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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.
Movies
The Killing Mike O'Reilly
The Grapes of Wrath Bookkeeper
Santa Fe Trail Kitzmiller
Gilda Casey
Blondie's Hero Sergeant Gateson
The Outlaw Charley Woodruff
The Naughty Nineties Bailey
The Walking Dead 'Trigger' Smith
Comin' Round the Mountain Kalem McCoy
Hit the Ice Buster
Deadline at Dawn Babe Dooley
A Double Life Pete Bonner
Prescott Kid Marshal Willoughby
Black Legion Cliff Summers
Coroner Creek Frank Yordy
Brewster's Millions Hacky Smith
The Roaring Twenties The Sergeant
The Singing Sheriff Squint
The Informer Bartly Mulholland
The House Across the Bay Charlie
Kazan Sandz Jepson
Sergeant York Sergeant Early
I Stole a Million Billings
They Died with Their Boots On Sgt. Doolittle
The Petrified Forest Jackie
How the West Was Won Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space Frank Daylon
Special Agent Rich - Chief Henchman
The Border Legion Jim Gulden
Belle Starr John Cole
Tarzan's Desert Mystery Karl Straeder
The Kettles in the Ozarks Bancroft Baines
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West Sgt. Biff O'Hara
Brooklyn Orchid Eddie Corbett
Hay Foot Sergeant Ames
Special Investigator Jim Plummer
The Leathernecks Have Landed Sgt. Regan
Little Big Shot Doré's Henchman
About Face Sgt. William Ames
Raiders of Ghost City Idaho Jones
The Runaround Hutchins
Inside Information Detective Grazzi
The Accusing Finger Father Reed, chaplain
Red Skies of Montana R. A. 'Pop' Miller
Eskimo Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
Buckskin Frontier Brannigan
Legends of the West Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall'
Frontier Marshal Curley Bill
Behind the Criminal Red Manders
Roses Are Red Police Lt. Rocky Wall
Down Mexico Way Allen
Frisco Kid Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
The Lucky Stiff Tony
Half Past Midnight Det. Lt. Joe Nash
Lucky Cisco Kid Bill Stevens
Taxi, Mister Eddie Corbett
The McGuerins from Brooklyn Eddie Corbett
Big Town After Dark Monk
Here Comes Trouble Officer Ames
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
College Humor Tex Roust
Stolen Heaven Bako
Murder with Pictures Inspector Tom Bacon
Operation Haylift George Swallow
Sing and Like it Gunner - Hood
Tornado Charlie Muscles
Moonlight on the Prairie Luke Thomas
Wildcat Bus Burke
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek Jake
Fall In Sgt. Ames
As You Were Sgt. Ames
Mr. Walkie Talkie Sgt. Ames
Navy Blues Chips
The Flying Missile Fuss Payne
Deputy Marshal Eli Cressett
Car 99 Whitey, burly henchman
Always in Trouble Buster Mussendorfer
Gridiron Flash Coach Eversmith
Indian Uprising Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
The Case of the Howling Dog Carl Trask (uncredited)
Maker of Men Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent Mike (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne Steve Davis
Big Brown Eyes Jack Sully
If You Knew Susie Zero Zantini
The Lady Fights Back Swede Jannsen
Passport Husband Duke Selton
Looking for Trouble Max Stanley
Christmas Eve Private Detective
Yanks Ahoy Sgt. Ames
Reported Missing 'Brad' Martin
Two in a Crowd Bonelli's Henchman
Rose Bowl Announcer
Fighting Back Police Sergeant Scudder
The Bands Plays On Mr. Thomas
They Gave Him a Gun Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
The Stranger's Return Thresher
Broadway Gondolier 'Red'
Last of the Duanes Bull Lossomer
Ace of Aces Captain Daly
Tarzan's Revenge Olaf Punch
King of the Lumberjacks Jigger
The Lady and the Mob Blinky Mack
Alaska Highway Roughhouse
Union Pacific Shamus (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy Werner Renz
Prairie Chickens Albertson
A Letter From Bataan Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
Moon Over Las Vegas Joe
High Powered Spike Kenny
The Traveling Saleswoman Cactus Jack
Heart of the North Red Crocker
Man of Iron Crawford
A Son Comes Home First Truck Driver
The Country Doctor Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides Sgt. Frank Moraski
Son of a Sailor Slug
The Untamed Breed Hoy Keegan
High Tension Terry Madden
Great Guy Joe Burton
A Dangerous Adventure Dutch
Tucson Tod Bryant
Tanks a Million Sgt. William Ames
The Gay Amigo Sergeant McNulty
And Baby Makes Three Police officer
The Lady from Cheyenne Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman
Dark Command Bushropp
Stagecoach Kid Thatcher
Inside Job Police Capt. Thomas
Gambling Ship Tony Garzoni
Three-Cornered Moon Head Lifeguard
Huddle Slater
The Arizonian Henchman Keeler
Freshman Love Coach Kendall
San Quentin 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
The Long Voyage Home Davis
Swamp Water Hardy Ragan
College Coach Holcomb
Sequoia Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Women Without Names Principal Keeper Grimley
Melody Ranch Jasper Wildhack
You're in the Army Now Sergeant Madden
Johnny Dark Carl Svenson
And Sudden Death Police Sgt. Sanborn
Let's Face It Sgt. Wiggins
Sabotage Gardner
Sundown Jim Ben Moffitt
Down in San Diego Dutch
Golden Harvest Farmhand (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun Tom Biggert
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
North to Alaska Land Commissioner
Death on the Diamond "Dunc" Spencer
Hey, Rookie Sergeant
Honeymoon Deferred Detective James
Saturday's Millions Coach
The Storm Kelly
Taza, Son of Cochise Sgt. Hamma
Wrecking Crew Fred Bunce
Cowboy in Manhattan Louie
Deadline - U.S.A. Whitey Franks (uncredited)
Midnight Madonna Wolfe
The Whole Town's Talking Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
The Public Enemy Pool Player (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Leroux (uncredited)
College Rhythm Spud Miller
Joe Palooka, Champ Lefty
Crash Donovan Henchman (uncredited)
Pride of the Marines Tennessee
South of Dixie Ernest Hatcher
Sleepy Lagoon Lumpy
You Can't Get Away with Murder Red
The Man from Montreal Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
I Found Stella Parish Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
The Westerner Bob Lockhart
The Notorious Sophie Lang Building Guard (uncredited)
Hold Your Man Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
Shows
Surfside 6 Leon Huff
Everglades
Peter Gunn
Ford Theatre
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Lock-Up
Sugarfoot Fighting Sam Brown
Racket Squad
Harrigan and Son
