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.
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- Born:
- Jul 15, 1883 In Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 282
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Under Two Flags 1916-07-31
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Great Race 1965-07-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Great Race | Observer at Start (uncredited) | 1965-07-01 |
| Movie | Judgment at Nuremberg | Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited) | 1961-12-18 |
| Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Unknown | 1960-10-03 |
| Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
| Series | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
| Series | 26 Men | Unknown | 1957-10-15 |
| Movie | The Twinkle In God's Eye | Doctor | 1955-10-13 |
| Series | The Whistler | Unknown | 1954-07-13 |
| Movie | Highway Dragnet | Elderly Border Inspection Officer | 1954-01-20 |
| Series | The Lone Wolf | Unknown | 1954-04-09 |
| Movie | Crazylegs | Hank Hatch | 1953-11-15 |
| Movie | Deadline - U.S.A. | City Editor of The Standard (uncredited) | 1952-03-14 |
| Movie | Roadblock | Thompson (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
| Movie | The Family Secret | 1951-10-21 | |
| Movie | The Flying Missile | Rear Admiral | 1950-12-24 |
| Movie | Gun Crazy | Plant Foreman (uncredited) | 1950-01-20 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | Warden Burnside | 1950-08-13 |
| Movie | The Arizona Cowboy | Colonel Jefferson | 1950-04-01 |
| Movie | The Fuller Brush Girl | Police Boat Captain (uncredited) | 1950-09-15 |
| Movie | The Tougher They Come | Thompson | 1950-11-16 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | The Last Bandit | Local No. 44 Engineer | 1949-02-25 |
| Movie | Bad Men of Tombstone | Mine Superintendent | 1949-01-21 |
| Movie | Duke of Chicago | 'Tex' Harman | 1949-03-15 |
| Movie | Unto Thyself Be True | Frank Hartwell | 1949-01-01 |
| Movie | State Department: File 649 | Government Official | 1949-02-11 |
| Movie | Amazon Quest | De Ruyter | 1949-05-13 |
| Movie | Dancing in the Dark | Board Member | 1949-12-02 |
| Movie | Alias the Champ | Tim Murphy | 1949-10-15 |
| Movie | Ringside | Oscar Brannigan | 1949-07-14 |
| Movie | Red Desert | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1949-12-17 |
| Movie | The Hunted | Small Town Police Captain | 1948-04-07 |
| Movie | Silver River | Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) | 1948-05-20 |
| Movie | April Showers | William Barnes | 1948-03-27 |
| Movie | Because of Eve | Dr. West | 1948-01-01 |
| Movie | The Gallant Legion | George Trent - State Official | 1948-05-24 |
| Movie | The Enchanted Valley | Chief Scott | 1948-03-24 |
| Movie | Adventures in Silverado | McHugh | 1948-03-25 |
| Movie | Street Corner | Dr. James Fenton | 1948-12-03 |
| Movie | Homicide for Three | Police Captain | 1948-12-08 |
| Movie | Relentless | Doctor (uncredited) | 1948-06-15 |
| Movie | Sundown in Santa Fe | Major Larkin | 1948-11-05 |
| Movie | The Countess of Monte Cristo | Joe | 1948-10-31 |
| Movie | Night Time in Nevada | Engineer Casey | 1948-09-05 |
| Movie | The Sea of Grass | Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited) | 1947-04-25 |
| Movie | Philo Vance's Gamble | Ellis Mason | 1947-04-12 |
| Movie | The Trespasser | The Doctor | 1947-07-03 |
| Movie | Louisiana | Neilson | 1947-11-15 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Chief Brandon | 1947-09-26 |
| Movie | Monsieur Verdoux | Broker (uncredited) | 1947-09-26 |
| Movie | The Virginian | 1946-05-05 | |
| Movie | Bad Bascomb | Gov. Clark (uncredited) | 1946-05-26 |
| Movie | The Phantom Thief | 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker | 1946-05-02 |
| Movie | Behind the Mask | Police Inspector Cardonna | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | A Guy Could Change | McCarthy | 1946-01-27 |
| Movie | O.S.S. | Gen. Donovan | 1946-05-26 |
| Movie | Tars and Spars | Admiral | 1946-01-10 |
| Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Lt. Kane | 1946-03-18 |
| Movie | The Shadow Returns | Police Insp. Cardona | 1946-02-16 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Chief Brandon | 1946-11-22 |
| Movie | Magnificent Doll | Williams | 1946-12-08 |
| Movie | Night Train to Memphis | John Stevenson | 1946-07-12 |
| Movie | Dangerous Money | Captain Black | 1946-10-12 |
| Movie | The Falcon's Adventure | Inspector Cavanaugh | 1946-12-13 |
| Movie | The Mysterious Mr. M | Dan Blair | 1946-07-23 |
