Joseph Crehan
Biography
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Joseph Crehan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1916 and 1965, and notably played Ulysses S. Grant nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in Union Pacific and They Died With Their Boots On. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in Hollywood, California from a stroke.
Crehan often played alongside Charles C. Wilson with whom he is sometimes confused.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
293
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-07-14 (141 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Acting
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Councilman1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Council Member1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Franklin1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Townsman1958
Bat Masterson as Thomas Bolland1957
Leave It to Beaver as Train Conductor1957
26 Men as Not available1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye as Doctor1954
The Lone Wolf as Conductor1954
The Whistler as Not available1954
Highway Dragnet as Elderly Border Inspection Officer1953
Crazylegs as Hank Hatch1952
Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Kramer1952
Deadline - U.S.A. as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)1951
I Love Lucy as Detective1951
Roadblock as Thompson (uncredited)1951
The Family Secret as Not available1950
Lux Video Theatre as Doctor1950
Gun Crazy as Plant Foreman (uncredited)1950
The Flying Missile as Rear Admiral1950
Triple Trouble as Warden Burnside1950
The Tougher They Come as Thompson1950
The Fuller Brush Girl as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)1950
The Arizona Cowboy as Colonel Jefferson1949
The Lone Ranger as Tom Patrict1949
Amazon Quest as De Ruyter1949
Alias the Champ as Tim Murphy1949
Ringside as Oscar Brannigan1949
Prejudice as J.P. Baker1949
State Department: File 649 as Government Official1949
The Last Bandit as Local No. 44 Engineer1949
Dancing in the Dark as Board Member1949
Bad Men of Tombstone as Mine Superintendent1949
Red Desert as President Ulysses S. Grant1949
Duke of Chicago as 'Tex' Harman1949
Unto Thyself Be True as Frank Hartwell1948
Adventures in Silverado as McHugh1948
Silver River as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)1948
April Showers as William Barnes1948
Relentless as Doctor (uncredited)1948
Street Corner as Dr. James Fenton1948
The Enchanted Valley as Chief Scott1948
The Gallant Legion as George Trent - State Official1948
The Hunted as Small Town Police Captain1948
The Countess of Monte Cristo as Joe1948
Homicide for Three as Police Captain1948
Night Time in Nevada as Engineer Casey1948
Because of Eve as Dr. West1948
Sundown in Santa Fe as Major Larkin1947
Monsieur Verdoux as Broker (uncredited)1947
The Sea of Grass as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Chief Brandon1947
Philo Vance's Gamble as Ellis Mason1947
The Trespasser as The Doctor1947
Louisiana as Neilson1946
The Big Sleep as Medical Examiner (uncredited)1946
Deadline at Dawn as Lt. Kane1946
The Brute Man as Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)1946
The Virginian as Not available1946
Magnificent Doll as Williams1946
Dangerous Money as Captain Black1946
Night Train to Memphis as John Stevenson1946
Bad Bascomb as Gov. Clark (uncredited)1946
The Falcon's Adventure as Inspector Cavanaugh1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball as Chief Brandon1946
O.S.S. as Gen. Donovan1946
The Mysterious Mr. M as Dan Blair1946
The Phantom Thief as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker1946
Strange Journey as Thompson1946
Behind the Mask as Police Inspector Cardonna1946
The Shadow Returns as Police Insp. Cardona1946
A Guy Could Change as McCarthy1946
Tars and Spars as Admiral1945
Adventure as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)1945
Lady on a Train as Train passenger (uncredited)1945
Dick Tracy as Chief Brandon1945
Man Alive as Dr. James P. Whitney1945
I Love a Mystery as Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)1945
The Chicago Kid as Chief Rogers1945
Captain Tugboat Annie as Alec Severn1945
The Royal Mounted Rides Again as RCMP Sergeant Nelson1944
Christmas Holiday as Steve, the bartender1944
Hands Across the Border as Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams1944
Gambler's Choice as Toby (uncredited)1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain as Ulysses S. Grant1944
The Missing Juror as Willard Apple / Falstaff1944
To the People of the United States as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery as Bill Hudson1944
