Joe Sawyer
Biography
Joe Sawyer was a Canadian actor whose more than 200 screen credits spanned 1927 to 1962, and he was sometimes billed under his birth name, Joseph Sauer. Born in Guelph, Ontario, he went to Los Angeles in his twenties to pursue a career in films and picked up early acting experience at the Pasadena Playhouse, where his stage work included Quinneys, The Wolves and White Wings. Popular among his screen roles was Sergeant Biff O'Hara, whom he played in The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin on film and on radio, and he took the part of Butch Cassidy on Stories of the Century in 1954, repeating it in The Outlaw Legion, a 1958 episode of Frontier Doctor. He also appeared on Maverick, Sugarfoot, Peter Gunn, Surfside 6 and Bat Masterson. Sawyer died in 1982.
75years old at death
- Born Guelph
- Died Ashland
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Joseph Sauers and Joseph Sawyer
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 27 years1933 to 1960
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Early training
Joe Sawyer gained his acting experience at the Pasadena Playhouse, where his productions included Quinneys, The Wolves and White Wings.
Joe Sawyer movies on Netflix
North to Alaskaas Land Commissioner
The Killingas Mike O'Reilly
Riding Shotgunas Tom Biggert
Taza, Son of Cochiseas Sgt. Hamma
It Came from Outer Spaceas Frank Daylon
Comin' Round the Mountainas Kalem McCoy
Coroner Creekas Frank Yordy
Deadline at Dawnas Babe Dooley
Gildaas Casey
Brewster's Millionsas Hacky Smith
The Naughty Ninetiesas Bailey
Alaska Highwayas Roughhouse
Buckskin Frontieras Brannigan
Hit the Iceas Buster
Tarzan's Desert Mysteryas Karl Straeder
The Outlawas Charley Woodruff
Sergeant Yorkas Sergeant Early
Swamp Wateras Hardy Ragan
They Died with Their Boots Onas Sgt. Doolittle
Dark Commandas Bushropp
Santa Fe Trailas Kitzmiller
The Long Voyage Homeas Davis
Confessions of a Nazi Spyas Werner Renz
Frontier Marshalas Curley Bill
The Roaring Twentiesas The Sergeant - Pete Jones
You Can't Get Away with Murderas Red
Black Legionas Cliff Summers
San Quentinas 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
Big Brown Eyesas Jack Sully
Great Guyas Joe Burton
The Petrified Forestas Jackie
The Walking Deadas Trigger
The Informeras Bartly Mulholland
The Whole Town's Talkingas Mannion's Thug
The Stranger's Returnas Thresher
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Raoul Walsh directed four of these films, John Ford three and Howard Hawks two. Four actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Ward Bond5 films together, 1939 to 1941
Ward Bond's page Sergeant York1941IMDb rating 7.7Sawyer as Sergeant EarlyBond as Ike Botkin
Swamp Water1941IMDb rating 7.0Sawyer as Hardy RaganBond as Tim Dorson
Santa Fe Trail1940IMDb rating 6.2Sawyer as KitzmillerBond as Townley
The Long Voyage Home1940IMDb rating 6.9Sawyer as DavisBond as Yank
Frontier Marshal1939IMDb rating 6.6Sawyer as Curley BillBond as Town Marshal
Humphrey Bogart5 films together, 1936 to 1939
Humphrey Bogart's page The Roaring Twenties1939IMDb rating 7.9Sawyer as The Sergeant - Pete JonesBogart as George Hally
You Can't Get Away with Murder1939IMDb rating 6.4Sawyer as RedBogart as Frank Wilson
Black Legion1937IMDb rating 7.0Sawyer as Cliff SummersBogart as Frank Taylor
San Quentin1937IMDb rating 6.5Sawyer as 'Sailor Boy' HansenBogart as Joe 'Red' Kennedy
