

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
6.7
MOVIE1942

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

as Eddie Corbett

Brooklyn Orchid
6.7
MOVIE1942

Brooklyn Orchid

as Eddie Corbett

Moonlight on the Prairie
6.8
MOVIE1935

Moonlight on the Prairie

as Luke Thomas

Inside Information
9.0
MOVIE1939

Inside Information

as Detective Grazzi

The Lucky Stiff
5.8
MOVIE1949

The Lucky Stiff

as Tony

The Untamed Breed
6.5
MOVIE1948

The Untamed Breed

as Hoy Keegan

Last of the Duanes
6.5
MOVIE1941

Last of the Duanes

as Bull Lossomer

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.7
MOVIE1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

as Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman

Reported Missing
10.0
MOVIE1937

Reported Missing

as 'Brad' Martin

Gambling Ship
10.0
MOVIE1938

Gambling Ship

as Tony Garzoni

Two in a Crowd
8.0
MOVIE1936

Two in a Crowd

as Bonelli's Henchman

They Gave Him a Gun
6.7
MOVIE1937

They Gave Him a Gun

as Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)

Navy Blues
6.0
MOVIE1937

Navy Blues

as Chips

Sundown Jim
10.0
MOVIE1942

Sundown Jim

as Ben Moffitt

Death on the Diamond
7.4
MOVIE1934

Death on the Diamond

as "Dunc" Spencer

South of Dixie
10.0
MOVIE1944

South of Dixie

as Ernest Hatcher

Fighting Back
6.7
MOVIE1948

Fighting Back

as Police Sergeant Scudder

Taxi, Mister
4.2
MOVIE1943

Taxi, Mister

as Eddie Corbett

Son of a Sailor
6.0
MOVIE1933

Son of a Sailor

as Slug

The Singing Sheriff
9.0
MOVIE1944

The Singing Sheriff

as Squint

Down in San Diego
6.7
MOVIE1941

Down in San Diego

as Dutch

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
6.4
MOVIE1950

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

as Jake

Car 99
7.5
MOVIE1935

Car 99

as Whitey, burly henchman

Sing and Like It
5.0
MOVIE1934

Sing and Like It

as Gunner - Hood

Cowboy in Manhattan
7.0
MOVIE1943

Cowboy in Manhattan

as Louie

Fighting Father Dunne
7.5
MOVIE1948

Fighting Father Dunne

as Steve Davis

And Sudden Death
8.0
MOVIE1936

And Sudden Death

as Police Sgt. Sanborn

Raiders of Ghost City
7.0
MOVIE1944

Raiders of Ghost City

as Idaho Jones

The Storm
7.0
MOVIE1938

The Storm

as Kelly

A Letter From Bataan
5.2
MOVIE1942

A Letter From Bataan

as Roy - John's Brother-in-Law

As You Were
7.5
MOVIE1951

As You Were

as Sgt. Ames

Sequoia
6.5
MOVIE1935

Sequoia

as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Buckskin Frontier
7.0
MOVIE1943

Buckskin Frontier

as Brannigan

Let's Face It
5.4
MOVIE1943

Let's Face It

as Sgt. Wiggins

Looking for Trouble
6.7
MOVIE1934

Looking for Trouble

as Max Stanley

A Dangerous Adventure
5.5
MOVIE1937

A Dangerous Adventure

as Dutch

Man of Iron
7.0
MOVIE1935

Man of Iron

as Crawford

The Lady and the Mob
6.5
MOVIE1939

The Lady and the Mob

as Blinky Mack

Half Past Midnight
7.0
MOVIE1948

Half Past Midnight

as Det. Lt. Joe Nash

Saturday's Millions
7.0
MOVIE1933

Saturday's Millions

as Coach

Big Town After Dark
5.6
MOVIE1947

Big Town After Dark

as Monk

Operation Haylift
5.0
MOVIE1950

Operation Haylift

as George Swallow

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
7.3
MOVIE1991

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

as Sgt. Biff O'Hara

Tanks a Million
5.7
MOVIE1941

Tanks a Million

as Sgt. William Ames

The Westerner
8.0
MOVIE1934

The Westerner

as Bob Lockhart

The Man from Montreal
4.9
MOVIE1939

The Man from Montreal

as Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)

Campus Sweethearts
10.0
MOVIE1930

Campus Sweethearts

Pride of the Marines
8.0
MOVIE1936

Pride of the Marines

as Tennessee

Midnight Madonna
8.0
MOVIE1937

Midnight Madonna

as Wolfe

Honeymoon Deferred
8.0
MOVIE1940

Honeymoon Deferred

as Detective James

Mr. Walkie Talkie
6.5
MOVIE1952

Mr. Walkie Talkie

as Sgt. Ames

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
9.5
MOVIE1958

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

Olsen’s Big Moment
9.0
MOVIE1933

Olsen’s Big Moment

as Dapper' Danny Reynolds

The Gay Amigo
6.8
MOVIE1949

The Gay Amigo

as Sergeant McNulty

Always in Trouble
7.3
MOVIE1938

Always in Trouble

as Buster Mussendorfer

Behind the Criminal
6.0
MOVIE1937

Behind the Criminal

as Red Manders

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