One Mysterious Night as Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)1944
Phantom Lady as Detective1944
Black Magic as Police Sgt. Matthews1944
When the Lights Go On Again as Bob1944
The Navy Way as Chaplain Benson1943
Mr. Lucky as Detective (uncredited)1943
Hit the Ice as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)1943
City Without Men as Father Burns1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as Not available1943
Keep 'Em Slugging as Detective Sergeant1943
Crazy House as Mogey1943
False Faces as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien1943
Honeymoon Lodge as Judge1943
The Desert Song as Steve, a Reporter1943
The Woman of the Town as New York Newspaper Editor1943
Mission to Moscow as Reporter (uncredited)1943
Mystery Broadcast as Chief Daniels1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets as Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]1943
She Has What It Takes as George Clarke1942
Gentleman Jim as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)1942
Hello, Annapolis as Evans Arden1942
Obliging Young Lady as Managing Editor (uncredited)1942
Murder in the Big House as Ainslee1942
Treat 'Em Rough as Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)1942
Larceny, Inc. as Warden1942
Whistling in Dixie as Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)1942
Junior Army as Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson1942
Girl Trouble as Kohn1942
The Secret Code as Police Chief Henry Burns1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Peter Dugan1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Ray Trent (uncredited)1942
Men of Texas as Luther Crittenden1942
You Can't Escape Forever as Warden (uncredited)1942
Eyes of the Underworld as Kirby - Assistant Police Chief1942
Gang Busters as Police Chief Martin O'Brien1942
Sealed Lips as Chief Charles R. Dugan1942
Cadets on Parade as Jeff Shannon1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Doctor (uncredited)1941
They Died with Their Boots On as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)1941
Here Comes Happiness as Tom Burke1941
Love Crazy as Judge1941
A Man Betrayed as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)1941
A Man Betrayed as Not available1941
Washington Melodrama as Phil Sampson1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Editor (uncredited)1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Yates1941
Texas as Rancher Dusty King1941
Doctors Don't Tell as Judge Hoskins1941
The Case of the Black Parrot as Inspector Grady1941
Manpower as Sweeney1941
Nevada City as Mark Benton1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary as Peter Dugan1941
Know For Sure as supporting role1941
Back Street as Postman1941
Three Girls About Town as Labor leader1941
Flying Blind as Nunnally1941
Scattergood Baines as Keith1940
Santa Fe Trail as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)1940
Emergency Squad as H. Tyler Joyce, editor1940
City for Conquest as Doctor1940
Little Nellie Kelly as Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)1940
Brother Orchid as Brother MacEwen1940
The Green Hornet as Judge Stanton1940
Public Deb No. 1 as Director1940
Parole Fixer as Warden (uncredited)1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Johnson1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)1940
Colorado as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant1940
Gaucho Serenade as Edward Martin1940
The Secret Seven as Police Chief Hobbs1940
Music in My Heart as Mark C. Gilman1940
The Fighting 69th as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)1940
The House Across the Bay as Federal Man1940
Jack Pot as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)1939
The Roaring Twenties as Michaels1939
Invisible Stripes as Garage Owner (uncredited)1939
Dodge City as Hammond (uncredited)1939
Hollywood Cavalcade as Attorney1939
Union Pacific as Ulysses S. Grant1939
Geronimo as President Ulysses S. Grant1939
Babes in Arms as Mr. Essex1939
The Return of Doctor X as Editor1939
Full Confession as Warden (uncredited)1939
Pride of the Navy as Brad Foster1939
Stanley and Livingstone as Morehead1939
Wings of the Navy as Second Doctor1939
They All Come Out as Judge (uncredited)1939
Navy Secrets as FBI Chief Herbert Daly1939
Tell No Tales as Chalmers1939
Blackmail as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)1939
We Are Not Alone as American at Train Station1939
Whispering Enemies as George Harley1939
Star Reporter as Gordon1939
Maisie as Defense Attorney Wilcox1939
Behind Prison Gates as Prison Warden O'Neil1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder as Warden of Sing Sing1939
Society Lawyer as City Editor1939
Private Detective as Capt. Murphy1939
The Star Maker as Thomas Marlowe1939
