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Joe Sawyer Acting Filmography (182)

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995·Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends of the West
1992·Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
1991·Sgt. Biff O'Hara
How the West Was Won
1962·Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
North to Alaska
1960·Land Commissioner
The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
1958·Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
The Killing
1956·Mike O'Reilly
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956·Bancroft Baines
Johnny Dark
1954·Carl Svenson
Riding Shotgun
1954·Tom Biggert
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954·Sgt. Hamma
It Came from Outer Space
1953·Frank Daylon
Red Skies of Montana
1952·R. A. 'Pop' Miller
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952·Sgt. Ames
Indian Uprising
1952·Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952·Whitey Franks (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951·Kalem McCoy
As You Were
1951·Sgt. Ames
Pride of Maryland
1951·Knuckles
Blondie's Hero
1950·Sergeant Gateson
Operation Haylift
1950·George Swallow
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950·Jake
The Flying Missile
1950·Fuss Payne
The Traveling Saleswoman
1950·Cactus Jack
Kazan
1949·Sandz Jepson
The Lucky Stiff
1949·Tony
Deputy Marshal
1949·Eli Cressett
Tucson
1949·Tod Bryant
The Gay Amigo
1949·Sergeant McNulty
And Baby Makes Three
1949·Police officer
Stagecoach Kid
1949·Thatcher
Coroner Creek
1948·Frank Yordy
Half Past Midnight
1948·Det. Lt. Joe Nash
Here Comes Trouble
1948·Officer Ames
Fighting Father Dunne
1948·Steve Davis
If You Knew Susie
1948·Zero Zantini
Fighting Back
1948·Police Sergeant Scudder
The Untamed Breed
1948·Hoy Keegan
A Double Life
1947·Pete Bonner
Roses Are Red
1947·Police Lt. Rocky Wall
Big Town After Dark
1947·Monk
Christmas Eve
1947·Private Detective
Gilda
1946·Casey
Deadline at Dawn
1946·Babe Dooley
The Runaround
1946·Hutchins
G.I. War Brides
1946·Sgt. Frank Moraski
Inside Job
1946·Police Capt. Thomas
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946·Lefty
The Naughty Nineties
1945·Bailey
Brewster's Millions
1945·Hacky Smith
High Powered
1945·Spike Kenny
The Singing Sheriff
1944·Squint
Raiders of Ghost City
1944·Idaho Jones
Moon Over Las Vegas
1944·Joe
Hey, Rookie
1944·Sergeant
South of Dixie
1944·Ernest Hatcher
The Outlaw
1943·Charley Woodruff
Hit the Ice
1943·Buster
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
1943·Karl Straeder
Buckskin Frontier
1943·Brannigan
Taxi, Mister
1943·Eddie Corbett
Tornado
1943·Charlie Muscles
Yanks Ahoy
1943·Sgt. Ames
Alaska Highway
1943·Roughhouse
Prairie Chickens
1943·Albertson
Let's Face It
1943·Sgt. Wiggins
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943·Louie
Sleepy Lagoon
1943·Lumpy
Brooklyn Orchid
1942·Eddie Corbett
Hay Foot
1942·Sergeant Ames
About Face
1942·Sgt. William Ames
The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942·Eddie Corbett
Fall In
1942·Sgt. Ames
A Letter From Bataan
1942·Roy - John's Brother-in-Law
Sundown Jim
1942·Ben Moffitt
Wrecking Crew
1942·Fred Bunce
Sergeant York
1941·Sergeant Early
They Died with Their Boots On
1941·Sgt. Doolittle
Belle Starr
1941·John Cole
Down Mexico Way
1941·Allen
Last of the Duanes
1941·Bull Lossomer
Tanks a Million
1941·Sgt. William Ames
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941·Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman
Swamp Water
1941·Hardy Ragan
You're in the Army Now
1941·Sergeant Madden
Down in San Diego
1941·Dutch
The Grapes of Wrath
1940·Bookkeeper
Santa Fe Trail
1940·Kitzmiller
The House Across the Bay
1940·Charlie
The Border Legion
1940·Jim Gulden
