
Joseph Crehan
Known for Acting · 299 credits
- Born
- 1883-07-14
- Died
- 1966-04-15
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Also known as
- Joseph A. Creaghan · Joseph Creehan · Joe Crehan · John Crehan · Joe Crenan · Joseph A. Crenan
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Councilman / Council Member / Franklin / Townsman
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Kramer

Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Train Conductor

I Love Lucy
1951
as Detective

The Lone Ranger
1949
as Tom Patrict

Bat Masterson
1958
as Thomas Bolland
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Doctor

MGM Parade
1955

26 Men
1957
The Whistler
1954

The Lone Wolf
1954
as Conductor
Movies (288)

The Big Sleep
1946
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

The Great Race
1965
as Observer at Start (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
1934
as Detective (uncredited)

Gun Crazy
1950
as Plant Foreman (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
1937
as Karl Stone

Hello, Annapolis
1942
as Evans Arden

Mr. Lucky
1943
as Detective (uncredited)

Duck Soup
1933
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Broker (uncredited)

Special Agent
1935
as Commissioner of Police

Seven Days in May
1964
as Bit Part (uncredited)

Street Corner
1948
as Dr. James Fenton

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Michaels

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as American Tourist (uncredited)

Union Pacific
1939
as Ulysses S. Grant

Know For Sure
1941
as supporting role

Stranded
1935
as Johnny Quinn

Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Lt. Kane

Emergency Squad
1940
as H. Tyler Joyce, editor

A Lost Lady
1934
as Second Doctor (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Grand Jury Spokesman

Frisco Kid
1935
as McClanahan

Dodge City
1939
as Hammond (uncredited)

Adventure
1945
as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)

Relentless
1948
as Doctor (uncredited)

The House Across the Bay
1940
as Federal Man

Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Stage Manager

State Police
1938
as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner

Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)

Blackmail
1939
as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

Boulder Dam
1936
as Ross

Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday
1944
as Steve (uncredited)

Silver River
1948
as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
1947
as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)

Brother Orchid
1940
as Brother MacEwen

The Virginian
1946

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge
1943
as Judge

Three Girls About Town
1941
as Labor leader

Roadblock
1951
as Thompson (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
1940
as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)

Texas
1941
as Rancher Dusty King

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Magnificent Doll
1946
as Williams (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

Gateway
1938
as Inspector

The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)

Midnight Court
1937
as Judge Frederick J. Thompson

Kid Galahad
1937
as Brady

Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)

The Hell Cat
1934
as Captain Barnett

Crazylegs
1953
as Hank Hatch

Gang Busters
1942
as Police Chief Martin O'Brien

Navy Secrets
1939
as FBI Chief Herbert Daly

The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Editor

Too Hot to Handle
1938
as First Advertising Man (uncredited)

Phantom Lady
1944
as Detective

Love Crazy
1941
as Judge

Manpower
1941
as Sweeney

Hit the Ice
1943
as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)

Ringside
1949
as Oscar Brannigan

Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Haskins

Havana Widows
1933
as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Washington Melodrama
1941
as Phil Sampson

Crazy House
1943
as Mogey (uncredited)

The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Captain Kelly (uncredited)

Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Tom Burke

Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Attorney

City for Conquest
1940
as Doctor

Colorado
1940
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Mission to Moscow
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)

False Faces
1943
as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien

You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Warden of Sing Sing

Dinky
1935
as Orphanage Director

State Department: File 649
1949
as Government Official

Dick Tracy
1945
as Chief Brandon

Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Chairman

Woman Against Woman
1938
as Sen. Kingsley

Full Confession
1939
as Warden (uncredited)

Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Morehead

Invisible Stripes
1939
as Garage Owner (uncredited)

O.S.S.
1946
as Gen. Donovan

Wings of the Navy
1939
as Second Doctor

Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

Geronimo
1939
as President Ulysses S. Grant

April Showers
1948
as William Barnes

The Green Hornet
1940
as Judge Stanton

Babes in Arms
1939
as Mr. Essex

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947
as Chief Brandon

Front Page Woman
1935
as Spike Kiley

Anthony Adverse
1936
as Capt. Elisha Jorham

The Tougher They Come
1950
as Thompson

Black Fury
1935
as Johnny Farrell

Prejudice
1949
as J.P. Baker

Society Lawyer
1939
as City Editor

China Clipper
1936
as Jim Horn

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Paul Drake

Nevada City
1941
as Mark Benton

Female
1933
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Detective Sergeant

Midnight Intruder
1938
as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor

Draegerman Courage
1937
as Dr. Stuart Hunter

Highway Dragnet
1954
as Elderly Border Inspection Officer

Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)

Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

To the People of the United States
1944
as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)

The Navy Way
1944
as Chaplain Benson

A Man Betrayed
1941
as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Clements

Cain and Mabel
1936
as Reed's Manager

Murder in the Big House
1942
as Ainslee

Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Director

Gang Bullets
1938
as Wallace

Shipmates Forever
1935
as Spike (uncredited)

Homicide for Three
1948
as Police Captain

Maisie
1939
as Defense Attorney Wilcox

The Chicago Kid
1945
as Chief Rogers
About Joseph Crehan
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. With 299 credits spanning from 1916 to 1965, Joseph Crehan has appeared in 288 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joseph Crehan Movies
- The Big Sleep (1946) — as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
- The Great Race (1965) — as Observer at Start (uncredited)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Detective (uncredited)
- Gun Crazy (1950) — as Plant Foreman (uncredited)
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