Joseph Crehan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1883
- Died
- April 15, 1966
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography
The Great Race 1965
as Observer at Start (uncredited)
Seven Days in May 1964
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
The Twinkle In God's Eye 1955
as Doctor
Highway Dragnet 1954
as Elderly Border Inspection Officer
Crazylegs 1953
as Hank Hatch
Deadline - U.S.A. 1952
as The Standard City Editor (uncredited)
The Family Secret 1951
Actor
Roadblock 1951
as Thompson (uncredited)
Pride of Maryland 1951
as Mr. Herndon
The Flying Missile 1950
as Rear Admiral
The Tougher They Come 1950
as Thompson
The Fuller Brush Girl 1950
as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
Triple Trouble 1950
as Warden Burnside
The Arizona Cowboy 1950
as Colonel Jefferson
Gun Crazy 1950
as Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Red Desert 1949
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Dancing in the Dark 1949
as Board Member
Prejudice 1949
as J.P. Baker
Alias the Champ 1949
as Tim Murphy
Ringside 1949
as Oscar Brannigan
Amazon Quest 1949
as De Ruyter
Duke of Chicago 1949
as 'Tex' Harman
The Last Bandit 1949
as Local No. 44 Engineer
State Department: File 649 1949
as Government Official
Bad Men of Tombstone 1949
as Mine Superintendent
- Unto Thyself Be True
Unto Thyself Be True 1949
as Frank Hartwell
Blondie's Secret 1948
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Homicide for Three 1948
as Police Captain
Street Corner 1948
as Dr. James Fenton
Sundown in Santa Fe 1948
as Major Larkin
The Countess of Monte Cristo 1948
as Joe
Night Time in Nevada 1948
as Engineer Casey
Relentless 1948
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion 1948
as George Trent - State Official
Silver River 1948
as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
The Hunted 1948
as Small Town Police Captain
April Showers 1948
as William Barnes
Adventures in Silverado 1948
as McHugh
The Enchanted Valley 1948
as Chief Scott
The Story of Life 1948
Actor
Because of Eve 1948
as Dr. West
Louisiana 1947
as Neilson
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome 1947
as Chief Brandon
Monsieur Verdoux 1947
as Broker (uncredited)
The Trespasser 1947
as The Doctor
The Sea of Grass 1947
as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
Philo Vance's Gamble 1947
as Ellis Mason
The Falcon's Adventure 1946
as Inspector Cavanaugh
Magnificent Doll 1946
as Williams (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball 1946
as Chief Brandon
Dangerous Money 1946
as Captain Black
Strange Journey 1946
as Thompson
The Brute Man 1946
as Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
The Big Sleep 1946
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. M 1946
as Dan Blair
Night Train to Memphis 1946
as John Stevenson
Bad Bascomb 1946
as Gov. Clark (uncredited)
O.S.S. 1946
as Gen. Donovan
Behind the Mask 1946
as Police Inspector Cardonna
The Virginian 1946
Actor
The Phantom Thief 1946
as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Lt. Kane
The Shadow Returns 1946
as Police Insp. Cardona
A Guy Could Change 1946
as McCarthy
Girl on the Spot 1946
as Editor (uncredited)
Tars and Spars 1946
as Admiral
Adventure 1945
as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
Dick Tracy 1945
as Chief Brandon
Captain Tugboat Annie 1945
as Alec Severn
Man Alive 1945
as Dr. James P. Whitney
The Royal Mounted Rides Again 1945
as RCMP Sergeant Nelson
Lady on a Train 1945
as Train passenger (uncredited)
The Chicago Kid 1945
as Chief Rogers
I Love a Mystery 1945
as Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
The Missing Juror 1944
as Willard Apple
When the Lights Go On Again 1944
as Bob
One Mysterious Night 1944
as Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
Black Magic 1944
as Police Sgt. Matthews
The Adventures of Mark Twain 1944
as Ulysses S. Grant
Christmas Holiday 1944
as Steve (uncredited)
Gambler's Choice 1944
as Toby (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery 1944
as Bill Hudson
To the People of the United States 1944
as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon 1944
as Harry Miller (uncredited)
The Navy Way 1944
as Chaplain Benson
The Desert Song 1944
as Steve, a Reporter
Phantom Lady 1944
as Detective
Hands Across the Border 1944
as Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
The Woman of the Town 1943
as New York Newspaper Editor
Mystery Broadcast 1943
as Chief Daniels
The Iron Major 1943
as Judge
Crazy House 1943
as Mogey (uncredited)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets 1943
as Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
