Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Date of Birth:

Aug 29, 1906

Place of Birth:

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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.

filmography:

Son of a Sailor Son of a Sailor

1933

The Untamed Breed The Untamed Breed

1948

High Tension High Tension

1936

Great Guy Great Guy

1936

G.I. War Brides G.I. War Brides

1946

The Country Doctor The Country Doctor

1936

Heart of the North Heart of the North

1938

Man of Iron Man of Iron

1935

A Son Comes Home A Son Comes Home

1936

A Dangerous Adventure A Dangerous Adventure

1937

Tucson Tucson

1949

Stagecoach Kid Stagecoach Kid

1949

Inside Job Inside Job

1946

Gambling Ship Gambling Ship

1938

Three-Cornered Moon Three-Cornered Moon

1933

Dark Command Dark Command

1940

The Lady from Cheyenne The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

Tanks a Million Tanks a Million

1941

The Gay Amigo The Gay Amigo

1949

And Baby Makes Three And Baby Makes Three

1949

The Traveling Saleswoman The Traveling Saleswoman

1950

High Powered High Powered

1945

The Bands Plays On The Bands Plays On

1934

They Gave Him a Gun They Gave Him a Gun

1937

The Stranger's Return The Stranger's Return

1933

Broadway Gondolier Broadway Gondolier

1935

Fighting Back Fighting Back

1948

Rose Bowl Rose Bowl

1936

Yanks Ahoy Yanks Ahoy

1943

Reported Missing Reported Missing

1937

Two in a Crowd Two in a Crowd

1936

Last of the Duanes Last of the Duanes

1941

Ace of Aces Ace of Aces

1933

Confessions of a Nazi Spy Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

A Letter From Bataan A Letter From Bataan

1942

Moon Over Las Vegas Moon Over Las Vegas

1944

Prairie Chickens Prairie Chickens

1943

Alaska Highway Alaska Highway

1943

Tarzan's Revenge Tarzan's Revenge

1938

King of the Lumberjacks King of the Lumberjacks

1940

The Lady and the Mob The Lady and the Mob

1939

Huddle Huddle

1932

The Arizonian The Arizonian

1935

Deadline - U.S.A. Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

Midnight Madonna Midnight Madonna

1937

The Whole Town's Talking The Whole Town's Talking

1935

The Public Enemy The Public Enemy

1931

Cowboy in Manhattan Cowboy in Manhattan

1943

Wrecking Crew Wrecking Crew

1942

Saturday's Millions Saturday's Millions

1933

The Storm The Storm

1938

Taza, Son of Cochise Taza, Son of Cochise

1954

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin

1932

College Rhythm College Rhythm

1934

You Can't Get Away with Murder You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

The Man from Montreal The Man from Montreal

1939

I Found Stella Parish I Found Stella Parish

1935

The Westerner The Westerner

1934

Sleepy Lagoon Sleepy Lagoon

1943

South of Dixie South of Dixie

1944

Joe Palooka, Champ Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

Crash Donovan Crash Donovan

1936

Pride of the Marines Pride of the Marines

1936

Honeymoon Deferred Honeymoon Deferred

1940

Hey, Rookie Hey, Rookie

1944

Sequoia Sequoia

1935

Melody Ranch Melody Ranch

1940

Women Without Names Women Without Names

1940

You're in the Army Now You're in the Army Now

1941

College Coach College Coach

1933

Swamp Water Swamp Water

1941

Freshman Love Freshman Love

1936

San Quentin San Quentin

1937

The Long Voyage Home The Long Voyage Home

1940

Johnny Dark Johnny Dark

1954

And Sudden Death And Sudden Death

1936

Riding Shotgun Riding Shotgun

1954

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

1958

North to Alaska North to Alaska

1960

Death on the Diamond Death on the Diamond

1934

Golden Harvest Golden Harvest

1933

Down in San Diego Down in San Diego

1941

Let's Face It Let's Face It

1943

Sabotage Sabotage

1939

Sundown Jim Sundown Jim

1942

Christmas Eve Christmas Eve

1947

Looking for Trouble Looking for Trouble

1934

The Border Legion The Border Legion

1940

Belle Starr Belle Starr

1941

Tarzan's Desert Mystery Tarzan's Desert Mystery

1943

The Kettles in the Ozarks The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956

