Full Name Joseph Sauers Role Film actor Name Joe Sawyer | Years active 1930–62 Occupation Actor | |
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Born August 29, 1906 ( 1906-08-29 ) Guelph, Ontario, Canada Spouse June Sawyer (m. 1937–1960), Jeane Wood Movies and TV shows Similar Lee Aaker, Rand Brooks, James Brown (actor) | ||
JOE SAWYER TRIBUTE
Joe Sawyer (August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor born Joseph Sauers. 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.
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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.
Death
Sawyer died April 21, 1982, in Ashland, Oregon from liver cancer. He was 75. His interment was in Oregon.
Filmography
Actor
1962
How the West Was Won as
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
1961
Everglades! (TV Series) as
Marco Collins
- Flight at Boca Chico (1961) - Marco Collins (as Joseph Sawyer)
1961
Surfside 6 (TV Series) as
Leon Huff
- Inside Job (1961) - Leon Huff
1961
Bat Masterson (TV Series)
- End of the Line (1961) - (credit only)
1961
Lock Up (TV Series) as
Sgt. McEvoy
- His Brother's Keeper (1961) - Sgt. McEvoy
1960
Harrigan and Son (TV Series) as
Matt Collins
- Pipes Are Pipes (1960) - Matt Collins
1960
North to Alaska as
Land Commissioner
1960
Maisie (TV Movie) as
Master Sergeant Blackenhorn
1959
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Sam Granger
- The Briefcase (1959) - Sam Granger
1959
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Fighting Sam Brown
- Apollo with a Gun (1959) - Fighting Sam Brown
1959
Maverick (TV Series) as
Sgt. Schumacher
- Trooper Maverick (1959) - Sgt. Schumacher
1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Luck of O'Hara (1959) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Pillajohn's Progress (1959) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Accusation (1959) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Stagecoach to Phoenix (1959) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Ol' Betsy (1959) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Misfit Marshal (1959) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Star of India (1959) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Miracle of the Mission (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Epidemic (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Grandpappy's Love Affair (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Deadman's Valley (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Cloudbusters (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Foot Soldier (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty's Opportunity (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Decision of Rin Tin Tin (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Escape to Danger (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Brave Bow (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Secret Weapon (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Wind-Wagon McClanahan (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Sorrowful Joe's Policy (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty's Remedy (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The New C.O. (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Top Gun (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- River Chase (1958) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The White Chief (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Hunted (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty's Strategy (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rodeo Clown (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Hostage of War Bonnet (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Mother O'Hara's Marriage (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Last Navajo (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- A Look of Eagles (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty's Reward (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Return to Fort Apache (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Swapper (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Gentle Kingdom (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Major Swanson's Choice (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Along Came Tubbs (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- O'Hara Gets Amnesia (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Hubert's Niece (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Corporal Carson (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Stagecoach Sally (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Old Soldier (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Indian Blood (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Boone's Commission (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- O'Hara Gets Culture (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- O'Hara's Gold (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty Gets Busted (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Lieutenant's Lesson (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Sorrowful Joe Returns (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Warrior's Promise (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Southern Colonel (1957) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Wagon Train (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Presidental Citation (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Boone's Grandpappy (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Yo-o Rinty (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Return of the Chief (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Sorrowful Joe (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Witch of the Woods (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Forward Ho (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Hubert Goes West (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Circle of Fire (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rinty Finds a Bone (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Attack on Fort Apache (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Scotchman's Gold (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty Surrenders (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rin Tin Tin Meets O'Hara's Mother (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty's Romance (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Missing Heir (1956) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rin Tin Tin and the Christmas Story (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Lost Patrol (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty Goes to Town (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Boone's Wedding Day (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Higgins Rides Again (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rin Tin Tin Meets Mister President (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Wild Stallion (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Bugle Call (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Lonesome Road (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Lost Scotchman (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Farewell to Fort Apache (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- O'Hara Gets Busted (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Ghost Town (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Dead Man's Gold (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Blushing Brides (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Barber of Seville (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Legacy of Sean O'Hara (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rusty Resigns from the Army (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Babe in the Woods (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rin Tin Tin and the Sacred Lance (1955) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Blood Brothers (1954) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Outcast of Fort Apache (1954) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Rin Tin Tin, Outlaw (1954) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Education of Corporal Rusty (1954) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- The Killer Cat (1954) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Wolf Cry (1954) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
- Meet Rin Tin Tin (1954) - Sgt. Biff O'Hara
1958
Frontier Doctor (TV Series) as
Butch Cassidy
- The Outlaw Legion (1958) - Butch Cassidy
1956
The Killing as
Mike O'Reilly
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks as
Bancroft Baines
1955
Botsford's Beanery (TV Movie) as
Gambler
1954
Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) as
Harry Gault
- The Reckoning (1954) - Harry Gault
1954
It's a Great Life (TV Series) as
Motorcycle Cop
- The Driver's License (1954) - Motorcycle Cop
1954
The Halls of Ivy (TV Series)
- Professor Hall's Baby (1954)
1954
Johnny Dark as
Carl Svenson (as Joseph Sawyer)
1954
Stories of the Century (TV Series) as
Butch Cassidy
- The Wild Bunch of Wyoming (1954) - Butch Cassidy
1954
Riding Shotgun as
Tom Biggert
1954
The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) as
Chopper
- Public Enemies (1954) - Chopper
1954
Taza, Son of Cochise as
Sgt. Hamma
1954
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Joey Uptown
- For the Love of Kitty (1954) - Joey Uptown
1952
Racket Squad (TV Series) as
Sgt. Gunner McGurn
- Phony Photo Contest (1953)
- Beauty for Hire (1952) - Sgt. Gunner McGurn
1953
It Came from Outer Space as
Frank Daylon
1952
Mr. Walkie Talkie as
Sgt. William Ames
1952
Deadline - U.S.A. as
Whitey Franks (uncredited)
1952
Red Skies of Montana as
R.A. (Pop) Miller
1952
Indian Uprising as
Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
1951
As You Were as
Sgt. Ames
1951
Comin' Round the Mountain as
Kalem McCoy
1951
Pride of Maryland as
Knuckles
1950
The Flying Missile as
Quartermaster 'Fuss' Payne
1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek as
Jake
1950
Operation Haylift as
George Swallow
1950
Blondie's Hero as
Sgt. Gateson
