
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

Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Train Conductor
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Kramer

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 Lone Wolf
1954
as Conductor
The Whistler
1954
Movies (288)

The Big Sleep
1946
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

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

The Great Race
1965
as Observer at Start (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
1934
as Detective (uncredited)

Hello, Annapolis
1942
as Evans Arden

Gun Crazy
1950
as Plant Foreman (uncredited)

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

The Go-Getter
1937
as Karl Stone

A Lost Lady
1934
as Second Doctor (uncredited)

Mr. Lucky
1943
as Detective (uncredited)

Frisco Kid
1935
as McClanahan

Street Corner
1948
as Dr. James Fenton

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Michaels

Special Agent
1935
as Commissioner of Police

Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Broker (uncredited)

Know For Sure
1941
as supporting role

Stranded
1935
as Johnny Quinn

Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Lt. Kane

Duck Soup
1933
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

Emergency Squad
1940
as H. Tyler Joyce, editor

Boulder Dam
1936
as Ross

Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Grand Jury Spokesman

Anthony Adverse
1936
as Capt. Elisha Jorham

The Virginian
1946

Dodge City
1939
as Hammond (uncredited)

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

Gang Busters
1942
as Police Chief Martin O'Brien

Crazy House
1943
as Mogey (uncredited)

Christmas Holiday
1944
as Steve (uncredited)

Seven Days in May
1964
as Bit Part (uncredited)

Blackmail
1939
as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

Nevada City
1941
as Mark Benton

Midnight Court
1937
as Judge Frederick J. Thompson

Adventure
1945
as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)

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

Crazylegs
1953
as Hank Hatch

Silver River
1948
as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Relentless
1948
as Doctor (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
1940
as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)

Roadblock
1951
as Thompson (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge
1943
as Judge

Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Stage Manager

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

Brother Orchid
1940
as Brother MacEwen

Union Pacific
1939
as Ulysses S. Grant

State Police
1938
as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town
1941
as Labor leader

Jailbreak
1936
as Warden

False Faces
1943
as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

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

Kid Galahad
1937
as Brady

Havana Widows
1933
as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Morehead

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

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

Ringside
1949
as Oscar Brannigan

Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)

Strange Journey
1946
as Thompson

Phantom Lady
1944
as Detective

The House Across the Bay
1940
as Federal Man

Man Alive
1945
as Dr. James P. Whitney

The Hell Cat
1934
as Captain Barnett

The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
as Peter Dugan

Jack Pot
1940
as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)

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

April Showers
1948
as William Barnes

Navy Secrets
1939
as FBI Chief Herbert Daly

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

Murder in the Big House
1942
as Ainslee

Manpower
1941
as Sweeney

The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Editor

Texas
1941
as Rancher Dusty King

Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Attorney

Washington Melodrama
1941
as Phil Sampson

Love Crazy
1941
as Judge

Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Tom Burke

Geronimo
1939
as President Ulysses S. Grant

City for Conquest
1940
as Doctor

Mission to Moscow
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)

Gateway
1938
as Inspector

Magnificent Doll
1946
as Williams (uncredited)

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

Colorado
1940
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Homicide for Three
1948
as Police Captain

The Navy Way
1944
as Chaplain Benson

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Paul Drake

China Clipper
1936
as Jim Horn

Sealed Lips
1942
as Chief Charles R. Dugan

Dinky
1935
as Orphanage Director

Smart Blonde
1937
as Tiny Torgensen

Woman Against Woman
1938
as Sen. Kingsley

Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Haskins

Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Chairman

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947
as Chief Brandon

Louisiana
1947
as Neilson

Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Murdock

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Ray Trent (uncredited)

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

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Detective Sergeant

O.S.S.
1946
as Gen. Donovan

Black Fury
1935
as Johnny Farrell

Society Lawyer
1939
as City Editor

We're in the Money
1935

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Editor (uncredited) / Yates

Happy Landing
1938
as Agent

Back Street
1941
as Postman

The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
as Johnson

Tell No Tales
1939
as Chalmers

The Green Hornet
1940
as Judge Stanton

Invisible Stripes
1939
as Garage Owner (uncredited)

Wings of the Navy
1939
as Second Doctor

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

Triple Trouble
1950
as Warden Burnside

Red Desert
1949
as President Ulysses S. Grant

Dick Tracy
1945
as Chief Brandon

Maisie
1939
as Defense Attorney Wilcox

This Is My Affair
1937
as Priest

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Peter Dugan
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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- The Big Sleep (1946) — as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
- The Great Race (1965) — as Observer at Start (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Detective (uncredited)
- Hello, Annapolis (1942) — as Evans Arden
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