Honeymoon Lodge 1943
as Judge
Mr. Lucky 1943
as Detective (uncredited)
Hit the Ice 1943
as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
False Faces 1943
as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes 1943
as George Clarke
Keep 'Em Slugging 1943
as Detective Sergeant
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943
Actor
City Without Men 1943
as Father Burns
Whistling in Dixie 1942
as Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Junior Army 1942
as Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
Gentleman Jim 1942
as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever 1942
as Warden (uncredited)
Girl Trouble 1942
as Kohn
Eyes of the Underworld 1942
as Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
The Secret Code 1942
as Police Chief Henry Burns
The Gay Sisters 1942
as City Editor (uncredited)
Men of Texas 1942
as Luther Crittenden
Larceny, Inc. 1942
as Warden
Hello, Annapolis 1942
as Evans Arden
Murder in the Big House 1942
as Ainslee
Obliging Young Lady 1942
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
Gang Busters 1942
as Police Chief Martin O'Brien
The Courtship of Andy Hardy 1942
as Peter Dugan
Wild Bill Hickok Rides 1942
as Ray Trent (uncredited)
- Treat 'Em Rough
Treat 'Em Rough 1942
as Roderick Wetherbee
Cadets on Parade 1942
as Jeff Shannon
Sealed Lips 1942
as Chief Charles R. Dugan
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town 1941
as Labor leader
Know For Sure 1941
as supporting role
Texas 1941
as Rancher Dusty King
Doctors Don't Tell 1941
as Judge Hoskins
Nine Lives Are Not Enough 1941
as Editor (uncredited), as Yates
Flying Blind 1941
as Nunnally
Manpower 1941
as Sweeney
Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941
as Doctor (uncredited)
Nevada City 1941
as Mark Benton
Love Crazy 1941
as Judge
Washington Melodrama 1941
as Phil Sampson
Here Comes Happiness 1941
as Tom Burke
A Man Betrayed 1941
as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited), Actor
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941
as Peter Dugan
Scattergood Baines 1941
as Keith
Back Street 1941
as Postman
The Case of the Black Parrot 1941
as Inspector Grady
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again 1940
as Johnson
Little Nellie Kelly 1940
as Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
City for Conquest 1940
as Doctor
Colorado 1940
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Public Deb No. 1 1940
as Director
The Secret Seven 1940
as Police Chief Hobbs
Brother Orchid 1940
as Brother MacEwen
Gaucho Serenade 1940
as Edward Martin
Jack Pot 1940
as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay 1940
as Federal Man
Broadway Melody of 1940 1940
as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
Parole Fixer 1940
as Warden (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th 1940
as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
The Green Hornet 1940
as Judge Stanton
Emergency Squad 1940
as H. Tyler Joyce, editor
Music in My Heart 1940
as Mark C. Gilman
Invisible Stripes 1939
as Garage Owner (uncredited)
Private Detective 1939
as Capt. Murphy
Geronimo 1939
as President Ulysses S. Grant
We Are Not Alone 1939
as American at Train Station
The Return of Doctor X 1939
as Editor
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as Michaels
Hollywood Cavalcade 1939
as Attorney
Babes in Arms 1939
as Mr. Essex
Blackmail 1939
as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
Full Confession 1939
as Warden (uncredited)
The Star Maker 1939
as Thomas Marlowe
Stanley and Livingstone 1939
as Morehead
They All Come Out 1939
as Judge (uncredited)
Behind Prison Gates 1939
as Prison Warden O'Neil
Maisie 1939
as Defense Attorney Wilcox
Tell No Tales 1939
as Chalmers
Union Pacific 1939
as Ulysses S. Grant
Dodge City 1939
as Hammond (uncredited)
Almost a Gentleman 1939
as Prosecutor
Whispering Enemies 1939
as George Harley
You Can't Get Away with Murder 1939
as Warden of Sing Sing
Society Lawyer 1939
as City Editor
Star Reporter 1939
as Gordon
Wings of the Navy 1939
as Second Doctor
Navy Secrets 1939
as FBI Chief Herbert Daly
- Pride of the Navy
Pride of the Navy 1939
as Brad Foster
Gang Bullets 1938
as Wallace
Illegal Traffic 1938
as Chief Daley
Girls on Probation 1938
as Todd
The Arkansas Traveler 1938
as McSweeney
Crime Takes a Holiday 1938
as Gov. Bill Allen
Too Hot to Handle 1938
as First Advertising Man (uncredited)
Billy The Kid Returns 1938
as U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
Gateway 1938
as Inspector
Four's a Crowd 1938
as Butler Pierce
Woman Against Woman 1938
as Sen. Kingsley
