Joe Sawyer | |
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Born | Joseph Sauers August 29, 1906 |
Died | April 21, 1982
Ashland, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 75)
Other names | Joseph Sawyer |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1930–1962 |
Spouses |
June Sawyer
(
m. 1937; died 1960) |
Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. [1] He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, [2] and was sometimes billed under his birth name.
Sawyer was born August 29, 1906, as Joseph Sauer [3] in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. His parents were German. In his 20s he went to Los Angeles to pursue a career in films. [4]
Sawyer gained acting experience in the Pasadena Playhouse. [5] Productions in which he performed there included Quinneys, The Wolves, and White Wings. [6]
Popular roles that he portrayed included Sergeant Biff O'Hara in the Rin Tin Tin television program, [2] 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. 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. [5] His interment was in Oregon.
Joe Sawyer | |
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Born | Joseph Sauers August 29, 1906 |
Died | April 21, 1982
Ashland, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 75)
Other names | Joseph Sawyer |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1930–1962 |
Spouses |
June Sawyer
(
m. 1937; died 1960) |
Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. [1] He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, [2] and was sometimes billed under his birth name.
Sawyer was born August 29, 1906, as Joseph Sauer [3] in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. His parents were German. In his 20s he went to Los Angeles to pursue a career in films. [4]
Sawyer gained acting experience in the Pasadena Playhouse. [5] Productions in which he performed there included Quinneys, The Wolves, and White Wings. [6]
Popular roles that he portrayed included Sergeant Biff O'Hara in the Rin Tin Tin television program, [2] 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. 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. [5] His interment was in Oregon.