Joseph Sawyer
Joseph Sawyer
Beefy, puffy-faced Canadian actor Joseph Sawyer spent his first years in films (the early- to mid-'30s) acting under his family name of Sauer. Before he developed his comic skills, Sawyer was often seen in roles calling for casual menace, such as the grinning gunman who introduces "Duke Mantee, the well-known killer" in The Petrified Forest (1936). While under contract to Hal Roach studios in the 1940s, Sawyer starred in several of Roach's "streamliners," films that ran approximately 45 minutes each. He co-starred with William Tracy in a series of films about a GI with a photographic memory and his bewildered topkick: Titles included Tanks a Million (1941), Fall In (1942), and Yanks Ahoy (1943) (he later reprised this role in a brace of B-pictures produced by Hal Roach Jr. for Lippert Films in 1951). A second "streamliner" series, concerning the misadventures of a pair of nouveau riche cabdrivers, teamed Sawyer with another Roach contractee, William Bendix. Baby boomers will remember Joe Sawyer for his 164-episode stint as tough but soft-hearted cavalry sergeant Biff O'Hara on the '50s TV series Rin Tin Tin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Joseph Sawyer:
- San Quentin with Pat O'Brien , Humphrey Bogart , Ann Sheridan , Barton MacLane , Veda Ann Borg , Marc Lawrence , William Pawley , Al Hill , Max Wagner , Ralph Byrd , Frank Faylen , Saul Gorss , Raymond Hatton , John Ince , Edward Sr. Peil , Bob Wilke
- The Roaring Twenties with James Cagney , Humphrey Bogart , Priscilla Lane , Frank McHugh , Paul Kelly , Elizabeth Risdon , John Hamilton , Max Wagner , Raymond Bailey , Ann Codee , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Creighton Hale , Sam Harris , Al Hill , Philip Morris , Pat O'Malley , Oscar O'Shea , John Ridgely , Cyril Ring , Elliott Sullivan , Billy Wayne , Norman Willis
- They Died With Their Boots On with Errol Flynn , Olivia DeHavilland , Arthur Kennedy , Charles Grapewin , Regis Toomey , Gene Lockhart , Stanley Ridges , Anthony Quinn , Walter Hampden , John Litel , Minor Watson , Sydney Greenstreet , Hattie R. McDaniel , Roy Barcroft , Hobart Bosworth , William Forrest , Saul Gorss , John Hamilton , Herbert Heywood , William Hopper , Sam McDaniel , Anna Q. Nilsson , Eddie Parker , Eleanor Parker , Bob Perry , George H. Reed , John Ridgely , Ray Teal , Minerva Urecal , Gig Young
- Sergeant York with Gary Cooper , Walter Brennan , Joan Leslie , Ward Bond , Margaret Wycherly , Stanley Ridges , George Tobias , Noah Jr. Beery , June Lockhart , Dickie Moore , Elisha Jr. Cook , Howard DaSilva , Frank Faylen , Kit Guard , Creighton Hale , George S. Irving , Si Jenks , Frank Marlowe , Tully Marshall , Charles B. Middleton , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Ray Teal , Gig Young
- Santa Fe Trail with Errol Flynn , Olivia DeHavilland , Raymond Massey , Ronald W. Reagan , Alan Sr. Hale , Ward Bond , Van Heflin , William Lundigan , Gene Reynolds , Henry O'Neill , Guinn "Big Boy" Williams , John Litel , Charles B. Middleton , Roy Barcroft , Mitzi Green , Creighton Hale , William Hopper , Mira McKinney , Edward Sr. Peil , Susan Peters , Walter Soderling
- How the West Was Won with James Stewart , Henry Fonda , Gregory Peck , Debbie Reynolds , Richard Widmark , George Peppard , Karl Malden , John Wayne , Carolyn Jones , Robert Preston , Eli Wallach , Carroll Baker , Lee J. Cobb , Walter Brennan , David Brian , Andy Devine , Raymond Massey , Agnes Moorehead , Thelma Ritter , Mickey Shaughnessy , Russ Tamblyn , Lee VanCleef , Ken Curtis , Jay C. Flippen , Saul Gorss , Boyd "Red" Morgan , Gil Perkins , Walter Reed , Chuck Roberson , Gene Roth , Harry Dean Stanton , Karl Swenson , Spencer Tracy
- The Grapes of Wrath with Henry Fonda , Jane Darwell , John Carradine , Charles Grapewin , John Qualen , Eddie Quillan , Darryl Hickman , Grant Mitchell , Ward Bond , Frank Faylen , James Flavin , Ben Hall , Herbert Heywood , Mae Marsh , Louis Mason , Charles B. Middleton , Walter Miller , Adrian Morris , William Pawley , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Dick Rich , Peggy Ryan , Lee Shumway , Tom Tyler , Norman Willis , George Breakston , Frank O'Connor
Joseph Sawyer Trivia
Who did Joseph Sawyer play in Here Comes Trouble?
