
Joe Sawyer
- Date of Birth: 1906-08-29
- Date of Death: 1982-04-21
- Place of Birth: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin
Western • 1958 August

Everglades
Crime • 1961 October

The Band Plays On
• 1934 December

The Singing Sheriff
Western, Comedy, Music • 1944 September

The Grapes of Wrath
Drama • 1940 March

The Killing
Crime, Thriller • 1956 June

Gilda
Romance, Drama, Thriller • 1946 April

If You Knew Susie
Comedy • 1948 February

The Roaring Twenties
Crime, Drama, Thriller • 1939 October

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Family • 1991 April