1906-08-29 Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey | Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1995-08-24 |
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Legends of the West | Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' | 1992-09-08 |
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Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West | Sgt. Biff O'Hara | 1991-04-11 |
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How the West Was Won | Riverboat Officer (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |
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North to Alaska | Land Commissioner | 1960-11-07 |
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The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin | Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara | 1958-08-01 |
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The Killing | Mike O'Reilly | 1956-06-06 |
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The Kettles in the Ozarks | Bancroft Baines | 1956-04-01 |
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Taza, Son of Cochise | Sgt. Hamma | 1954-02-18 |
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Riding Shotgun | Tom Biggert | 1954-04-01 |
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Johnny Dark | Carl Svenson | 1954-06-25 |
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It Came from Outer Space | Frank Daylon | 1953-06-05 |
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Indian Uprising | Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh | 1952-01-02 |
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Mr. Walkie Talkie | Sgt. Ames | 1952-11-28 |
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Red Skies of Montana | R. A. 'Pop' Miller | 1952-01-23 |
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Deadline - U.S.A. | Whitey Franks (uncredited) | 1952-03-14 |
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As You Were | Sgt. Ames | 1951-10-05 |
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Comin' Round the Mountain | Kalem McCoy | 1951-07-26 |
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The Flying Missile | Fuss Payne | 1950-12-24 |
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The Traveling Saleswoman | Cactus Jack | 1950-02-15 |
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Operation Haylift | George Swallow | 1950-05-05 |
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Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Jake | 1950-05-25 |
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Blondie's Hero | Sergeant Gateson | 1950-03-09 |
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And Baby Makes Three | Police officer | 1949-12-02 |
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The Gay Amigo | Sergeant McNulty | 1949-05-13 |
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Tucson | Tod Bryant | 1949-04-27 |
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Kazan | Sandz Jepson | 1949-07-13 |
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The Lucky Stiff | Tony | 1949-05-26 |
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Deputy Marshal | Eli Cressett | 1949-10-28 |
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Stagecoach Kid | Thatcher | 1949-06-02 |
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Half Past Midnight | Det. Lt. Joe Nash | 1948-03-01 |
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Fighting Back | Police Sergeant Scudder | 1948-07-30 |
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If You Knew Susie | Zero Zantini | 1948-02-07 |
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Here Comes Trouble | Officer Ames | 1948-03-15 |
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Fighting Father Dunne | Steve Davis | 1948-05-12 |
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The Untamed Breed | Hoy Keegan | 1948-10-20 |
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Coroner Creek | Frank Yordy | 1948-07-01 |
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A Double Life | Pete Bonner | 1947-12-25 |
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Christmas Eve | Private Detective | 1947-10-31 |
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Roses Are Red | Police Lt. Rocky Wall | 1947-11-10 |
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Big Town After Dark | Monk | 1947-12-12 |
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Deadline at Dawn | Babe Dooley | 1946-03-18 |
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Joe Palooka, Champ | Lefty | 1946-05-26 |
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Gilda | Casey | 1946-04-25 |
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Inside Job | Police Capt. Thomas | 1946-06-14 |
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G.I. War Brides | Sgt. Frank Moraski | 1946-08-12 |
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The Runaround | Hutchins | 1946-06-04 |
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The Naughty Nineties | Bailey | 1945-06-20 |
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Brewster's Millions | Hacky Smith | 1945-04-07 |
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High Powered | Spike Kenny | 1945-02-27 |
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South of Dixie | Ernest Hatcher | 1944-06-23 |
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Moon Over Las Vegas | Joe | 1944-04-01 |
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Hey, Rookie | Sergeant | 1944-04-06 |
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Raiders of Ghost City | Idaho Jones | 1944-07-25 |
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The Singing Sheriff | Squint | 1944-09-01 |
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Sleepy Lagoon | Lumpy | 1943-09-05 |
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Tornado | Charlie Muscles | 1943-08-09 |
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Alaska Highway | Roughhouse | 1943-06-24 |
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Let's Face It | Sgt. Wiggins | 1943-08-04 |