Joseph Sawyer was Ames in Here Comes Trouble
Who did Joseph Sawyer play in West of the Badlands?
Joseph Sawyer was Gulden in West of the Badlands
Who did Joseph Sawyer play in Alaska Highway?
Joseph Sawyer was Roughhouse in Alaska Highway
Who did Joseph Sawyer portray in San Quentin?
Joseph Sawyer was "Sailor Boy" Hansen in San Quentin
Who did Joseph Sawyer portray in The Petrified Forest?
Joseph Sawyer was Jackie in The Petrified Forest
Who did Joseph Sawyer portray in It Came from Outer Space?
Joseph Sawyer was Frank Daylon in It Came from Outer Space
What role did Joseph Sawyer portray in Gilda?
Joseph Sawyer played Casey in Gilda
Who did Joseph Sawyer play in Down Mexico Way?
Joseph Sawyer was Allen in Down Mexico Way
Who did Joseph Sawyer play in Big Town After Dark?
Joseph Sawyer was Monk in Big Town After Dark
What role did Joseph Sawyer portray in Black Legion?
Joseph Sawyer played Cliff Moore in Black Legion
What role did Joseph Sawyer portray in Tarzan's Revenge?
Joseph Sawyer played Olaf in Tarzan's Revenge
What role did Joseph Sawyer play in The Killing?
Joseph Sawyer played Mike O'Reilly in The Killing
What role did Joseph Sawyer play in The Roaring Twenties?
Joseph Sawyer played Sgt. Jones in The Roaring Twenties
Who did Joseph Sawyer play in Melody Ranch?
Joseph Sawyer was Jasper Wildhack in Melody Ranch
Who did Joseph Sawyer portray in The Dark Command?
Joseph Sawyer was Bushropp in The Dark Command
What role did Joseph Sawyer play in The Long Voyage Home?
Joseph Sawyer played Davis in The Long Voyage Home
What role did Joseph Sawyer portray in Great Guy?
Joseph Sawyer played Joe Burton in Great Guy
Who did Joseph Sawyer portray in They Died With Their Boots On?
Joseph Sawyer was Sgt. Doolittle in They Died With Their Boots On
What role did Joseph Sawyer play in Sergeant York?
Joseph Sawyer played Sgt. Early in Sergeant York
What role did Joseph Sawyer portray in Santa Fe Trail?
Joseph Sawyer played Kitzmiller in Santa Fe Trail
Who did Joseph Sawyer portray in A Double Life?
Joseph Sawyer was Pete Bonner in A Double Life
Who did Joseph Sawyer play in North to Alaska?
Joseph Sawyer was Land Commissioner in North to Alaska
Who did Joseph Sawyer play in How the West Was Won?
Joseph Sawyer was Ship's Officer in How the West Was Won
What role did Joseph Sawyer play in The Grapes of Wrath?
Joseph Sawyer played Accountant in The Grapes of Wrath