The Petrified Forest1936IMDb rating 7.5Sawyer as JackieBogart as Duke Mantee
John Litel5 films together, 1937 to 1945
John Litel's page Brewster's Millions1945IMDb rating 6.6Sawyer as Hacky SmithLitel as Swearengen Jones
They Died with Their Boots On1941IMDb rating 7.2Sawyer as Sgt. DoolittleLitel as Gen. Phil Sheridan
Santa Fe Trail1940IMDb rating 6.2Sawyer as KitzmillerLitel as Martin
You Can't Get Away with Murder1939IMDb rating 6.4Sawyer as RedLitel as Attorney Carey
Black Legion1937IMDb rating 7.0Sawyer as Cliff SummersLitel as Tommy Smith
Eddie Acuff5 films together, 1936 to 1941
Eddie Acuff's page They Died with Their Boots On1941IMDb rating 7.2Sawyer as Sgt. DoolittleAcuff as Cpl. Smith
The Roaring Twenties1939IMDb rating 7.9Sawyer as The Sergeant - Pete JonesAcuff as Cabbie
Black Legion1937IMDb rating 7.0Sawyer as Cliff SummersAcuff as Ted Metcalf
The Petrified Forest1936IMDb rating 7.5Sawyer as JackieAcuff as Lineman
The Walking Dead1936IMDb rating 6.6Sawyer as TriggerAcuff as Betcha
Joseph Crehan4 films together, 1939 to 1946
Joseph Crehan's page Deadline at Dawn1946IMDb rating 6.8Sawyer as Babe DooleyCrehan as Lt. Kane
Hit the Ice1943IMDb rating 6.7Sawyer as BusterCrehan as Train Conductor #1
The Roaring Twenties1939IMDb rating 7.9Sawyer as The Sergeant - Pete JonesCrehan as Michaels
You Can't Get Away with Murder1939IMDb rating 6.4Sawyer as RedCrehan as Warden of Sing Sing
Paul Harvey4 films together, 1935 to 1937
Paul Harvey's page Black Legion1937IMDb rating 7.0Sawyer as Cliff SummersHarvey as Billings
The Petrified Forest1936IMDb rating 7.5Sawyer as JackieHarvey as Mr. Chisholm
The Walking Dead1936IMDb rating 6.6Sawyer as TriggerHarvey as Blackstone
The Whole Town's Talking1935IMDb rating 7.3Sawyer as Mannion's ThugHarvey as 'J.G.' Carpenter
Raoul WalshDirector, 4 films, 1936 to 1941
All films by Raoul Walsh They Died with Their Boots On1941IMDb rating 7.2Sawyer as Sgt. Doolittle
Dark Command1940IMDb rating 6.7Sawyer as Bushropp
The Roaring Twenties1939IMDb rating 7.9Sawyer as The Sergeant - Pete Jones
Big Brown Eyes1936IMDb rating 6.5Sawyer as Jack Sully
John FordDirector, 3 films, 1935 to 1940
All films by John Ford The Long Voyage Home1940IMDb rating 6.9Sawyer as Davis
The Informer1935IMDb rating 7.3Sawyer as Bartly Mulholland
The Whole Town's Talking1935IMDb rating 7.3Sawyer as Mannion's Thug
Howard HawksDirector, 2 films, 1941 to 1943
All films by Howard Hawks The Outlaw1943IMDb rating 5.4Sawyer as Charley Woodruff
Sergeant York1941IMDb rating 7.7Sawyer as Sergeant Early
Also four films together2 more actors
- Russell SimpsonComin' Round the Mountain (1951), Coroner Creek (1948), Swamp Water (1941) and Santa Fe Trail (1940)
- Edward GarganThe Naughty Nineties (1945), Hit the Ice (1943), Great Guy (1936) and The Walking Dead (1936)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Joe Sawyer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$32.4 million
8 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 8 worldwide figure; 27 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 27Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$16M50.5% of the total
- 2$6.0M18.5% of the total
- 3$5.1M15.7% of the total
- 4$1.6M4.9% of the total
- 5$1.4M4.3% of the total
- 6$950K2.9% of the total
- 7$630K1.9% of the total
- 8$359K1.1% of the total
Online
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