Acting
Joe Sawyer
Born Aug 29, 1906 · Guelph, Ontario, Canada · Died Apr 21, 1982
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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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Acting
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995
Documentary · Music
Legends of the West
1992
Documentary
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
1991
Family
How the West Was Won
1962
Western
Everglades
1961
Crime
North to Alaska
1960
Western · Comedy · Romance
Harrigan and Son
1960
Surfside 6
1960
Drama
Lock-Up
1959
Drama
Peter Gunn
1958
Crime · Drama
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958
Western
Sugarfoot
1957
Western
The Killing
1956
Crime · Thriller · Drama
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
Comedy
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Western · Family
Johnny Dark
1954
Action · Drama
Riding Shotgun
1954
Western
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
Western
It Came from Outer Space
1953
Science Fiction · Horror
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Comedy
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952
War · Comedy
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
Crime · Drama
Red Skies of Montana
1952
Adventure · Drama · Romance
Indian Uprising
1952
Western
As You Were
1951
Comedy
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
Comedy · Music
Racket Squad
1951
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
Pride of Maryland
1951
The Flying Missile
1950
Drama
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
Comedy · Romance · Western
Operation Haylift
1950
Drama
Blondie's Hero
1950
Comedy
The Traveling Saleswoman
1950
Western · Comedy
And Baby Makes Three
1949
Comedy · Romance
Deputy Marshal
1949
Western
Kazan
1949
Action · Drama · Western
Stagecoach Kid
1949
Western
The Lucky Stiff
1949
Comedy · Crime
The Gay Amigo
1949
Western
Tucson
1949
Western · Drama
The Untamed Breed
1948
Western
Fighting Back
1948
Drama · Crime
Coroner Creek
1948
Western
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
Drama
Here Comes Trouble
1948
Comedy
Half Past Midnight
1948
Crime · Mystery
If You Knew Susie
1948
Comedy
A Double Life
1947
Drama · Thriller
Big Town After Dark
1947
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Roses Are Red
1947
Drama · Crime
Christmas Eve
1947
Comedy · Drama
G.I. War Brides
1946
Comedy
Inside Job
1946
Crime · Drama
The Runaround
1946
Comedy · Mystery
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946
Comedy
Gilda
1946
Romance · Drama · Thriller
Deadline at Dawn
1946
Mystery · Thriller · Romance
The Naughty Nineties
1945
Comedy
Brewster's Millions
1945
Comedy
High Powered
1945
Drama · Action · Adventure
The Singing Sheriff
1944
Western · Comedy · Music
Raiders of Ghost City
1944
Action · Western
South of Dixie
1944
Comedy · Music · Romance
Hey, Rookie
1944
Music
Moon Over Las Vegas
1944
Romance · Comedy · Music
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
1943
Action · Adventure
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
Comedy · Crime
Tornado
1943
Drama
Let's Face It
1943
Music · Comedy
Yanks Ahoy
1943
Comedy
Alaska Highway
1943
Drama
Hit the Ice
1943
Comedy
Prairie Chickens
1943
Western · Comedy
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943
Comedy · Music
Buckskin Frontier
1943
Western
Taxi, Mister
1943
Romance · Comedy
The Outlaw
1943
Western · Drama
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
Comedy
Fall In
1942
Comedy
Wrecking Crew
1942
Action · Drama
A Letter From Bataan
1942
Drama · War
About Face
1942
Comedy
Sundown Jim
1942
Western
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
Comedy
Hay Foot
1942
Romance · Comedy
You're in the Army Now
1941
Comedy
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Western · War · Drama
Swamp Water
1941
Crime · Drama
Down Mexico Way
1941
Western · Comedy
Sergeant York
1941
War · Drama · History
Last of the Duanes
