Joe Sawyer - Turner Classic Movies

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Comedic character actor in film since the early 1930s, usually as a no-nonsense cop or military figure....

Filmography

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How the West Was Won (1963)

North to Alaska (1960)

The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)

Bancroft Baines

The Killing (1956)

Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)

Riding Shotgun (1954)

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Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Maybe Them Nazis Are Suing

Killing, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) He Was Totally Disinterested

Biography

Comedic character actor in film since the early 1930s, usually as a no-nonsense cop or military figure.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

How the West Was Won (1963)

North to Alaska (1960)

The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)

Bancroft Baines

The Killing (1956)

Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)

Riding Shotgun (1954)

Johnny Dark (1954)

It Came from Outer Space (1953)

Deadline--U.S.A. (1952)

Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952)

Sgt. William Lillywhite Ames

Indian Uprising (1952)

Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keough

Red Skies of Montana (1952)

R. A. "Pop" Miller

The Flying Missile (1951)

Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)

Pride of Maryland (1951)

As You Were! (1951)

Blondie's Hero (1950)

Sergeant Gateson

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)

The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)

Operation Haylift (1950)

The Lucky Stiff (1949)

And Baby Makes Three (1949)

Stagecoach Kid (1949)

The Gay Amigo (1949)

Sergeant McNulty

Deputy Marshal (1949)

Eli Cresset, also known as Colt Redwood

Two Knights from Brooklyn (1949)

A Double Life (1948)

Coroner Creek (1948)

If You Knew Susie (1948)

Fighting Father Dunne (1948)

The Untamed Breed (1948)

Here Comes Trouble (1948)

Half Past Midnight (1948)

Fighting Back (1948)

Sergeant Scudder

Big Town After Dark (1947)

Roses Are Red (1947)

Christmas Eve (1947)

Deadline at Dawn (1946)

The Runaround (1946)

Inside Job (1946)

Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)

G. I. War Brides (1946)

Sgt. Frank Moraski

Brewster's Millions (1945)

The Naughty Nineties (1945)

High Powered (1945)

The Singing Sheriff (1944)

Squint [Lewelyn Parker]

Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)

Hey, Rookie (1944)

South of Dixie (1944)

Ernest [Hatcher]

Raiders of Ghost City (1944)

Let's Face It (1943)

Sergeant Wiggins

Buckskin Frontier (1943)

The Outlaw (1943)

Charley Woodruff

Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)

Taxi, Mister (1943)

Yanks Ahoy (1943)

Sleepy Lagoon (1943)

Prairie Chickens (1943)

Cowboy in Manhattan (1943)

Charlie Boswell

Alaska Highway (1943)

Hit the Ice (1943)

The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)

About Face (1942)

Hay Foot (1942)

Brooklyn Orchid (1942)

Wrecking Crew (1942)

Sundown Jim (1942)

They Died with Their Boots On (1942)

Sergeant Doolittle

Down Mexico Way (1941)

Tanks a Million (1941)

Last of the Duanes (1941)

Swamp Water (1941)

Down in San Diego (1941)

The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)

You're in the Army Now (1941)

Sergeant Madden

Sergeant York (1941)

Belle Starr (1941)

King of the Lumberjacks (1940)

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

Dark Command (1940)

Wildcat Bus (1940)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The House Across the Bay (1940)

Honeymoon Deferred (1940)

Detective James

The Long Voyage Home (1940)

Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)

Women Without Names (1940)

Principal Keeper Grimley

The Border Legion (1940)

Melody Ranch (1940)

Jasper Wildhack

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

Frontier Marshal (1939)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)

Sabotage (1939)

Inside Information (1939)

Man from Montreal (1939)

I Stole a Million (1939)

The Lady and the Mob (1939)

Union Pacific (1939)

Heart of the North (1938)

Stolen Heaven (1938)

The Storm (1938)

Passport Husband (1938)

Always in Trouble (1938)

Buster Mussendorfer

Gambling Ship (1938)

Tarzan's Revenge (1938)

Great Guy (1937)

Navy Blues (1937)

They Gave Him a Gun (1937)

A Dangerous Adventure (1937)

Black Legion (1937)

Cliff Moore [Summers]

Reported Missing (1937)

San Quentin (1937)

Sailor Boy Hansen

Motor Madness (1937)

Midnight Madonna (1937)

The Lady Fights Back (1937)

Crash Donovan (1936)

Two in a Crowd (1936)

Rose Bowl (1936)

A Son Comes Home (1936)

1st truck driver

Freshman Love (1936)

The Accusing Finger (1936)

Big Brown Eyes (1936)

The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936)

The Walking Dead (1936)

The Petrified Forest (1936)

And Sudden Death (1936)

Sergeant Sanborn

Murder with Pictures (1936)

Inspector Bacon

Pride of the Marines (1936)

High Tension (1936)

Special Investigator (1936)

Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)

I Found Stella Parish (1935)

Eight Bells (1935)

Man of Iron (1935)

The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)

Ambulance driver

The Informer (1935)

Barteley Mulholland

Air Hawks (1935)

The Frisco Kid (1935)

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

Manion's henchman

The Arizonian (1935)

Shot-gun Keeler

Little Big Shot (1935)

