Joe Sawyer
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.
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Movies (40)
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995
Legends of the West
as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall'
1992
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
as Sgt. Biff O'Hara
1991
How the West Was Won
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
1962
North to Alaska
as Land Commissioner
1960
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
1958
The Killing
as Mike O'Reilly
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Bancroft Baines
1956
Johnny Dark
as Carl Svenson
1954
Riding Shotgun
as Tom Biggert
1954
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Sgt. Hamma
1954
It Came from Outer Space
as Frank Daylon
1953
Mr. Walkie Talkie
as Sgt. 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
1952
As You Were
as Sgt. Ames
1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Kalem McCoy
1951
Pride of Maryland
as Knuckles
1951
The Flying Missile
as Fuss Payne
1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
as Jake
1950
Operation Haylift
as George Swallow
1950
Blondie's Hero
as Sergeant Gateson
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
as Cactus Jack
1950
And Baby Makes Three
as Police officer
1949
Deputy Marshal
as Eli Cressett
1949
Kazan
as Sandz Jepson
1949
Stagecoach Kid
as Thatcher
1949
The Lucky Stiff
as Tony
1949
The Gay Amigo
as Sergeant McNulty
1949
Tucson
as Tod Bryant
1949
The Untamed Breed
as Hoy Keegan
1948
Fighting Back
as Police Sergeant Scudder
1948
Coroner Creek
as Frank Yordy
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
as Steve Davis
1948
Here Comes Trouble
as Officer Ames
1948
Half Past Midnight
as Det. Lt. Joe Nash
1948
If You Knew Susie
as Zero Zantini
1948
A Double Life
as Pete Bonner
1947
Big Town After Dark
as Monk
1947
