
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.

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Legends of the West
Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Sgt. Biff O'Hara

How the West Was Won
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

North to Alaska
Land Commissioner

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

The Killing
Mike O'Reilly

The Kettles in the Ozarks
Bancroft Baines

Johnny Dark
Carl Svenson

Riding Shotgun
Tom Biggert

Taza, Son of Cochise
Sgt. Hamma

It Came from Outer Space
Frank Daylon

Mr. Walkie Talkie
Sgt. Ames

Deadline - U.S.A.
Whitey Franks (uncredited)

Red Skies of Montana
R. A. 'Pop' Miller

Indian Uprising
Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

As You Were
Sgt. Ames

Comin' Round the Mountain
Kalem McCoy

Pride of Maryland
Knuckles

The Flying Missile
Fuss Payne

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Jake

Operation Haylift
George Swallow

Blondie's Hero
Sergeant Gateson

The Traveling Saleswoman
Cactus Jack

And Baby Makes Three
Police officer

Deputy Marshal
Eli Cressett

Kazan
Sandz Jepson

Stagecoach Kid
Thatcher

The Lucky Stiff
Tony

The Gay Amigo
Sergeant McNulty

Tucson
Tod Bryant

The Untamed Breed
Hoy Keegan

Fighting Back
Police Sergeant Scudder

Coroner Creek
Frank Yordy

Fighting Father Dunne
Steve Davis

Here Comes Trouble
Officer Ames

Half Past Midnight
Det. Lt. Joe Nash

If You Knew Susie
Zero Zantini

A Double Life
Pete Bonner

Big Town After Dark
Monk

Roses Are Red
Police Lt. Rocky Wall

Christmas Eve
Private Detective

G.I. War Brides
Sgt. Frank Moraski

Inside Job
Police Capt. Thomas

The Runaround
Hutchins

Joe Palooka, Champ
Lefty

Gilda
Casey

Deadline at Dawn
Babe Dooley

The Naughty Nineties
Bailey

Brewster's Millions
Hacky Smith

High Powered
Spike Kenny

The Singing Sheriff
Squint

Raiders of Ghost City
Idaho Jones

South of Dixie
Ernest Hatcher

Hey, Rookie
Sergeant

Moon Over Las Vegas
Joe

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Karl Straeder

Sleepy Lagoon
Lumpy

Tornado
Charlie Muscles

Let's Face It
Sgt. Wiggins

Yanks Ahoy
Sgt. Ames

Alaska Highway
Roughhouse

Hit the Ice
Buster

Cowboy in Manhattan
Louie

Prairie Chickens
Albertson

Buckskin Frontier
Brannigan

Taxi, Mister
Eddie Corbett

The Outlaw
Charley Woodruff

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
Eddie Corbett

Fall In
Sgt. Ames

Wrecking Crew
Fred Bunce

A Letter From Bataan
Roy - John's Brother-in-Law

About Face
Sgt. William Ames

Sundown Jim
Ben Moffitt

Brooklyn Orchid
Eddie Corbett

Hay Foot
Sergeant Ames

You're in the Army Now
Sergeant Madden

They Died with Their Boots On
Sgt. Doolittle

Swamp Water
Hardy Ragan

Down Mexico Way
Allen

Sergeant York
Sergeant Early

Last of the Duanes
Bull Lossomer

Tanks a Million
Sgt. William Ames

Belle Starr
John Cole

Down in San Diego
Dutch

The Lady from Cheyenne
Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman

Santa Fe Trail
Kitzmiller

The Border Legion
Jim Gulden

The Long Voyage Home
Davis

Melody Ranch
Jasper Wildhack

Wildcat Bus
Burke

Lucky Cisco Kid
Bill Stevens

Dark Command
Bushropp

King of the Lumberjacks
Jigger

The Grapes of Wrath
Bookkeeper

Women Without Names
Principal Keeper Grimley

The House Across the Bay
Charlie

Honeymoon Deferred
Detective James

The Man from Montreal
Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)

The Roaring Twenties
The Sergeant

Sabotage
Gardner

I Stole a Million
Billings

Frontier Marshal
Curley Bill

Inside Information
Detective Grazzi

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Werner Renz

Union Pacific
Shamus (uncredited)

The Lady and the Mob
Blinky Mack

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Red
Gambling Ship
Tony Garzoni

Heart of the North
Red Crocker

The Storm
Kelly

Always in Trouble
Buster Mussendorfer

Passport Husband
Duke Selton

Stolen Heaven
Bako

Tarzan's Revenge
Olaf Punch

Behind the Criminal
Red Manders
The Lady Fights Back
Swede Jannsen

Reported Missing
'Brad' Martin

A Dangerous Adventure
Dutch
Midnight Madonna
Wolfe

Slim
Windy Wilcox

San Quentin
'Sailor Boy' Hansen

They Gave Him a Gun
Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)

Motor Madness
Steve Dolan

Navy Blues
Chips

Black Legion
Cliff Summers

Great Guy
Joe Burton

Rose Bowl
Announcer

The Accusing Finger
Father Regan, chaplain

Two in a Crowd
Bonelli's Henchman

Murder with Pictures
Inspector Tom Bacon

Crash Donovan
Henchman (uncredited)

A Son Comes Home
First Truck Driver

High Tension
Terry Madden

And Sudden Death
Police Sgt. Sanborn

Special Investigator
Jim Plummer

Big Brown Eyes
Jack Sully

Pride of the Marines
Tennessee

The Country Doctor
Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)

The Walking Dead
'Trigger' Smith

The Leathernecks Have Landed
Sgt. Regan

The Petrified Forest
Jackie

Freshman Love
Coach Kendall

Man of Iron
Crawford

Frisco Kid
Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)

I Found Stella Parish
Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)

Moonlight on the Prairie
Luke Thomas

Special Agent
Rich - Chief Henchman

Little Big Shot
Doré's Henchman

Broadway Gondolier
'Red'

The Arizonian
Henchman Keeler

The Informer
Bartly Mulholland

Car 99
Whitey, burly henchman

The Whole Town's Talking
Mannion's Thug (uncredited)

Sequoia
Forest Ranger (uncredited)

The Band Plays On
Mr. Thomas

The Westerner
Bob Lockhart

College Rhythm
Spud Miller

Prescott Kid
Marshal Willoughby

Gridiron Flash
Coach Eversmith

The Case of the Howling Dog
Carl Trask (uncredited)

Death on the Diamond
"Dunc" Spencer

The Notorious Sophie Lang
Building Guard (uncredited)

Sing and Like It
Gunner - Hood

Looking for Trouble
Max Stanley

Jimmy the Gent
Mike (uncredited)

Son of a Sailor
Slug

Eskimo
Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)

College Coach
Holcomb

Ace of Aces
Captain Daly

Saturday's Millions
Coach

Golden Harvest
Farmhand (uncredited)

Three Cornered Moon
Head Lifeguard (uncredited)

The Stranger's Return
Thresher

College Humor
Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)

Hold Your Man
Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)

Huddle
Slater

Arsène Lupin
Leroux (uncredited)

Maker of Men
Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
Pool Player (uncredited)
Campus Sweethearts







