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Joe Sawyer
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.
Known For
How the West Was Won
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
The Killing
as Mike O'Reilly
North to Alaska
as Land Commissioner
Gilda
as Casey
The Grapes of Wrath
as Bookkeeper
The Roaring Twenties
as The Sergeant
Sergeant York
as Sergeant Early
The Outlaw
as Charley Woodruff
Santa Fe Trail
as Kitzmiller
The Public Enemy
as Pool Player (uncredited)
