Joe Sawyer
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As seen in the Rin Tin Tin television program: Lee Aaker (Rusty), Rin Tin Tin, James Brown, (Rip Masters) and Joe Sawyer (Biff O'Hara)
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| Born |
Joseph Sauers August 29, 1906 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 21, 1982 (aged 75) Ashland, Oregon, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930–62 |
| Spouse(s) | Jeane Wood (?–?) (divorced) June Sawyer (1937–1960) (her death) |
Joe Sawyer (August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor born Joseph Sauers. 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 . He was 75. His interment was in Oregon.
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