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Cowboy in Manhattan | Louie | 1943-05-21 |
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Prairie Chickens | Albertson | 1943-05-21 |
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Yanks Ahoy | Sgt. Ames | 1943-06-29 |
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The Outlaw | Charley Woodruff | 1943-02-05 |
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Taxi, Mister | Eddie Corbett | 1943-04-16 |
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Hit the Ice | Buster | 1943-06-02 |
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Buckskin Frontier | Brannigan | 1943-05-14 |
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Tarzan's Desert Mystery | Karl Straeder | 1943-12-26 |
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Wrecking Crew | Fred Bunce | 1942-11-07 |
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A Letter From Bataan | Roy - John's Brother-in-Law | 1942-09-15 |
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Brooklyn Orchid | Eddie Corbett | 1942-01-31 |
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Hay Foot | Sergeant Ames | 1942-01-02 |
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About Face | Sgt. William Ames | 1942-04-16 |
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Sundown Jim | Ben Moffitt | 1942-03-27 |
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The McGuerins from Brooklyn | Eddie Corbett | 1942-12-31 |
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Fall In | Sgt. Ames | 1942-11-20 |
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Down in San Diego | Dutch | 1941-08-01 |
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You're in the Army Now | Sergeant Madden | 1941-12-25 |
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Down Mexico Way | Allen | 1941-10-15 |
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Last of the Duanes | Bull Lossomer | 1941-09-26 |
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Swamp Water | Hardy Ragan | 1941-11-16 |
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Belle Starr | John Cole | 1941-09-12 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Sgt. Doolittle | 1941-11-20 |
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Tanks a Million | Sgt. William Ames | 1941-09-12 |
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Sergeant York | Sergeant Early | 1941-09-27 |
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The Lady from Cheyenne | Sheriff 'Noisy' Burkett, Henchman | 1941-04-11 |
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Santa Fe Trail | Kitzmiller | 1940-12-20 |
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Women Without Names | Principal Keeper Grimley | 1940-03-14 |
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King of the Lumberjacks | Jigger | 1940-04-13 |
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The Border Legion | Jim Gulden | 1940-12-05 |
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Dark Command | Bushropp | 1940-04-15 |
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Wildcat Bus | Burke | 1940-08-23 |
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The Long Voyage Home | Davis | 1940-11-16 |
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Melody Ranch | Jasper Wildhack | 1940-09-15 |
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Honeymoon Deferred | Detective James | 1940-02-16 |
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The House Across the Bay | Charlie | 1940-03-01 |
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Lucky Cisco Kid | Bill Stevens | 1940-06-28 |
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The Grapes of Wrath | Bookkeeper | 1940-03-15 |
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Union Pacific | Shamus (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
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Inside Information | Detective Grazzi | 1939-06-02 |
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The Man from Montreal | Biff Anders (as Joseph Sawyer) | 1939-12-09 |
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The Lady and the Mob | Blinky Mack | 1939-04-03 |
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You Can't Get Away with Murder | Red | 1939-03-23 |
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Werner Renz | 1939-05-06 |
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The Roaring Twenties | The Sergeant | 1939-10-28 |
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Frontier Marshal | Curley Bill | 1939-07-28 |
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I Stole a Million | Billings | 1939-08-01 |
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Sabotage | Gardner | 1939-10-13 |
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Heart of the North | Red Crocker | 1938-12-10 |
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Always in Trouble | Buster Mussendorfer | 1938-10-28 |
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Stolen Heaven | Bako | 1938-05-11 |
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Passport Husband | Duke Selton | 1938-07-15 |
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The Storm | Kelly | 1938-10-28 |
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Tarzan's Revenge | Olaf Punch | 1938-01-07 |
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Gambling Ship | Tony Garzoni | 1938-12-16 |
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Black Legion | Cliff Summers | 1937-01-30 |
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San Quentin | 'Sailor Boy' Hansen | 1937-05-24 |
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Midnight Madonna | Wolfe | 1937-07-01 |
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Slim | Windy Wilcox | 1937-06-24 |
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A Dangerous Adventure | Dutch | 1937-07-21 |
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Behind the Criminal | Red Manders | 1937-10-30 |
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Reported Missing | 'Brad' Martin | 1937-08-15 |
