From 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 OHara 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 ABCs Maverick Sugarfoot Peter Gunn and Surfside 6 as well as NBCs Bat Masterson Sawyer died April 21 1982 in Ashland Oregon from liver cancer He was 75 His interment was in Oregon
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