Joseph Crehan

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)

Movies (288)

The Big Sleep
Movie

The Big Sleep

1946

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

The Great Race
Movie

The Great Race

1965

as Observer at Start (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg
Movie

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
Movie

It Happened One Night

1934

as Detective (uncredited)

Gun Crazy
Movie

Gun Crazy

1950

as Plant Foreman (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
Movie

The Go-Getter

1937

as Karl Stone

Hello, Annapolis
Movie

Hello, Annapolis

1942

as Evans Arden

Mr. Lucky
Movie

Mr. Lucky

1943

as Detective (uncredited)

Duck Soup
Movie

Duck Soup

1933

as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux
Movie

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

as Broker (uncredited)

Special Agent
Movie

Special Agent

1935

as Commissioner of Police

Seven Days in May
Movie

Seven Days in May

1964

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Street Corner
Movie

Street Corner

1948

as Dr. James Fenton

The Roaring Twenties
Movie

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Michaels

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Movie

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938

as American Tourist (uncredited)

Union Pacific
Movie

Union Pacific

1939

as Ulysses S. Grant

Know For Sure
Movie

Know For Sure

1941

as supporting role

Stranded
Movie

Stranded

1935

as Johnny Quinn

Deadline at Dawn
Movie

Deadline at Dawn

1946

as Lt. Kane

Emergency Squad
Movie

Emergency Squad

1940

as H. Tyler Joyce, editor

A Lost Lady
Movie

A Lost Lady

1934

as Second Doctor (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots
Movie

Bullets or Ballots

1936

as Grand Jury Spokesman

Frisco Kid
Movie

Frisco Kid

1935

as McClanahan

Dodge City
Movie

Dodge City

1939

as Hammond (uncredited)

Adventure
Movie

Adventure

1945

as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Movie

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

as Doctor (uncredited)

Relentless
Movie

Relentless

1948

as Doctor (uncredited)

The House Across the Bay
Movie

The House Across the Bay

1940

as Federal Man

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Movie

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938

as Stage Manager

State Police
Movie

State Police

1938

as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner

Deadline - U.S.A.
Movie

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)

Blackmail
Movie

Blackmail

1939

as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

Boulder Dam
Movie

Boulder Dam

1936

as Ross

Santa Fe Trail
Movie

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday
Movie

Christmas Holiday

1944

as Steve (uncredited)

Silver River
Movie

Silver River

1948

as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
Movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)

Brother Orchid
Movie

Brother Orchid

1940

as Brother MacEwen

The Virginian
Movie

The Virginian

1946

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge
Movie

Honeymoon Lodge

1943

as Judge

Three Girls About Town
Movie

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Labor leader

Roadblock
Movie

Roadblock

1951

as Thompson (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
Movie

The Fighting 69th

1940

as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)

Texas
Movie

Texas

1941

as Rancher Dusty King

The Thin Man Goes Home
Movie

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Magnificent Doll
Movie

Magnificent Doll

1946

as Williams (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
Movie

Gentleman Jim

1942

as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

Gateway
Movie

Gateway

1938

as Inspector

The Fuller Brush Girl
Movie

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)

Midnight Court
Movie

Midnight Court

1937

as Judge Frederick J. Thompson

Kid Galahad
Movie

Kid Galahad

1937

as Brady

Jimmy the Gent
Movie

Jimmy the Gent

1934

as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)

The Hell Cat
Movie

The Hell Cat

1934

as Captain Barnett

Crazylegs
Movie

Crazylegs

1953

as Hank Hatch

Gang Busters
Movie

Gang Busters

1942

as Police Chief Martin O'Brien

Navy Secrets
Movie

Navy Secrets

1939

as FBI Chief Herbert Daly

The Return of Doctor X
Movie

The Return of Doctor X

1939

as Editor

Too Hot to Handle
Movie

Too Hot to Handle

1938

as First Advertising Man (uncredited)

Phantom Lady
Movie

Phantom Lady

1944

as Detective

Love Crazy
Movie

Love Crazy

1941

as Judge

Manpower
Movie

Manpower

1941

as Sweeney

Hit the Ice
Movie

Hit the Ice

1943

as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)