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The Lady Fights Back | Swede Jannsen | 1937-10-01 |
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They Gave Him a Gun | Doyle - Gangster (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
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Navy Blues | Chips | 1937-03-29 |
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Two in a Crowd | Bonelli's Henchman | 1936-10-03 |
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And Sudden Death | Police Sgt. Sanborn | 1936-06-16 |
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The Accusing Finger | Father Regan, chaplain | 1936-11-17 |
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Big Brown Eyes | Jack Sully | 1936-04-03 |
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Crash Donovan | Henchman (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
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Pride of the Marines | Tennessee | 1936-04-02 |
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The Walking Dead | 'Trigger' Smith | 1936-03-01 |
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Freshman Love | Coach Kendall | 1936-01-18 |
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Great Guy | Joe Burton | 1936-12-01 |
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Rose Bowl | Announcer | 1936-11-30 |
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Special Investigator | Jim Plummer | 1936-05-08 |
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The Petrified Forest | Jackie | 1936-02-08 |
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A Son Comes Home | First Truck Driver | 1936-07-31 |
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The Country Doctor | Joe, the Logger Lifting Log (uncredited) | 1936-03-12 |
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High Tension | Terry Madden | 1936-07-10 |
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The Leathernecks Have Landed | Sgt. Regan | 1936-02-17 |
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Murder with Pictures | Inspector Tom Bacon | 1936-09-24 |
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The Informer | Bartly Mulholland | 1935-05-09 |
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Little Big Shot | Doré's Henchman | 1935-09-07 |
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Man of Iron | Crawford | 1935-12-21 |
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Special Agent | Rich - Chief Henchman | 1935-09-14 |
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Frisco Kid | Slugs Crippen (as Joseph Sawyer) | 1935-11-30 |
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The Arizonian | Henchman Keeler | 1935-06-27 |
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Broadway Gondolier | 'Red' | 1935-07-27 |
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I Found Stella Parish | Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer) | 1935-11-16 |
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The Whole Town's Talking | Mannion's Thug (uncredited) | 1935-02-22 |
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Moonlight on the Prairie | Luke Thomas | 1935-11-02 |
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Car 99 | Whitey, burly henchman | 1935-03-02 |
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Sequoia | Forest Ranger (uncredited) | 1935-01-16 |
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College Rhythm | Spud Miller | 1934-11-23 |
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Sing and Like It | Gunner - Hood | 1934-04-20 |
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The Case of the Howling Dog | Carl Trask (uncredited) | 1934-09-22 |
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Gridiron Flash | Coach Eversmith | 1934-10-06 |
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Looking for Trouble | Max Stanley | 1934-03-28 |
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The Notorious Sophie Lang | Building Guard (uncredited) | 1934-07-20 |
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The Band Plays On | Mr. Thomas | 1934-12-21 |
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Prescott Kid | Marshal Willoughby | 1934-11-08 |
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Death on the Diamond | "Dunc" Spencer | 1934-09-14 |
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Jimmy the Gent | Mike (uncredited) | 1934-03-09 |
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The Westerner | Bob Lockhart | 1934-12-10 |
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Hold Your Man | Policeman at Reformatory (uncredited) | 1933-06-30 |
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College Humor | Tex Roust | 1933-07-05 |
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Golden Harvest | Farmhand (uncredited) | 1933-09-21 |
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Ace of Aces | Captain Daly | 1933-10-20 |
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Three Cornered Moon | Head Lifeguard (uncredited) | 1933-08-04 |
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Son of a Sailor | Slug | 1933-11-29 |
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College Coach | Holcomb | 1933-11-04 |
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The Stranger's Return | Thresher | 1933-07-28 |
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Saturday's Millions | Coach | 1933-09-30 |
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Eskimo | Sergeant Hunt (uncredited) | 1933-11-14 |
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Arsène Lupin | Leroux (uncredited) | 1932-02-26 |
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Huddle | Slater | 1932-05-14 |
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Maker of Men | Bennett the Monroe Coach (uncredited) | 1931-08-03 |
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The Public Enemy | Pool Player (uncredited) | 1931-04-23 |
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Campus Sweethearts | 1930-03-09 |
