12 Angry Men
By design , the cast and characters of12 Angry Menwere the heart and someone of the movie , and the acute courthouse drama was a star - studded affair . Released in 1957 to almost universal vital plaudit , Sidney Lumet ’s chef-d’oeuvre catch the spirit of iniquity in the United States at the time , and focalize it into a courtroom setting . grade as the second - salutary courtroom drama of all time by the American Film Institute,12 Angry Mendeftly play out in one room and utilized the artistic production of cinema to make each scintillating minute unforgettable .
The 12 chief characters each represented a section of society , and each had their motivations , which pulled the engrossing story in unlike guidance . The cast was stuffed with base hotshot and up - and - comers , and the part played on the posture of the individual player to perfection . Often affect as one ofthe honest directorial debutsever , Sidney Lumet ’s imaginativeness was as succinct and touching as the motion-picture show ’s 90 - minute running time . Although several remaking attempted to recapture the magic of the original film , no cast could live up to the ensemble of the 1957 reading .
Actor
Character
Juror # 1
Juror # 2
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Juror # 3
jurywoman # 4
Juror # 5
Juror # 6
jurywoman # 7
Juror # 8 ( Davis )
Juror # 9 ( McCardle )
jurywoman # 10
Juror # 11
juryman # 12
Martin Balsam As Juror #1
Birth Date: November 4, 1919 - February 13, 1996 (76)
Actor : By 1957 , Martin Balsam had already had a mass of reference in tv and even an uncredited function in 1954’sOn the Waterfront . Although he continued to make in TV after his function in12 Angry Men , he set ashore turgid roles in picture like 1960’sslasher filmPsycho , and 1961’sBreakfast at Tiffany’s , which made him a asterisk . Balsam continued to pretend up to his passing in the 1990s , and his bequest was cemented with an Oscar for his role in 1966’sA Thousand Clowns .
Notable Movies & TV Show persona :
Movie & TV Show
character
Psycho ( 1960 )
Detective Milton Arbogast
Breakfast at Tiffany ’s ( 1961 )
O.J. Berman
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ( 1974 )
Mr. Green
execution on the Orient Express ( 1974 )
Signor Bianchi
All the President ’s Men ( 1976 )
Howard Simons
theatrical role : Embodying Juror # 1 ’s cool and serene demeanor , Martin Balsam pace into the role of the jury ’s gaffer , a part that match his fertile filmography . He is a high school day football motorbus who shows longanimity , even as the way descends into topsy-turvydom on occasion . He is also not someone who can be press around , and while he clear does n’t want to babysit grown human , he have a go at it that he needs to at least referee the disagreements .
John Fiedler As Juror #2
Birth Date: February 3, 1925 - June 25, 2005 (80)
worker : John Fiedler made a vocation playing sheepish and meek men like Juror # 2 , and , in a way , he was typecast in the part . The funnyman had his first credited film role in12 Angry Men , but it was the first of many on both the fully grown and small CRT screen . Although he appeared in classic films like 1969’sTrue Grit , Fiedler would determine his true place in history whenhe lent his signature spokesperson to the role of Piglet in dozens of Disney propertiesfrom the 1960s until his eventual passing in the year 2005 .
Winnie the Pooh ( 1968 - 2005 )
Piglet ( Voice )
Kolchak : The Night Stalker ( 1974 - 1975 )
Gordy " The Ghoul " Spangler
The Twilight Zone ( 1960 - 1962 )
Mr. Dundee / Field Rep No . 3
The Odd Couple ( 1968 )
Vinnie
The Bob Newhart Show ( 1972 - 1978 )
Emil Peterson
persona : John Fiedler played Juror No . 2 as a meek and soft - spoken bank teller . He is often fluster and easy bullied by other jurors , but by the close of12 Angry Men , he is able-bodied to stand up for himself and do the right thing . However , si take away a little while for this to hap , as he seems confused that the prosecuting officer have to prove guiltiness , where he says he thought the defendant had to testify he was not shamefaced . However , he was the one who brought up the job with the stab combat injury that work other juror .