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940·Bill Stevens
Wildcat Bus
1940·Burke
King of the Lumberjacks
1940·Jigger
Dark Command
1940·Bushropp
The Long Voyage Home
1940·Davis
Melody Ranch
1940·Jasper Wildhack
Women Without Names
1940·Principal Keeper Grimley
Honeymoon Deferred
1940·Detective James
The Roaring Twenties
1939·The Sergeant
I Stole a Million
1939·Billings
Inside Information
1939·Detective Grazzi
Frontier Marshal
1939·Curley Bill
The Lady and the Mob
1939·Blinky Mack
Union Pacific
1939·Shamus (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939·Werner Renz
Sabotage
1939·Gardner
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939·Red
The Man from Montreal
1939·Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer)
Stolen Heaven
1938·Bako
Always in Trouble
1938·Buster Mussendorfer
Passport Husband
1938·Duke Selton
Tarzan's Revenge
1938·Olaf Punch
Heart of the North
1938·Red Crocker
Gambling Ship
1938·Tony Garzoni
The Storm
1938·Kelly
Black Legion
1937·Cliff Summers
Behind the Criminal
1937·Red Manders
Navy Blues
1937·Chips
The Lady Fights Back
1937·Swede Jannsen
Reported Missing
1937·'Brad' Martin
They Gave Him a Gun
1937·Doyle - Gangster (uncredited)
A Dangerous Adventure
1937·Dutch
San Quentin
1937·'Sailor Boy' Hansen
Midnight Madonna
1937·Wolfe
Slim
1937·Windy Wilcox
Motor Madness
1937·Steve Dolan
The Walking Dead
1936·'Trigger' Smith
The Petrified Forest
1936·Jackie
Special Investigator
1936·Jim Plummer
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936·Sgt. Regan
The Accusing Finger
1936·Father Regan, chaplain
Murder with Pictures
1936·Inspector Tom Bacon
Big Brown Eyes
1936·Jack Sully
Two in a Crowd
1936·Bonelli's Henchman
Rose Bowl
1936·Announcer
A Son Comes Home
1936·First Truck Driver
The Country Doctor
1936·Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited)
High Tension
1936·Terry Madden
Great Guy
1936·Joe Burton
Freshman Love
1936·Coach Kendall
And Sudden Death
1936·Police Sgt. Sanborn
Crash Donovan
1936·Henchman (uncredited)
Pride of the Marines
1936·Tennessee
The Informer
1935·Bartly Mulholland
Special Agent
1935·Rich - Chief Henchman
Little Big Shot
1935·Doré's Henchman
Frisco Kid
1935·Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer)
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935·Luke Thomas
Car 99
1935·Whitey, burly henchman
Broadway Gondolier
1935·'Red'
Man of Iron
1935·Crawford
The Arizonian
1935·Henchman Keeler
Sequoia
1935·Forest Ranger (uncredited)
The Whole Town's Talking
1935·Mannion's Thug (uncredited)
I Found Stella Parish
1935·Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
The Prescott Kid
1934·Marshal Willoughby
Sing and Like It
1934·Gunner - Hood
Gridiron Flash
1934·Coach Eversmith
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934·Carl Trask (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
1934·Mike (uncredited)
Looking for Trouble
1934·Max Stanley
The Band Plays On
1934·Mr. Thomas
Death on the Diamond
1934·"Dunc" Spencer
College Rhythm
1934·Spud Miller
The Westerner
1934·Bob Lockhart
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934·Building Guard (uncredited)
Eskimo
1933·Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)
College Humor
1933·Tex Roust (as Joseph Sauers)
The Stranger's Return
1933·Thresher
Ace of Aces
1933·Captain Daly
Son of a Sailor
1933·Slug
Three Cornered Moon
1933·Head Lifeguard (uncredited)
College Coach
1933·Holcomb
Golden Harvest
1933·Farmhand (uncredited)
Saturday's Millions
1933·Coach
Hold Your Man
1933·Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited)
Olsen’s Big Moment
1933·Dapper' Danny Reynolds
Huddle
1932·Slater
Arsène Lupin
1932·Leroux (uncredited)
Maker of Men
1931·Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
1931·Pool Player (uncredited)
Campus Sweethearts
1930