| Movie | Strange Journey | Thompson | 1946-10-03 |
| Movie | The Big Sleep | Medical Examiner (uncredited) | 1946-08-23 |
| Movie | The Brute Man | Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited) | 1946-10-01 |
| Movie | Lady on a Train | Train passenger (uncredited) | 1945-08-03 |
| Movie | The Chicago Kid | Chief Rogers | 1945-06-29 |
| Movie | I Love a Mystery | Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited) | 1945-01-25 |
| Movie | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | RCMP Sergeant Nelson | 1945-10-23 |
| Movie | Captain Tugboat Annie | Alec Severn | 1945-11-17 |
| Movie | Man Alive | Dr. James P. Whitney | 1945-11-16 |
| Movie | Adventure | Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited) | 1945-12-28 |
| Movie | Dick Tracy | Chief Brandon | 1945-12-01 |
| Movie | To the People of the United States | Doctor at Hospital (uncredited) | 1944-04-16 |
| Movie | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Bill Hudson | 1944-04-25 |
| Movie | Shine on Harvest Moon | Harry Miller (uncredited) | 1944-03-10 |
| Movie | Hands Across the Border | Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams | 1944-01-05 |
| Movie | Gambler's Choice | Toby (uncredited) | 1944-04-27 |
| Movie | Phantom Lady | Detective | 1944-01-28 |
| Movie | The Navy Way | Chaplain Benson | 1944-02-26 |
| Movie | The Missing Juror | Willard Apple / Falstaff | 1944-11-16 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Mark Twain | Ulysses S. Grant | 1944-07-20 |
| Movie | The Thin Man Goes Home | Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited) | 1944-12-24 |
| Movie | One Mysterious Night | Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited) | 1944-10-21 |
| Movie | When the Lights Go On Again | Bob | 1944-10-22 |
| Movie | Christmas Holiday | Steve, the bartender | 1944-07-31 |
| Movie | Black Magic | Police Sgt. Matthews | 1944-08-19 |
| Movie | False Faces | Police Capt. Alan O'Brien | 1943-05-28 |
| Movie | Mission to Moscow | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-04-29 |
| Movie | She Has What It Takes | George Clarke | 1943-04-15 |
| Movie | City Without Men | Father Burns | 1943-01-14 |
| Movie | Hit the Ice | Train Conductor #1 (uncredited) | 1943-06-02 |
| Movie | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | 1943-02-19 | |
| Movie | Keep 'Em Slugging | Detective Sergeant | 1943-03-01 |
| Movie | Crazy House | Mogey | 1943-10-08 |
| Movie | The Woman of the Town | New York Newspaper Editor | 1943-12-31 |
| Movie | Mr. Lucky | Detective (uncredited) | 1943-07-01 |
| Movie | Mystery Broadcast | Chief Daniels | 1943-11-23 |
| Movie | The Desert Song | Steve, a Reporter | 1943-12-17 |
| Movie | The Iron Major | Judge | 1943-10-31 |
| Movie | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2] | 1943-09-07 |
| Movie | Honeymoon Lodge | Judge | 1943-07-23 |
| Movie | Gang Busters | Police Chief Martin O'Brien | 1942-03-31 |
| Movie | Obliging Young Lady | Managing Editor (uncredited) | 1942-04-01 |
| Movie | Murder in the Big House | Ainslee | 1942-04-11 |
| Movie | The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Peter Dugan | 1942-03-03 |
| Movie | Sealed Lips | Chief Charles R. Dugan | 1942-01-02 |
| Movie | Cadets on Parade | Jeff Shannon | 1942-01-22 |
| Movie | Treat 'Em Rough | Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan) | 1942-01-30 |
| Movie | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Ray Trent (uncredited) | 1942-01-31 |
| Movie | Hello, Annapolis | Evans Arden | 1942-04-23 |
| Movie | Gentleman Jim | Duffy - Referee (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| Movie | Junior Army | Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson | 1942-11-26 |
| Movie | Larceny, Inc. | Warden | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | You Can't Escape Forever | Warden (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
| Movie | Whistling in Dixie | Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited) | 1942-12-31 |
| Movie | Girl Trouble | Kohn | 1942-10-09 |
| Movie | The Secret Code | Police Chief Henry Burns | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Men of Texas | Luther Crittenden | 1942-07-03 |
| Movie | Eyes of the Underworld | Kirby - Assistant Police Chief | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | A Man Betrayed | Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited) | 1941-03-07 |
| Movie | Here Comes Happiness | Tom Burke | 1941-03-15 |
| Movie | Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | Peter Dugan | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Washington Melodrama | Phil Sampson | 1941-04-17 |