Almost a Gentleman as Prosecutor1938
Gateway as Inspector1938
Gang Bullets as Wallace1938
Happy Landing as Agent1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band as Stage Manager1938
Billy The Kid Returns as U.S. Marshal Dave Conway1938
Illegal Traffic as Chief Daley1938
Night Spot as Inspector Wayland1938
Woman Against Woman as Sen. Kingsley1938
The Kid Comes Back as Danny Lockridge1938
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife as American Tourist (uncredited)1938
Midnight Intruder as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor1938
The Arkansas Traveler as McSweeney1938
State Police as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner1938
Girls on Probation as Todd1938
Four's a Crowd as Butler Pierce1938
Here's Flash Casey as Blaine1938
A Criminal Is Born as Frank Wheeler1938
Crime Takes a Holiday as Gov. Bill Allen1937
Kid Galahad as Brady1937
Girls Can Play as Editor Brophy1937
God's Country and the Woman as Jordan1937
Blossoms On Broadway as Bartender (uncredited)1937
Born Reckless as District Attorney1937
Once a Doctor as Captain Andrews1937
Midnight Madonna as Moe Grinnell1937
Draegerman Courage as Dr. Stuart Hunter1937
The Wrong Road as District Attorney1937
There Goes My Girl as Sgt. Wood1937
Her Husband's Secretary as Stevenson1937
A Day at Santa Anita as Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal as Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)1937
Talent Scout as A.J. Lambert1937
The Cherokee Strip as Army Officer1937
The Go-Getter as Karl Stone1937
Smart Blonde as Tiny Torgensen1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Paul Drake1937
This Is My Affair as Priest1937
Midnight Court as Judge Frederick J. Thompson1937
Outlaws of the Orient as Snyder1937
Mama Runs Wild as Tom Fowler1937
The Duke Comes Back as Pat Doyle1936
Murder by an Aristocrat as Hilary Thatcher1936
Earthworm Tractors as Mr. Henderson1936
Road Gang as Harry Shields1936
Bullets or Ballots as Grand Jury Spokesman1936
The Law in Her Hands as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon1936
Anthony Adverse as Capt. Elisha Jorham1936
Trailin' West as Colonel Douglas1936
The Captain's Kid as Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker1936
Guns of the Pecos as Captain Norris1936
China Clipper as Jim Horn1936
Gold Diggers of 1937 as Chairman1936
Cain and Mabel as Reed's Manager1936
Jailbreak as Warden1936
Bengal Tiger as Bill Hinsdale1936
Boulder Dam as Ross1936
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan as Lieut. Lamb1936
King of Hockey as Mike Trotter1936
Down the Stretch as C.D. Burch1936
Brides Are Like That as Tom Carter1936
The Singing Kid as Agent Fulton (uncredited)1936
Here Comes Carter as Daniel Bronson1935
Go Into Your Dance as H.P. Jackson1935
Frisco Kid as McClanahan1935
Special Agent as Commissioner of Police1935
Front Page Woman as Spike Kiley1935
Man of Iron as Tom Martin1935
Traveling Saleslady as Murdock1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs as Detective Johnson1935
Page Miss Glory as Detective Chief1935
Oil for the Lamps of China as Clements1935
Stranded as Johnny Quinn1935
Shipmates Forever as Spike (uncredited)1935
Bright Lights as Post Office Attendant1935
Black Fury as Johnny Farrell1935
Don't Bet on Blondes as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)1935
While the Patient Slept as Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)1935
We're in the Money as Not available1935
Let 'em Have It as Memory Test Instructor1935
The Payoff as Harvey Morris1935
Dinky as Orphanage Director1934
It Happened One Night as Detective (uncredited)1934
The Hell Cat as Captain Barnett1934
Among the Missing as Detective O'Malley1934
Jimmy the Gent as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)1934
The Case of the Howling Dog as Captain Kelly (uncredited)1934
Strange Wives as Immigration Official1934
Gentlemen Are Born as Haskins1934
A Lost Lady as Second Doctor (uncredited)1934
The Merry Frinks as Mr. Baxter1934
Now I'll Tell as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)1934
Sleepers East as Conductor (uncredited)1934
Against the Law as Capt. Elliott1934
Big Hearted Herbert as IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)1934
Beyond the Law as Chief Anderson1934
Here Comes the Navy as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)1934
Voice in the Night as John Robinson1933
Duck Soup as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)1933
Female as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)1933
Havana Widows as Ship Captain (uncredited)1933
Before Midnight as Capt. Frank Flynn1931
Stolen Heaven as Henry - Steve's Butler1931
Secrets of a Secretary as Reporter1916
Under Two Flags as Rake