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Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

ActingBorn August 29, 1906 (75 years old at death)· Died April 21, 1982

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

IMDb

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.

Also known as: Joe Sauers, Joe Sauer, Joseph Sauers, Joseph Sawyer
Popularity: 1
Total credits: 193

Known For

Peter Gunn
TV
★6.6

Peter Gunn

Sugarfoot
TV
★5.2

Sugarfoot

as Fighting Sam Brown

Surfside 6

Movies (182)

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995

Legends of the West

Legends of the West

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

1992

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

TV Shows (10)

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1 ep.

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as Fighting Sam Brown

1 ep.

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

Behind the Camera

Operation Haylift

Operation Haylift

Writer

Operation Haylift

Operation Haylift

Writer

Photos

TV
★6.3

Surfside 6

as Leon Huff

The Abbott and Costello Show
TV
★7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Chopper

Lock-Up
TV
★6.4

Lock-Up

as Sgt. McEvoy

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV
★7.0

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Racket Squad
TV
★6.5

Racket Squad

No image
TV
★8.0

Ford Theatre

The Killing
Movie
★7.6

The Killing

as Mike O'Reilly

Gilda
Movie
★7.5

Gilda

as Casey

How the West Was Won
Movie
★7.0

How the West Was Won

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

Sergeant York
Movie
★7.2

Sergeant York

as Sergeant Early

Peter Gunn
TV
★6.6

Peter Gunn

1958

Sugarfoot
TV
★5.2

Sugarfoot

as Fighting Sam Brown

1957

Surfside 6
TV
★6.3

Surfside 6

as Leon Huff

1960

The Abbott and Costello Show
TV
★7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Chopper

1952

Lock-Up
TV
★6.4

Lock-Up

as Sgt. McEvoy

1959

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV
★7.0

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954

Racket Squad
TV
★6.5

Racket Squad

1951

No image
TV
★8.0

Ford Theatre

1948

The Killing
Movie
★7.6

The Killing

as Mike O'Reilly

1956

Gilda
Movie
★7.5

Gilda

as Casey

1946

How the West Was Won
Movie
★7.0

How the West Was Won

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

1962

Sergeant York
Movie
★7.2

Sergeant York

as Sergeant Early

1941

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

as Sgt. Biff O'Hara

1991

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

1962

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

as Land Commissioner

1960

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

1958

The Killing

The Killing

as Mike O'Reilly

1956

The Kettles in the Ozarks

The Kettles in the Ozarks

as Bancroft Baines

1956

Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark

as Carl Svenson

1954

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

as Tom Biggert

1954

Taza, Son of Cochise

Taza, Son of Cochise

as Sgt. Hamma

1954

It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

as Frank Daylon

1953

Mr. Walkie Talkie

Mr. Walkie Talkie

as Sgt. Ames

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Whitey Franks (uncredited)

1952

Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana

as R. A. 'Pop' Miller

1952

Indian Uprising

Indian Uprising

as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

1952

As You Were

As You Were

as Sgt. Ames

1951

Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain

as Kalem McCoy

1951

Pride of Maryland

Pride of Maryland

as Knuckles

1951

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

as Fuss Payne

1950

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

as Jake

1950

Operation Haylift

Operation Haylift

as George Swallow

1950

Blondie's Hero

Blondie's Hero

as Sergeant Gateson

1950

The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

as Cactus Jack

1950

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995

Legends of the West

Legends of the West

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

1992

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

as Sgt. Biff O'Hara

1991

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

1962

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

as Land Commissioner

1960

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara

1958

The Killing

The Killing

as Mike O'Reilly

1956

The Kettles in the Ozarks

The Kettles in the Ozarks

as Bancroft Baines

1956

Johnny Dark

Johnny Dark

as Carl Svenson

1954

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

as Tom Biggert

1954

Taza, Son of Cochise

Taza, Son of Cochise

as Sgt. Hamma

1954

It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

as Frank Daylon

1953

Mr. Walkie Talkie

Mr. Walkie Talkie

as Sgt. Ames

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

as Whitey Franks (uncredited)

1952

Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana

as R. A. 'Pop' Miller

1952

Indian Uprising

Indian Uprising

as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh

1952

As You Were

As You Were

as Sgt. Ames

1951

Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain

as Kalem McCoy

1951

Pride of Maryland

Pride of Maryland

as Knuckles

1951

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

as Fuss Payne

1950

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

as Jake

1950

Operation Haylift

Operation Haylift

as George Swallow

1950

Blondie's Hero

Blondie's Hero

as Sergeant Gateson

1950

The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

as Cactus Jack

1950

as Leon Huff

1 ep.

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Chopper

1 ep.

Lock-Up

Lock-Up

as Sgt. McEvoy

1 ep.

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

164 ep.

Racket Squad

Racket Squad

1 ep.

No image

Ford Theatre

1 ep.

Everglades

Everglades

1 ep.

Harrigan and Son

Harrigan and Son

1 ep.

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1 episodes

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as Fighting Sam Brown

1 episodes

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

as Leon Huff

1 episodes

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Chopper

1 episodes

Lock-Up

Lock-Up

as Sgt. McEvoy

1 episodes

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

164 episodes

Racket Squad

Racket Squad

1 episodes

No image

Ford Theatre

1 episodes

Everglades

Everglades

1 episodes

Harrigan and Son

Harrigan and Son

1 episodes