Henry Fonda is playing the role of Davis (8th juror) and is the leading actor in the movie. By profession he is an architect but appears as the first dissenter in the jury who was of the view that the accused is not guilty of the murder and there exists a reasonable doubt in the matter. Basically, he is being presented as a protagonist in the movie. Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb (3rd juror) is an antagonist in the movie. He is a businessman and a distraught father opinionated and stubborn on the view that the accused is guilty of the murder. He sticks to his view till the last until he has an emotional breakdown which makes him declare the accused to be not guilty.
Ed Begley
He is shown as the 10th juror in the movie who had …show more content…
He is at first domineered by others but finds his voice as the discussion goes on and later on gives the vote of not being guilty for the accused.
Jack Klugman
He is shown as the 5th juror in the movie who himself belongs from a violent slum area. He is a soft-spoken young man who changes his vote to not guilty when it was proved that due to the disturbance created by the train, it was not possible to listen what the accused yelled.
Edward Binns
He is shown as the 6th juror in the movie who is a house painter by profession. He is tough but a principled and respectful person who raises a question in jury regarding the limiting ability of the witness to walk.
Joseph Sweeney
He is shown as the 9th juror who plays the role of McCardle in the movie. He is a wise and observant elderly man who is the only juror to vote ‘not guilty’ in the secret ballot.
George Voskovec
He is shown as the 11th juror in the movie. He is a thoughtful German watchmaker and a naturalized American citizen who changes his vote to ‘not guilty’ after considering the point that the accused would not come back to the crime scene after three hours instead he would have made sure that there are no fingerprints left on the knife and would have cleared the crime