Ringside
Movie

Ringside

1949

as Oscar Brannigan

Gentlemen Are Born
Movie

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

as Haskins

Havana Widows
Movie

Havana Widows

1933

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Washington Melodrama
Movie

Washington Melodrama

1941

as Phil Sampson

Crazy House
Movie

Crazy House

1943

as Mogey (uncredited)

The Case of the Howling Dog
Movie

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

as Captain Kelly (uncredited)

Here Comes Happiness
Movie

Here Comes Happiness

1941

as Tom Burke

Hollywood Cavalcade
Movie

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

as Attorney

City for Conquest
Movie

City for Conquest

1940

as Doctor

Colorado
Movie

Colorado

1940

as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Mission to Moscow
Movie

Mission to Moscow

1943

as Reporter (uncredited)

False Faces
Movie

False Faces

1943

as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Movie

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

as Warden of Sing Sing

Dinky
Movie

Dinky

1935

as Orphanage Director

State Department: File 649
Movie

State Department: File 649

1949

as Government Official

Dick Tracy
Movie

Dick Tracy

1945

as Chief Brandon

Gold Diggers of 1937
Movie

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

as Chairman

Woman Against Woman
Movie

Woman Against Woman

1938

as Sen. Kingsley

Full Confession
Movie

Full Confession

1939

as Warden (uncredited)

Stanley and Livingstone
Movie

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

as Morehead

Invisible Stripes
Movie

Invisible Stripes

1939

as Garage Owner (uncredited)

O.S.S.
Movie

O.S.S.

1946

as Gen. Donovan

Wings of the Navy
Movie

Wings of the Navy

1939

as Second Doctor

Broadway Melody of 1940
Movie

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

Geronimo
Movie

Geronimo

1939

as President Ulysses S. Grant

April Showers
Movie

April Showers

1948

as William Barnes

The Green Hornet
Movie

The Green Hornet

1940

as Judge Stanton

Babes in Arms
Movie

Babes in Arms

1939

as Mr. Essex

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Movie

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947

as Chief Brandon

Front Page Woman
Movie

Front Page Woman

1935

as Spike Kiley

Anthony Adverse
Movie

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Capt. Elisha Jorham

The Tougher They Come
Movie

The Tougher They Come

1950

as Thompson

Black Fury
Movie

Black Fury

1935

as Johnny Farrell

Prejudice
Movie

Prejudice

1949

as J.P. Baker

Society Lawyer
Movie

Society Lawyer

1939

as City Editor

China Clipper
Movie

China Clipper

1936

as Jim Horn

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Movie

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937

as Paul Drake

Nevada City
Movie

Nevada City

1941

as Mark Benton

Female
Movie

Female

1933

as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
Movie

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

as Detective Sergeant

Midnight Intruder
Movie

Midnight Intruder

1938

as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor

Draegerman Courage
Movie

Draegerman Courage

1937

as Dr. Stuart Hunter

Highway Dragnet
Movie

Highway Dragnet

1954

as Elderly Border Inspection Officer

Don't Bet on Blondes
Movie

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)

Here Comes the Navy
Movie

Here Comes the Navy

1934

as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

To the People of the United States
Movie

To the People of the United States

1944

as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)

The Navy Way
Movie

The Navy Way

1944

as Chaplain Benson

A Man Betrayed
Movie

A Man Betrayed

1941

as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Oil for the Lamps of China
Movie

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

as Clements

Cain and Mabel
Movie

Cain and Mabel

1936

as Reed's Manager

Murder in the Big House
Movie

Murder in the Big House

1942

as Ainslee

Public Deb No. 1
Movie

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Director

Gang Bullets
Movie

Gang Bullets

1938

as Wallace

Shipmates Forever
Movie

Shipmates Forever

1935

as Spike (uncredited)

Homicide for Three
Movie

Homicide for Three

1948

as Police Captain

Maisie
Movie

Maisie

1939

as Defense Attorney Wilcox

The Chicago Kid
Movie

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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