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Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
75 years (Aug 29, 1906 – Apr 21, 1982)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
174 Movies
4 TV Shows

Joe Sawyer

Fame aside, Joe Sawyer is above all a career actor whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The role of Mike O'Reilly in 'The Killing' is the one that keeps being brought up. 'The Grapes of Wrath' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. He started at 24. By genre, drama dominates the list. 178 appearances between the two screens is the plain arithmetic of it.
Fame aside, Joe Sawyer is above all a career actor whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The role of Mike O'Reilly in 'The Killing' is the one that keeps being brought up. 'The Grapes of Wrath' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. He started at 24. By genre, drama dominates the list. 178 appearances between the two screens is the plain arithmetic of it.
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How the West Was Won
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How the West Was Won
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1962
Film
North to Alaska
Land Commissioner
★ 6.5
1960
Film
Surfside 6
Leon Huff · 1 episode
★ 6.3
1960–
TV
Lock-Up
Sgt. McEvoy · 1 episode
★ 6.4
1959–
TV
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
★ 9.5
1958
Film
Sugarfoot
Fighting Sam Brown · 1 episode
★ 5.1
1957–
TV
The Killing
Mike O'Reilly
★ 7.6
1956
Film
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Bancroft Baines
★ 6.4
1956
Film
Johnny Dark
Carl Svenson
★ 5.8
1954
Film
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Joe Sawyer still alive?
Joe Sawyer passed away on April 21, 1982 at age 75.
What are the most famous roles of Joe Sawyer?
Joe Sawyer is best known for roles in The Killing, The Grapes of Wrath, Gilda.
How many movies has Joe Sawyer been in?
Over a 52-year career (since 1930), Joe Sawyer has appeared in 174 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Joe Sawyer's first movie?
The career of Joe Sawyer began with Campus Sweethearts (1930).
What is Joe Sawyer's most recent movie or series?
Joe Sawyer's most recent release is How the West Was Won, which premiered on November 2, 1962.
What TV shows has Joe Sawyer appeared in?
On television, Joe Sawyer has appeared in Peter Gunn, The Abbott and Costello Show, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Sugarfoot.
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Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
1906-08-29 · Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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.

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