Broadway Gondolier (1935)

Special Agent (1935)

Sing and Like It (1934)

The Westerner (1934)

The Prescott Kid (1934)

[Captain] Willoughby

Stamboul Quest (1934)

Death on the Diamond (1934)

Gridiron Flash (1934)

Coach Eversmith

Looking for Trouble (1934)

Wharf Angel (1934)

Against the Law (1934)

The Band Plays On (1934)

Jimmy the Gent (1934)

Behold My Wife! (1934)

Morton, Michael's chauffeur

College Rhythm (1934)

Son of a Sailor (1933)

Ace of Aces (1933)

Olsen's Big Moment (1933)

["Dapper"] Danny Reynolds

Saturday's Millions (1933)

College Coach (1933)

Three Cornered Moon (1933)

Swimming pool director

Blood Money (1933)

College Humor (1933)

Hold Your Man (1933)

The Stranger's Return (1933)

Jimmy and Sally (1933)

Arséne Lupin (1932)

Forgotten Commandments (1932)

Ivan Ivanovitch

Surrender (1931)

Writer (Feature Film)

Operation Haylift (1950)

Original Screenplay

Producer (Feature Film)

Operation Haylift (1950)

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Cast (Special)

Master Sergeant Blankenhorn

Life Events

Photo Collections

Taza, Son of Cochise - Publicity Stills

Taza, Son of Cochise - Publicity Stills

Videos

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Maybe Them Nazis Are Suing Having just arrived home, soldier Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe), family and pals get news of great wealth from the unexpected Swearengen Jones (John Litel) in Brewster's Millions, 1945.

Killing, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) He Was Totally Disinterested Following credits at the Bay Meadows track in San Mateo, California, director Stanley Kubrick with Art Gilmore’s narration, written by Jim Thompson from the Lionel White novel, introducing conspirators Jay C. Flippen, Joe Sawyer the barkeep, Elisha Cook at the window, in The Killing, 1956.

Killing, The (1956) -- (Movie Clip) These Two Other Guys Ex-con Johnny (Sterling Hayden) briefing his cohorts, Joe Sawyer as Mike, Ted de Corsia as cop Randy, Jay C. Flippen as Marvin and Elisha Cook as racetrack employee George, whose wife Sherry (Marie Windsor) turns out to be listening-in, in Stanley Kubrick’s heist drama The Killing, 1956.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) On Our Way To The Poorhouse Mickey (Mischa Auer) and Trixie (June Havoc, her first scene) arrive to tell Monty (Dennis O?Keefe, title character) the Philadelphia show, designed to burn money, had to close, fianceè Peggy (Helen Walker) and pals (Joe Sawyer, Herbert Rudley) helping, in Brewster?s Millions, 1945.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Open, He's Completely Whole Again Most of the key players including Jackson (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson), Peggy (Helen Walker) and soldier Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) are introduced in the opening to Brewster's Millions, 1945.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Brewster And Company Suddenly under a secret obligation to spend a million dollars fast, Monty (Dennis O'Keefe) baffles friends and family (Herbert Rudley, Joe Sawyer, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Helen Walker) in Brewster's Millions, 1945.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Black Magic Watching on an early TV, the Brewster and Company crew (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Helen Walker, Joe Sawyer and Herbert Rudley) don't realize Monty (Dennis O'Keefe) is trying to lose money on a horse race in Brewster's Millions, 1945.

Gilda (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Talk Or Dance Carnival night in Buenos Aires, Rita Hayworth (title character), wife of the boss, taunts casino manager Johnny (Glenn Ford), her ex-lover, on the dance floor, cop Obregon (Joseph Calleia) warning of trouble and assistant Casey (Joe Sawyer) delivering news, in Gilda, 1946.

Christmas Eve (1947) -- (Movie Clip) The Sea Is A Wide Place In the byzantine tale of his imperiled maiden aunt back in New York, ex-pat South American club owner Mario (George Raft) discovers a fugitive Nazi (Konstantine Shayne) has been scamming his girlfriend (Virginia Field), in the crime-comedy Christmas Eve (a.k.a. Holiday For Sinners), 1947.

Death On The Diamond (1934) -- (Movie Clip) When I Say We Hot-shot rookie pitcher Larry (Robert Young) being introduced by Frances (daughter of the coach), to Dunk (Joe Sawyer), Frank (Robert Livingston), her dad (David Landau) and the premise, in real St. Louis Cardinals gear, in Death On The Diamond, 1934.

Death On The Diamond (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Give It To The Milk Fund Villain Karnes (C. Henry Gordon) aims to stop the streaking Cardinals, whose pitcher Larry (Robert Young) is practicing in a mirror when he gets a bribe, and consults with coach (David Landau), his daughter (Madge Evans) and reporter Downey (Paul Kelly) in MGM's Death On The Diamond, 1934.

Confessions Of A Nazi Spy (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Only Obedience Loyal Nazi Kassell (Paul Lukas) tricks dissenting immigrant Greutzwald (Willy Kaufman) into turning himself over to Schlager (George Sanders) and Gestapo men (Lionel Royce, Henry Victor), in Confessions Of A Nazi Spy, 1939.

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