Lee J. Cobb As Juror #3
Birth Date: December 8, 1911 - February 11, 1976 (64)
doer : Though he almost had hiscareer ruined by the Hollywood blacklistin the fifties , Lee J. Cobb had antecedently established himself as a constant presence in over 30 film roles . Cobb had scored an Oscar nomination for 1954’sOn the Waterfront , and starred in classics like 1962’sHow the West Was Wonfollowing12 Angry Men . By the time he choke in 1976 , Cobb had mark prestigious nominations from the Emmy , Oscars , and Golden Globes .
On the Waterfront ( 1954 )
Johnny Friendly
The Brothers Karamazov ( 1958 )
Fyodor Karamazov
How the West Was Won ( 1962 )
Marshall Lou Ramsey
The Exorcist ( 1973 )
Lt . William Kinderman
The Virginian ( 1962 - 1971 )
Judge Henry Garth
Character : The large and domineering Lee J. Cobb embody the bigoted villainy of12 Angry Men , and his part as Juror # 3 let the seasoned stager to truly slip the show . He was n’t a real " scoundrel , " but he was the antagonistic force on the jury who was racist and believe the accused was guilty simply based on the fact he was a Latino . He was the independent person who was lashing out at Juror No . 8 , the one man who was forcing the elbow room to explore the evidence in the display case .
E.G. Marshall As Juror #4
Birth Date: June 18, 1914 - August 24, 1998 (84)
histrion : worker E.G. Marshall hadmostly play bit part in movies throughout the ' 40s and ' L , and his character in12 Angry Menwould be one of his most recognizable . He would go along to put to work in TV and flick for 10 , and landed a memorable part inthe repulsion anthology filmCreepshowin 1982 , as well as a comedic part in the Christmas classicNational Lampoon ’s Christmas Vacationin 1989 . E.G. Marshall retain his fertile yield all the way up to his passing in 1998 .
The Caine Mutiny ( 1954 )
Lieutenant Commander Challee
The Defenders ( 1961 - 1965 )
Lawrence Preston
Superman II ( 1980 )
The President of the United States
Nixon ( 1995 )
John N. Mitchell
National Lampoon ’s Christmas Vacation ( 1989 )
Art Smith
fiber : Stoic behind his circular glass , Juror # 4 was the analytical mind that was only interested in facts and not flavor . He opens the deliberation trusted that the man is guilty and he believes he should only look at grounds and not interrogate things . However , as the debate run on , he is one soul who is uncoerced to be sway because he has an eidetic memory board and remembers everything that happens in the trial , capable to repeat it all in detail .
Jack Klugman As Juror #5
Birth Date: April 27, 1922 - December 24, 2012 (90)
Actor : Jack Klugman was also the young cast fellow member , and12 Angry Menwas his third photographic film role . Klugman would keep to make movies , but it was on television that he obtain his greatest success . It washis function as Oscar that helped makeThe Odd Couplebetter than the movieit was establish on , and he played the part in all 114 episodes of the authoritative serial publication . By the time of his take place in 2012 , Klugman had scored several Emmy and Golden Globe wins .
The Defenders ( 1964 )
Joe Larch
The Twilight Zone ( 1960 - 1963 )
Various function
The Odd Couple ( 1970 - 1975 )
Oscar Madison
Quincy , M.E. ( 1976 - 1983 )
Dr. R. Quincy , M.E.
You Again ? ( 1986 - 1987 )
Henry Willows
theatrical role : comprise the very same kids that were being demonized by other juryman , Juror # 5 was the untested fellow member of the panel and the most spirited . He mature up poor and is angered when people believe that those like him are stealer or murderers . This makes him large-hearted to the accused and also permit him to be swayed when the other juror start poke holes in the prosecution ’s causa . He was also the key juror to show how the knife evidence was flimsy and possibly wrong .
Edward Binns As Juror #6
Birth Date: September 12, 1916 - December 4, 1990 (74)
histrion : Edward Binns handled the difficult part with aplomb , and it was one of his first major film roles . Binns work largely in TV throughout his career , but he didscore roles in film like 1959’sNorth By Northwest , and in one ofthe best biopics of all time , Patton , in 1970 . Binns would make sporadic TV and movie appearance throughout the 1980s , and he would eventually pass away in 1990 .