A Criminal Is Born 1938
as Frank Wheeler
Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938
as Stage Manager
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938
as American Tourist (uncredited)
State Police 1938
as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
Night Spot 1938
as Inspector Wayland
The Kid Comes Back 1938
as Danny Lockridge
Midnight Intruder 1938
as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
Happy Landing 1938
as Agent
Here's Flash Casey 1938
as Blaine
Mama Runs Wild 1937
as Tom Fowler
Beg, Borrow or Steal 1937
as Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
The Duke Comes Back 1937
as Pat Doyle
Blossoms On Broadway 1937
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Wrong Road 1937
as District Attorney
Outlaws of the Orient 1937
as Snyder
Talent Scout 1937
as A.J. Lambert
Midnight Madonna 1937
as Moe Grinnell
Born Reckless 1937
as District Attorney
Girls Can Play 1937
as Editor Brophy
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937
as Paul Drake
Kid Galahad 1937
as Brady
This Is My Affair 1937
as Priest
A Day at Santa Anita 1937
as Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)
The Go-Getter 1937
as Karl Stone
There Goes My Girl 1937
as Sgt. Wood
The Cherokee Strip 1937
as Army Officer
Draegerman Courage 1937
as Dr. Stuart Hunter
Midnight Court 1937
as Judge Frederick J. Thompson
Her Husband's Secretary 1937
as Stevenson
Once a Doctor 1937
as Captain Andrews
God's Country and the Woman 1937
as Jordan
Smart Blonde 1937
as Tiny Torgensen
Gold Diggers of 1937 1936
as Chairman
Guns of the Pecos 1936
as Captain Norris
King of Hockey 1936
as Mike Trotter
The Captain's Kid 1936
as Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
Here Comes Carter 1936
as Daniel Bronson
Cain and Mabel 1936
as Reed's Manager
Down the Stretch 1936
as C.D. Burch
Trailin' West 1936
as Colonel Douglas
Anthony Adverse 1936
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
China Clipper 1936
as Jim Horn
Jailbreak 1936
as Warden
Bengal Tiger 1936
as Bill Hinsdale
Earthworm Tractors 1936
as Mr. Henderson
Murder by an Aristocrat 1936
as Hilary Thatcher
Bullets or Ballots 1936
as Grand Jury Spokesman
The Law in Her Hands 1936
as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
Brides Are Like That 1936
as Tom Carter
The Singing Kid 1936
as Agent Fulton (uncredited)
Road Gang 1936
as Harry Shields
Boulder Dam 1936
as Ross
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan 1936
as Lieut. Lamb
Man of Iron 1935
as Tom Martin
Frisco Kid 1935
as McClanahan
Shipmates Forever 1935
as Spike (uncredited)
The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935
as Detective Johnson
Special Agent 1935
as Commissioner of Police
Page Miss Glory 1935
as Detective Chief
We're in the Money 1935
Actor
Bright Lights 1935
as Post Office Attendant
Don't Bet on Blondes 1935
as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
Front Page Woman 1935
as Spike Kiley
Stranded 1935
as Johnny Quinn
Oil for the Lamps of China 1935
as Clements
Black Fury 1935
as Johnny Farrell
Let 'em Have It 1935
as Memory Test Instructor
Dinky 1935
as Orphanage Director
Go Into Your Dance 1935
as H.P. Jackson
Traveling Saleslady 1935
as Murdock
While the Patient Slept 1935
as Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
The Payoff 1935
as Harvey Morris
Strange Wives 1934
as Immigration Official
Gentlemen Are Born 1934
as Haskins
Against the Law 1934
as Capt. Elliott
Big Hearted Herbert 1934
as IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
A Lost Lady 1934
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
Among the Missing 1934
as Detective O'Malley
The Case of the Howling Dog 1934
as Captain Kelly (uncredited)
Beyond the Law 1934
as Chief Anderson
Here Comes the Navy 1934
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
The Hell Cat 1934
as Captain Barnett
Now I'll Tell 1934
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks 1934
as Mr. Baxter
The Line-Up 1934
as Police Capt. Daniel McGrath
Voice in the Night 1934
as John Robinson
Jimmy the Gent 1934
as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
It Happened One Night 1934
as Detective (uncredited)
Sleepers East 1934
as Conductor (uncredited)
Havana Widows 1933
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Before Midnight 1933
as Capt. Frank Flynn
Duck Soup 1933
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
Female 1933
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Secrets of a Secretary 1931
as Reporter
Stolen Heaven 1931
as Henry - Steve's Butler
Under Two Flags 1916
as Rake
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