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman as
Cactus Jack
1949
And Baby Makes Three as
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1949
Deputy Marshal as
Eli Cressett
1949
Kazan as
Sandz Jepson
1949
Stagecoach Kid as
Thatcher
1949
The Gay Amigo as
Sergeant McNulty
1949
Tucson as
Tod Bryant
1949
The Lucky Stiff as
Tony
1948
The Untamed Breed as
Hoy Keegan
1948
Fighting Back as
Police Sgt. Scudder
1948
Coroner Creek as
Frank Yordy
1948
Fighting Father Dunne as
Steve Davis
1948
Half Past Midnight as
Det. Lt. Joe Nash
1948
Here Comes Trouble as
Officer Ames
1948
If You Knew Susie as
Zero Zantini
1947
A Double Life as
Pete Bonner
1947
Big Town After Dark as
Monk
1947
Roses Are Red as
Police Lt. Rocky Wall
1947
Christmas Eve as
Private Detective Gimlet
1946
G.I. War Brides as
Sgt. Frank Moraski (as Joseph Sawyer)
1946
Inside Job as
Police Capt. Thomas
1946
The Runaround as
Hutchins
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ as
Lefty
1946
Gilda as
Casey
1946
Deadline at Dawn as
Babe Dooley
1945
The Naughty Nineties as
Bailey
1945
Brewster's Millions as
Hacky Smith
1945
High Powered as
Spike Kenny (as Joseph Sawyer)
1944
The Singing Sheriff as
Squint
1944
Raiders of Ghost City as
Idaho Jones
1944
South of Dixie as
Ernest Hatcher
1944
Hey, Rookie as
Sergeant
1944
Moon Over Las Vegas as
Joe
1943
Tarzan's Desert Mystery as
Karl Straeder
1943
Sleepy Lagoon as
Lumpy
1943
Tornado as
Charlie Boswell
1943
Let's Face It as
Sergeant Wiggins
1943
Yanks Ahoy as
Sgt. Ames
1943
Alaska Highway as
Roughhouse
1943
Hit the Ice as
Buster (as Joseph Sawyer)
1943
Cowboy in Manhattan as
Louie
1943
Buckskin Frontier as
Brannigan
1943
Taxi, Mister as
Eddie Corbett
1943
Prairie Chickens as
Albertson
1943
The Outlaw as
Charley Woodruff
1942
The McGuerins from Brooklyn as
Eddie Corbett (as Joseph Sawyer)
1942
Fall In as
Sgt. William Ames
1942
Wrecking Crew as
Fred Bunce
1942
A Letter from Bataan (Short) as
Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
1942
About Face (Short) as
Sgt. Ames
1942
Sundown Jim as
Ben Moffitt (as Joseph Sawyer)
1942
Brooklyn Orchid as
Eddie Corbett
1942
Hay Foot as
Sergeant Ames
1941
You're in the Army Now as
Sergeant Madden (as Joseph Sawyer)
1941
They Died with Their Boots On as
Sgt. Doolittle (as Joseph Sawyer)
1941
Swamp Water as
Hardy Ragan (as Joseph Sawyer)
1941
Down Mexico Way as
Allen
1941
Last of the Duanes as
Bull Lossomer (as Joseph Sawyer)
1941
Tanks a Million as
Sgt. William Ames
1941
Belle Starr as
John Cole (as Joseph Sawyer)
1941
Down in San Diego as
Dutch
1941
Sergeant York as
Sgt. Early (as Joseph Sawyer)
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as
Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman (uncredited)
1940
Santa Fe Trail as
Kitzmiller
1940
The Border Legion as
Jim Gulden (as Joseph Sawyer)
1940
Melody Ranch as
Jasper Wildhack (as Joseph Sawyer)
1940
The Long Voyage Home as
Davis (as Joseph Sawyer)
1940
Wildcat Bus as
Burke (as Joseph Sawyer)
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid as
Bill Stevens
1940
King of the Lumberjacks as
Jigger, a Lumberjack
1940
Dark Command as
Bushropp (as Joseph Sawyer)
1940
Women Without Names as
Principal Keeper Grimley (uncredited)
1940
The House Across the Bay as
Charley (as Joseph Sawyer)
1940
Honeymoon Deferred as
Detective James
1940
The Grapes of Wrath as
Bookkeeper (as Joseph Sawyer)
1939
Man from Montreal as
Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
1939
The Roaring Twenties as
The Sergeant - Pete Jones
1939
Sabotage as
Gardner
1939
Rio as
Prison Guard (uncredited)
1939
I Stole a Million as
Billings (as Joseph Sawyer)
1939
Frontier Marshal as
Curley Bill
1939
Inside Information as
Detective Grazzi (as Joseph Sawyer)
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy as
Werner Renz
1939
Union Pacific as
Shamus (uncredited)
1939
The Lady and the Mob as
Blinky Mack (as Joseph Sawyer)
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder as
Red
1939
My Son Is a Criminal as
Policeman (uncredited)
1938
Gambling Ship as
Tony Garzoni (as Joseph Sawyer)
1938
Heart of the North as
James 'Red' Crocker
1938
Always in Trouble as
Buster Mussendorfer
1938
The Storm as
Bill Kelly (as Joseph Sawyer)
1938
Passport Husband as
Duke Selton (as Joseph Sawyer)
1938
Stolen Heaven as
Bako
1938
Tarzan's Revenge as
Olaf Punch (as Joseph Sawyer)
1937
Behind the Criminal (Short) as
Red Manders
1937
The Lady Fights Back as
Swede Jannsen
1937
Reported Missing! as
'Brad' Martin (as Joseph Sawyer)
1937
A Dangerous Adventure as
Dutch
1937
Midnight Madonna as
Wolfe
1937
Slim as
Wilcox (as Joseph Sawyer)
1937
San Quentin as
'Sailor Boy' Hansen (as Joseph Sawyer)
1937
They Gave Him a Gun as
Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
1937
Motor Madness as
Steve Dolan (as Joseph Sawyer)
1937
Navy Blues as
Chips (as Joseph Sawyer)
1937
Black Legion as
Cliff Moore (as Joseph Sawyer)
1936
Great Guy as
Burton
1936
The Accusing Finger as
Father Reed - the Priest (as Joseph Sawyer)
1936
Rose Bowl as
Announcer (uncredited)
1936
Two in a Crowd as
Bonelli's Henchman
1936
Murder with Pictures as
Inspector Bacon (as Joseph Sawyer)
1936
Crash Donovan as