North by Northwest ( 1959 )
Captain Junket
Fail - Safe ( 1964 )
Colonel Grady
Patton ( 1970 )
Major General Walter Bedell Smith
Oliver ’s Story ( 1978 )
Phil Cavilleri
The Verdict ( 1982 )
Bishop Brophy
fictitious character : Juror # 6 was the hard character to immobilise down , butthe principled homo did stand up whenever others were being treated unfairly , and he had a special soft slur for his elders . This is the juror who had the least lines of anyone in the casting , and he was mostly quiet and listening to the other juryman throughout the entire deliberation . His only big import was when he told Juror No . 3 to show respect to the older Juror No . 9 , or he would lay him out .
Jack Warden As Juror #7
Birth Date: September 18, 1920 - July 19, 2006 (85)
worker : Jack Warden , a humourous actor , was relatively new to the business when he score his part in12 Angry Men , and he would keep abreast it up with several ten ’s worth of memorable division in movies likeShampooin 1975 andAll the President ’s Menin 1976.Warden would score an Oscar nominationfor his part in the former and win an Emmy for his carrying out in the television movieBrian ’s Song . Warden acted up until the yr 2000 , and he break in 2006 .
Shampoo ( 1975 )
Lester Karpf
Bullets Over Broadway ( 1994 )
Julian Marx
Heaven Can Wait ( 1978 )
Max Corkle
Brian ’s Song ( 1972 )
George Halas
The Bad News Bears ( 1979 - 1980 )
Morris Buttermaker
fiber : Jack Warden played a lot of cordial steady Joe characters , but his tour asthe wise - crack and disinterested Juror # 7was a perfect twirl on his character . He also want to just go home to watch the orb game and did n’t reckon it was important to stay longer than necessary to watch a finding of fact . This made him a concentrated sell since he did n’t care one way or the other about whether Department of Justice was done .
Henry Fonda As Davis, Juror #8
Birth Date:
Actor : By far the most realized actor in the picture show ’s shape , Fonda had alreadynabbed an Oscar nominating speech for 1940’sThe Grapes of Wrath , and he would continue to make hits after12 Angry Men . Fonda would do work almost exclusively in photographic film , and was rewarded with his first competitory Oscar for his performance in 1981’sOn Golden Pond . That would be Fonda ’s final cinema character , and he passed away the following year .
The grape of Wrath ( 1940 )
Tom Joad
The Lady Eve ( 1941 )
Charles Pike
My Darling Clementine ( 1946 )
Town Marshal Wyatt Earp
Once Upon a Time in the West ( 1968 )
Frank
On Golden Pond ( 1981 )
Norman Thayer Jr.
Character : Often regarded as one ofHenry Fonda ’s skillful movies,12 Angry Mencast the veteran thespian as the moral reach in the grade of the wondering and fair Juror # 8 . He is the man who forces everyone to front at evidence and talk about the case before rush to a guilty verdict . He refuses to back down throughout the deliberations and often abide up to the intimidation Juror No . 3 and the uncaring Juror No . 7 .
Joseph Sweeney As McCardle, Juror #9
Birth Date: July 26, 1884 - November 25, 1963 (79)
Actor : Joseph Sweeney reveled in breaking stereotypes . Sweeney ’s filmography was relatively myopic , and12 Angry Menwas his final pic role . He would act arecurring part in the seriesCar 54 , Where Are You?in 1963 , but would pass away the same yr . He also had several appearances onStudio Oneon television and was in small roles in several movies .
The Philadelphia Story ( 1940 )
Samuel Butler
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit ( 1956 )
Edward M. Schultz
The Fastest Fun Alive ( 1956 )
Reverend
Studio One ( 1951 - 1956 )
Car 54 , Where Are You ? ( 1963 )
fibre : Besides being one ofthe best court dramatic play of all time,12 Angry Menwas also a thoughtful character sketch that was embodied bythe seraphic and aged Juror # 9 . Despite preconceived whimsey about his cognitive ability , Juror # 9 was able-bodied to suss out detail that the other juror missed . He was also the first person to change his vote , and he say that he owed it to Juror # 8 to respect his opinion and seem deeper into the evidence .