1941
Western
Belle Starr
1941
Western
Tanks a Million
1941
Comedy
Down in San Diego
1941
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
Comedy · Drama · Western
Santa Fe Trail
1940
Western
The Border Legion
1940
Action · Drama · Western
The Long Voyage Home
1940
Drama · War
Melody Ranch
1940
Western
Wildcat Bus
1940
Crime · Drama
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
Western
Dark Command
1940
Drama · Romance · Western
King of the Lumberjacks
1940
Romance · Drama
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Drama
Women Without Names
1940
Crime · Drama · Romance
The House Across the Bay
1940
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Honeymoon Deferred
1940
Mystery
The Man from Montreal
1939
Action · Adventure
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Sabotage
1939
Action · Drama
I Stole a Million
1939
Crime · Drama
Frontier Marshal
1939
Western
Inside Information
1939
Action · Crime
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Drama · War
Union Pacific
1939
Drama · Western
The Lady and the Mob
1939
Comedy · Crime · Romance
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
Drama · Crime
Heart of the North
1938
Western · Adventure
Always in Trouble
1938
Comedy
The Storm
1938
Action · Adventure · Drama
Passport Husband
1938
Comedy
Stolen Heaven
1938
Crime · Drama
Tarzan's Revenge
1938
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Behind the Criminal
1937
Crime
Reported Missing
1937
Thriller
A Dangerous Adventure
1937
Drama
Midnight Madonna
1937
Drama
Slim
1937
Drama · Romance
San Quentin
1937
Action · Drama
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
War · Crime · Drama
Motor Madness
1937
Action · Drama · Romance
Navy Blues
1937
Comedy
Black Legion
1937
Crime · Drama
Great Guy
1936
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Rose Bowl
1936
Comedy · Romance
The Accusing Finger
1936
Crime · Romance · Drama
Two in a Crowd
1936
Romance · Comedy
Murder with Pictures
1936
Crime · Mystery
Crash Donovan
1936
Drama
A Son Comes Home
1936
Drama · Crime
High Tension
1936
Comedy
And Sudden Death
1936
Drama
Special Investigator
1936
Crime · Drama · Romance
Big Brown Eyes
1936
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Pride of the Marines
1936
Comedy
The Country Doctor
1936
Drama
The Walking Dead
1936
Crime · Horror · Science Fiction
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936
Adventure
The Petrified Forest
1936
Crime · Drama · Romance
Freshman Love
1936
Comedy
Man of Iron
1935
Drama
Frisco Kid
1935
Adventure · Romance · Action
I Found Stella Parish
1935
Drama · Romance
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
Western
Special Agent
1935
Drama · Crime
Little Big Shot
1935
Comedy · Crime
Broadway Gondolier
1935
Romance · Comedy
The Arizonian
1935
Western · Adventure · Music
The Informer
1935
Crime · Drama
Car 99
1935
Action · Crime
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
Comedy · Crime
Sequoia
1935
Adventure
The Band Plays On
1934
Drama
The Westerner
1934
Western
College Rhythm
1934
Romance
The Prescott Kid
1934
Western
Gridiron Flash
1934
Comedy · Drama
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
Crime · Mystery
Death on the Diamond
1934
Mystery · Drama
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Sing and Like It
1934
Comedy
Looking for Trouble
1934
Crime · Comedy · Romance
Jimmy the Gent
1934
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Son of a Sailor
1933
Comedy · Adventure
Eskimo
1933
Drama · Action · Adventure
College Coach
1933
Drama
Ace of Aces
1933
Drama · War
Saturday's Millions
1933
Drama
Golden Harvest
1933
Drama
Three Cornered Moon
1933
Comedy
The Stranger's Return
1933
Drama · Romance
College Humor
1933
Action · Comedy · Music
Hold Your Man
1933
Drama · Romance
Olsen’s Big Moment
1933
Comedy
Huddle
1932
Drama · Romance
Arsène Lupin
1932
Mystery · Romance
Maker of Men
1931
Drama
The Public Enemy
1931
Crime · Drama
Written
Operation Haylift
1950
Drama