Henchman (uncredited)
1936
A Son Comes Home as
First Truck Driver (uncredited)
1936
High Tension as
Terry Madden
1936
And Sudden Death as
Police Sgt. Sanborn (as Joseph Sawyer)
1936
Special Investigator as
Jim 'Jimmy' Plummer (as Joseph Sawyer)
1936
Big Brown Eyes as
Jack Sully
1936
Pride of the Marines as
Tennessee (as Joseph Sawyer)
1936
The Country Doctor as
Joe - Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
1936
The Walking Dead as
Trigger Smith (as Joseph Sawyer)
1936
The Leathernecks Have Landed as
Sgt. Regan (as Joseph Sawyer)
1936
The Petrified Forest as
Jackie (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935
Freshman Love as
Coach Kendall (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935
Man of Iron as
Crawford (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935
Frisco Kid as
Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935
I Found Stella Parish as
Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
1935
Moonlight on the Prairie as
Luke
1935
Special Agent as
Ned Rich (as Joseph Sauers)
1935
Little Big Shot as
Doré's Henchman (as Joseph Sauers)
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze as
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1935
Broadway Gondolier as
'Red' (as Joseph Sauers)
1935
The Arizonian as
Henchman Keeler (as Joseph Sauers)
1935
The Informer as
Barty Mulholland (as Joseph Sauers)
1935
Air Hawks as
Henchman (uncredited)
1935
Eight Bells as
Gates (uncredited)
1935
Car 99 as
Whitey (as Joe Sauers)
1935
The Whole Town's Talking as
Nick - Mannion's Henchman (uncredited)
1934
Sequoia as
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
1934
The Band Plays On as
Mr. Thomas (as Joseph Sauers)
1934
The Westerner as
Bob Lockhart (as Joseph Sauers)
1934
Behold My Wife! as
Morton (uncredited)
1934
College Rhythm as
Spud Miller (uncredited)
1934
The Prescott Kid as
Marshal Willoughby (as Joseph Sauers)
1934
Gridiron Flash as
Coach Eversmith (as Joseph Sauers)
1934
Against the Law as
McManus (uncredited)
1934
The Case of the Howling Dog as
Carl Trask (uncredited)
1934
Death on the Diamond as
Spencer (as Joe Sauers)
1934
The Notorious Sophie Lang as
Building Guard (uncredited)
1934
Stamboul Quest as
Soldier Escorting Doktor (uncredited)
1934
Sing and Like It as
Gunner - Hood (as Joseph Sauers)
1934
Looking for Trouble as
Henchman Max Stanley (as Joseph Sauers)
1934
Wharf Angel as
Sailor on 'The Coyote' (uncredited)
1934
Jimmy the Gent as
Mike (uncredited)
1933
Son of a Sailor as
Slug (uncredited)
1933
Jimmy and Sally as
Slug Morgan (uncredited)
1933
Blood Money as
Red (uncredited)
1933
Eskimo as
Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
1933
College Coach as
Holcomb (as Joe Sauers)
1933
Ace of Aces as
Capt. Daly (as Joe Sauers)
1933
Saturday's Millions as
Coach (as Joe Sauers)
1933
Golden Harvest as
Farmhand (uncredited)
1933
Three Cornered Moon as
Swimming Pool Instructor (uncredited)
1933
The Stranger's Return as
Farmhand (uncredited)
1933
College Humor as
Tex Roust (as Joseph Sawyer)
1933
Hold Your Man as
Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
1933
Olsen's Big Moment as
'Dapper' Danny Reynolds (as Joe Sauer)
1932
Forgotten Commandments as
Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff (uncredited)
1932
Huddle as
Slater (as Joe Sauers)
1932
Young Bride as
Library Patron Seeking Aphrodite (uncredited)
1932
Shopworn as
Construction Camp Doctor (uncredited)
1932
Arsène Lupin as
Leroux (uncredited)
1931
Maker of Men as
Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
1931
Surrender as
Sergeant Muller (as Joseph Sauers)
1931
New Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford as
Willis the Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
1931
The Public Enemy as
Pool player (uncredited)
1930
Campus Sweethearts (Short)
Writer
1950
Operation Haylift
Producer
1950
Operation Haylift (producer)
Soundtrack
1945
Brewster's Millions (performer: "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" - uncredited)
1940
Melody Ranch (performer: "Back to the City Again" (1940), "What Are Cowboys Made Of" (1940) - uncredited)
1936
The Walking Dead ("The Lady in Red")
1932
Huddle ("Boola Boola" (1900), uncredited)
Archive Footage
2002
The Universe According to Universal (Video documentary short) as
Frank Daylon (uncredited)
1993
TV's Western Heroes (Video documentary) as
Sgt. Biff O'Hara
1993
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (Documentary) as
Actor in 'It Came From Outer Space' Clip (uncredited)
1992
Legends of the West (Documentary) as
Actor in 'Frontier Marshal' (uncredited)
1991
The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890 (Documentary) as
Sgt. Major (uncredited)
1991
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (Video) as
Sgt. Biff O'Hara
1983
Jack Arnold erzählt (TV Series documentary) as
Frank Daylon
- Gefahr aus dem Weltall (1983) - Frank Daylon (uncredited)
1958
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin as
Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
1949
Two Knights from Brooklyn as
Eddie Corbett (as Joseph Sawyer)
References
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