Portrait of Joe Sawyer

Acting

Joe Sawyer

Career

Active from 1933 to 1991, with a break from 1959 to 1990, busiest in 1943 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gilda
Gilda
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Sawyer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • American West 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Small Town Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

191
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 83
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1995)
GoodWatch score 83

as Frank Daylon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Legends of the West
Legends of the West (1992)

as Curley Bill in 'Frontier Marshall' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)

as Sgt. Biff O'Hara

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 67
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

Everglades
Everglades (1961)

TV show

Surfside 6
Surfside 6 (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Leon Huff

North to Alaska
North to Alaska (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Land Commissioner

Harrigan and Son
Harrigan and Son (1960)

TV show

1950s

25 titles ยท average score 60
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Killing
The Killing (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mike O'Reilly

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tom Biggert

It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Frank Daylon

Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952)

as Sgt. Ames

Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as R. A. 'Pop' Miller

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Kalem McCoy

As You Were
As You Were (1951)

as Sgt. Ames

Operation Haylift
Operation Haylift (1950)

as George Swallow

Blondie's Hero
Blondie's Hero (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sergeant Gateson

The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

as Fuss Payne

1940s

75 titles ยท average score 63
Kazan
Kazan (1949)

as Sandz Jepson

Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Officer Ames

Gilda
Gilda (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

as Casey

The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bailey

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Karl Straeder

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charley Woodruff

Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoy (1943)

as Sgt. Ames

Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Buster

About Face
About Face (1942)

as Sgt. William Ames

Hay Foot
Hay Foot (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sergeant Ames

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)

as Eddie Corbett

Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eddie Corbett

1930s

83 titles ยท average score 64
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million (1939)

as Billings

Tarzan's Revenge
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
GoodWatch score 37

as Olaf Punch

Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven (1938)

as Bako

Black Legion
Black Legion (1937)
GoodWatch score 82

as Cliff Summers

San Quentin
San Quentin (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen

Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jack Sully

Special Investigator
Special Investigator (1936)

as Jim Plummer

Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)

as Luke Thomas

The Prescott Kid
The Prescott Kid (1934)

as Marshal Willoughby

The Westerner
The Westerner (1934)

as Bob Lockhart

Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash (1934)

as Coach Eversmith

Eskimo
Eskimo (1933)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sergeant Hunt (uncredited)