Special Agent Special Agent

1935

It Came from Outer Space It Came from Outer Space

1953

They Died with Their Boots On They Died with Their Boots On

1941

The Petrified Forest The Petrified Forest

1936

How the West Was Won How the West Was Won

1962

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

1991

Brooklyn Orchid Brooklyn Orchid

1942

Raiders of Ghost City Raiders of Ghost City

1944

The Runaround The Runaround

1946

Inside Information Inside Information

1939

The Accusing Finger The Accusing Finger

1936

About Face About Face

1942

Little Big Shot Little Big Shot

1935

Hay Foot Hay Foot

1942

Special Investigator Special Investigator

1936

The Leathernecks Have Landed The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936

I Stole a Million I Stole a Million

1939

Sergeant York Sergeant York

1941

The Naughty Nineties The Naughty Nineties

1945

The Walking Dead The Walking Dead

1936

Comin' Round the Mountain Comin' Round the Mountain

1951

Hit the Ice Hit the Ice

1943

The Outlaw The Outlaw

1943

Blondie's Hero Blondie's Hero

1950

The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe Trail

1940

Gilda Gilda

1946

Deadline at Dawn Deadline at Dawn

1946

A Double Life A Double Life

1947

The Singing Sheriff The Singing Sheriff

1944

The Informer The Informer

1935

The House Across the Bay The House Across the Bay

1940

Kazan Kazan

1949

The Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties

1939

Brewster's Millions Brewster's Millions

1945

Prescott Kid Prescott Kid

1934

Black Legion Black Legion

1937

Coroner Creek Coroner Creek

1948

Red Skies of Montana Red Skies of Montana

1952

Eskimo Eskimo

1933

Navy Blues Navy Blues

1937

The Flying Missile The Flying Missile

1950

Deputy Marshal Deputy Marshal

1949

Car 99 Car 99

1935

Mr. Walkie Talkie Mr. Walkie Talkie

1952

As You Were As You Were

1951

Wildcat Bus Wildcat Bus

1940

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

1950

Fall In Fall In

1942

Always in Trouble Always in Trouble

1938

Gridiron Flash Gridiron Flash

1934

Big Brown Eyes Big Brown Eyes

1936

If You Knew Susie If You Knew Susie

1948

The Lady Fights Back The Lady Fights Back

1937

Passport Husband Passport Husband

1938

Fighting Father Dunne Fighting Father Dunne

1948

Jimmy the Gent Jimmy the Gent

1934

Indian Uprising Indian Uprising

1952

The Case of the Howling Dog The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

Maker of Men Maker of Men

1931

Moonlight on the Prairie Moonlight on the Prairie

1935

Tornado Tornado

1943

Down Mexico Way Down Mexico Way

1941

Frisco Kid Frisco Kid

1935

The Lucky Stiff The Lucky Stiff

1949

Half Past Midnight Half Past Midnight

1948

Roses Are Red Roses Are Red

1947

Behind the Criminal Behind the Criminal

1937

Buckskin Frontier Buckskin Frontier

1943

Legends of the West Legends of the West

1992

Frontier Marshal Frontier Marshal

1939

Lucky Cisco Kid Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

The McGuerins from Brooklyn The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942

Stolen Heaven Stolen Heaven

1938

Murder with Pictures Murder with Pictures

1936

Operation Haylift Operation Haylift

1950

Sing and Like it Sing and Like it

1934

College Humor College Humor

1933

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995

Taxi, Mister Taxi, Mister

1943

Big Town After Dark Big Town After Dark

1947

Here Comes Trouble Here Comes Trouble

1948

The Killing The Killing

1956

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