Ed Begley As Juror #10
Birth Date: March 25, 1901 - April 28, 1970 (1969)
Actor : Ed Begley was an accomplished worker before12 Angry Men , but it washis turn in theTennessee Williams play adaptationSweet Bird of Youthin 1962 that scored him an Oscar profits . Begley keep to make sporadic film and TV coming into court in the result ten and even earned Emmy ’s consideration for his role in the TV movieInherit the steer . Begley ’s Logos , Ed Begley Jr. , would also become an realised actor , and the senior Begley devolve away in 1970 .
Kraft Television Theatre ( 1955 )
Andy Sloane
Sweet Bird of Youth ( 1962 )
Tom ' Boss " Finley
The Unsinkable Molly Brown ( 1964 )
Seamus Tobin
Inherit the Wind ( 1965 )
Matthew Harrison Brady
Hang ' Em High ( 1968 )
Captain Wilson , Cooper Hanging Party
fibre : get going along with Juror # 3 in his xenophobic and mean ramblings , Ed Begley brought Juror # 10 to life history with all the vitriol that the playscript called for . He is an even bigger racist than Juror # 3 and actually commented that maybe a father deserve it when his tike kills him because of how he raised him . With him constantly talking about " them " and the danger " they " possess , it is clear what he is talking about . When he go to sit in the nook by himself , it was a consummate moment .
George Voskovec As Juror #11
Birth Date: June 19, 1905 - July 1, 1981 (76)
Actor : George Voskovec had made a name for himself ca-ca film in his native Austria - Hungary , butpolitical pressure level push him to the U.S. and his12 Angry Menrole . His work was largely short after the sixties , but he did seem in a small role inthe underrate prison term travel pic , Somewhere in Timefrom 1980 . The 1982 westernBarbarosawould be the thespian ’s final film role , and he lead away later that yr .
The 27th Day ( 1957 )
Prof. Klaus Bechner
The Boston Strangler ( 1968 )
Peter Hurkos
The Iceman Cometh ( 1973 )
Piet Wetjoen
Somewhere in Time ( 1980 )
Dr. Gerald Finney
Barbosa ( 1982 )
Herman Pahmeyer
Character : Juror # 11 represented the American dream . The European immigrant demonstrated tremendous esteem for supposed American valueswhile debating with the other jurywoman . It seems interesting that he , as an immigrant , seemed to appreciate the democratic system better than anyone else on the jury , and he also shows more kindness than almost anyone else on the panel , only losing his temper when he realizes Juror No . 7 is only voting in a means to terminate this before long enough to see the baseball game .
Robert Webber As Juror #12
Birth Date: October 14, 1924 - May 19, 1989 (64)
histrion : role player Robert Webber had just the correct spirit for the vapid juror and his other roles reflect his straight - lace American persona . Besides12 Angry Men , Webber also appeared in the 1965 hitThe Sandpiperand the war classicThe Dirty Dozenfrom 1967 . He also acted ofttimes in telly and landed a fall back role as Alexander Hayes in the eighties seriesMoonlighting . Webber ’s impressive list of TV and motion-picture show credits proceed right up to his death in 1989 .
10 ( 1979 )
Hugh
Moonlighting ( 1986–1988 )
Alexander Hayes
The Nun and the Sergeant ( 1962 )
Sergeant McGrath
The Sandpiper ( 1965 )
Ward Hendricks
The Silencers ( 1966 )
Sam Gunther
Character : The ad - executive Juror # 12 , was affable enough , but his distracted nature represented just how small the medium citizen cared about justice . He is an interesting individual , as he works for an advertising agency in his existent aliveness , and here , he seems interested in throwing out approximation that he comes up with in his head rather than looking at the evidence . At the oddment of12Angry Men , he is n’t interested in discovering the truth and just want to make out ideas and go along with others ' good thought .
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