Joe Sawyer

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: August 29, 1906

Deathday: April 21, 1982

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Known For

The Killing
The Killing

1956-06-06

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath

1940-03-15

Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail

1940-12-20

Gilda
Gilda

1946-04-25

Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Hero

1950-03-09

The Outlaw
The Outlaw

1943-02-05

The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties

1945-06-20

The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead

1936-03-01

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain

1951-07-26

Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice

1943-06-02

Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn

1946-03-18

A Double Life
A Double Life

1947-12-25

Prescott Kid
Prescott Kid

1934-11-08

Black Legion
Black Legion

1937-01-30

Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek

1948-07-01

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions

1945-04-07

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties

1939-10-28

The Singing Sheriff
The Singing Sheriff

1944-09-01

The Informer
The Informer

1935-05-09

The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay

1940-03-01

Kazan
Kazan

1949-07-13

Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941-09-27

I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million

1939-08-01

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

1941-11-20

The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest

1936-02-08

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won

1962-11-02

It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space

1953-06-05

Special Agent
Special Agent

1935-09-14

The Border Legion
The Border Legion

1940-12-05

Belle Starr
Belle Starr

1941-09-12

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mystery

1943-12-26

The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956-04-01

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West

1991-04-11

Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid

1942-01-31

Hay Foot
Hay Foot

1942-01-02

Special Investigator
Special Investigator

1936-05-08

The Leathernecks Have Landed
The Leathernecks Have Landed

1936-02-17

Little Big Shot
Little Big Shot

1935-09-07

About Face
About Face

1942-04-16

Raiders of Ghost City
Raiders of Ghost City

1944-07-25

The Runaround
The Runaround

1946-06-04

Inside Information
Inside Information

1939-06-02

The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger

1936-11-17

Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana

1952-01-23

Eskimo
Eskimo

1933-11-14

Buckskin Frontier
Buckskin Frontier

1943-05-14

Legends of the West
Legends of the West

1992-09-08

Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal

1939-07-28

Behind the Criminal
Behind the Criminal

1937-10-30

Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red

1947-11-10

Down Mexico Way
Down Mexico Way

1941-10-15

Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid

1935-11-30

The Lucky Stiff
The Lucky Stiff

1949-05-26

Half Past Midnight
Half Past Midnight

1948-03-01

Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid

1940-06-28

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942-12-31

Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister

1943-04-16

Big Town After Dark
Big Town After Dark

1947-12-12

Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble

1948-03-15

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995-08-24

College Humor
College Humor

1933-07-05

Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven

1938-05-11

Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures

1936-09-24

Operation Haylift
Operation Haylift

1950-05-05

Sing and Like it
Sing and Like it

1934-04-20

Tornado
Tornado

1943-08-09

Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie

1935-11-02

Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus

1940-08-23

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

1950-05-25

Fall In
Fall In

1942-11-20

As You Were
As You Were

1951-10-05

Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkie

1952-11-28

Navy Blues
Navy Blues

1937-03-29

The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile

1950-12-24

Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshal

1949-10-28

Car 99
Car 99

1935-03-02

Always in Trouble
Always in Trouble

1938-10-28

Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash

1934-10-06

Indian Uprising
Indian Uprising

1952-01-02

The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog

1934-09-22

Maker of Men
Maker of Men

1931-08-03

Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy the Gent

1934-03-09

Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne

1948-05-12

Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes

1936-04-03

If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie

1948-02-07

The Lady Fights Back
The Lady Fights Back

1937-10-01

Passport Husband
Passport Husband

1938-07-15

Looking for Trouble
Looking for Trouble

1934-03-28

Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve

1947-10-31

Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoy

1943-06-29

Reported Missing
Reported Missing

1937-08-15

Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd

1936-10-03

Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl

1936-11-30

Fighting Back
Fighting Back

1948-07-30

The Bands Plays On
The Bands Plays On

1934-12-21

They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun

1937-05-07

The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return

1933-07-28

Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier

1935-07-27

Last of the Duanes
Last of the Duanes

1941-09-26

Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces

1933-10-20

Tarzan's Revenge
Tarzan's Revenge

1938-01-07

King of the Lumberjacks
King of the Lumberjacks

1940-04-13

The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob

1939-04-03

Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway

1943-06-24

Prairie Chickens
Prairie Chickens

1943-05-21

Union Pacific
Union Pacific

1939-05-05

Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939-05-06

A Letter From Bataan
A Letter From Bataan

1942-09-15

Moon Over Las Vegas
Moon Over Las Vegas

1944-04-01

High Powered
High Powered

1945-02-27

The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman

1950-02-15

Heart of the North
Heart of the North

1938-12-10

Man of Iron
Man of Iron

1935-12-21

A Son Comes Home
A Son Comes Home

1936-07-31

The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

1936-03-12

G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides

1946-08-12

Son of a Sailor
Son of a Sailor

1933-11-29

The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed

1948-10-20

High Tension
High Tension

1936-07-10

Great Guy
Great Guy

1936-12-01

A Dangerous Adventure
A Dangerous Adventure

1937-07-21

Tucson
Tucson

1949-04-27

Tanks a Million
Tanks a Million

1941-09-12

The Gay Amigo
The Gay Amigo

1949-05-13

And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three

1949-12-02

The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne

1941-04-11

Dark Command
Dark Command

1940-04-15

Stagecoach Kid
Stagecoach Kid

1949-06-02

Inside Job
Inside Job

1946-06-14

Gambling Ship
Gambling Ship

1938-12-16

Three-Cornered Moon
Three-Cornered Moon

1933-08-08

Huddle
Huddle

1932-05-14

The Arizonian
The Arizonian

1935-06-27

Freshman Love
Freshman Love

1936-01-18

San Quentin
San Quentin

1937-05-24

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home

1940-11-16

Swamp Water
Swamp Water

1941-11-16

College Coach
College Coach

1933-11-04

Sequoia
Sequoia

1935-01-16

Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch

1940-09-15

Women Without Names
Women Without Names

1940-03-14

You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now

1941-12-25

Johnny Dark
Johnny Dark

1954-06-25

And Sudden Death
And Sudden Death

1936-06-16

Let's Face It
Let's Face It

1943-08-04

Sabotage
Sabotage

1939-10-13

Sundown Jim
Sundown Jim

1942-03-27

Down in San Diego
Down in San Diego

1941-08-01

Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest

1933-09-21

Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun

1954-04-01

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin

1958-08-01

North to Alaska
North to Alaska

1960-11-07

Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond

1934-09-14

Hey, Rookie
Hey, Rookie

1944-04-06

Honeymoon Deferred
Honeymoon Deferred

1940-02-16

Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions

1933-09-30

The Storm
The Storm

1938-10-28

Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza, Son of Cochise

1954-02-18

Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew

1942-11-07

Cowboy in Manhattan
Cowboy in Manhattan

1943-05-21

Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.

1952-03-14

Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna

1937-07-01

The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking

1935-02-22

The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy

1931-04-23

Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin

1932-02-26

College Rhythm
College Rhythm

1934-11-23

Joe Palooka, Champ
Joe Palooka, Champ

1946-05-26

Crash Donovan
Crash Donovan

1936-08-01

Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines

1936-04-02

South of Dixie
South of Dixie

1944-06-23

Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon

1943-09-05

You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939-03-23

The Man from Montreal
The Man from Montreal

1939-12-09

I Found Stella Parish
I Found Stella Parish

1935-11-16

The Westerner
The Westerner

1934-12-10

The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang

1934-07-20

Hold Your Man
Hold Your Man

1933-06-30