Joe Sawyer
Birthday: 1906-08-29 | Place of Birth: Guelph, Ontario, CanadaFrom 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
Acting
Role
as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall'
as Sgt. 'Biff' O'Hara
as Bancroft Baines
as Mike O'Reilly
as Tom Biggert
as Frank Daylon
as R. A. 'Pop' Miller
as Sgt. Maj. Phineas T. Keogh
as Kalem McCoy
as Cactus Jack
as Eli Cressett
as Sandz Jepson
as Sergeant McNulty
as Thatcher
as Tod Bryant
as Tony
as Det. Lt. Joe Nash
as Frank Yordy
as Police Sergeant Scudder
as Steve Davis
as Zero Zantini
as Pete Bonner