| Movie | The Case of the Black Parrot | Inspector Grady | 1941-01-09 |
| Movie | Love Crazy | Judge | 1941-05-23 |
| Movie | Back Street | Postman | 1941-02-07 |
| Movie | Scattergood Baines | Keith | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Know For Sure | supporting role | 1941-01-01 |
| Movie | Texas | Rancher Dusty King | 1941-10-09 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Nevada City | Mark Benton | 1941-06-19 |
| Movie | Doctors Don't Tell | Judge Hoskins | 1941-09-22 |
| Movie | Three Girls About Town | Labor leader | 1941-10-23 |
| Movie | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Editor (uncredited) | 1941-09-20 |
| Movie | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Doctor (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
| Movie | Manpower | Sweeney | 1941-08-09 |
| Movie | Flying Blind | Nunnally | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | Parole Fixer | Warden (uncredited) | 1940-02-02 |
| Movie | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Ballroom Manager (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | The Fighting 69th | Inoculations Doctor (uncredited) | 1940-01-27 |
| Movie | Music in My Heart | Mark C. Gilman | 1940-01-04 |
| Movie | Jack Pot | Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited) | 1940-03-09 |
| Movie | Emergency Squad | H. Tyler Joyce, editor | 1940-01-05 |
| Movie | The Green Hornet | Judge Stanton | 1940-01-08 |
| Movie | The House Across the Bay | Federal Man | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Johnson | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Officer at Washington Party (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Gaucho Serenade | Edward Martin | 1940-05-09 |
| Movie | City for Conquest | Doctor | 1940-09-21 |
| Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited) | 1940-11-22 |
| Movie | Colorado | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant | 1940-09-15 |
| Movie | Brother Orchid | Brother MacEwen | 1940-06-07 |
| Movie | Public Deb No. 1 | Director | 1940-09-13 |
| Movie | Dodge City | Hammond (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
| Movie | Almost a Gentleman | Prosecutor | 1939-03-31 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Ulysses S. Grant | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Behind Prison Gates | Prison Warden O'Neil | 1939-07-28 |
| Movie | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Warden of Sing Sing | 1939-03-23 |
| Movie | Tell No Tales | Chalmers | 1939-06-12 |
| Movie | Pride of the Navy | Brad Foster | 1939-01-23 |
| Movie | They All Come Out | Judge (uncredited) | 1939-08-04 |
| Movie | Navy Secrets | FBI Chief Herbert Daly | 1939-02-08 |
| Movie | Wings of the Navy | Second Doctor | 1939-02-11 |
| Movie | Star Reporter | Gordon | 1939-02-22 |
| Movie | Society Lawyer | City Editor | 1939-03-21 |
| Movie | Maisie | Defense Attorney Wilcox | 1939-06-22 |
| Movie | The Return of Doctor X | Editor | 1939-11-23 |
| Movie | The Roaring Twenties | Michaels | 1939-10-28 |
| Movie | We Are Not Alone | American at Train Station | 1939-11-25 |
| Movie | Private Detective | Capt. Murphy | 1939-12-09 |
| Movie | Stanley and Livingstone | Morehead | 1939-08-18 |
| Movie | Hollywood Cavalcade | Attorney | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | Geronimo | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1939-11-26 |
| Movie | Babes in Arms | Mr. Essex | 1939-10-10 |
| Movie | Invisible Stripes | Garage Owner (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
| Movie | The Star Maker | Thomas Marlowe | 1939-08-25 |
| Movie | Blackmail | Mr. Blaine (uncredited) | 1939-09-08 |
| Movie | Full Confession | Warden (uncredited) | 1939-09-08 |
| Movie | State Police | Mr. Owen, Mine Owner | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | American Tourist (uncredited) | 1938-03-25 |
| Movie | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Stage Manager | 1938-05-24 |
| Movie | Night Spot | Inspector Wayland | 1938-02-25 |
| Movie | Happy Landing | Agent | 1938-01-23 |
| Movie | A Criminal Is Born | Frank Wheeler | 1938-06-05 |
| Movie | Here's Flash Casey | Blaine | 1938-01-07 |
| Movie | Midnight Intruder | Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor | 1938-02-06 |
| Movie | The Kid Comes Back | Danny Lockridge | 1938-02-12 |
| Movie | Woman Against Woman | Sen. Kingsley | 1938-06-24 |
| Movie | Girls on Probation | Todd | 1938-10-22 |
| Movie | Gang Bullets | Wallace | 1938-11-10 |
| Movie | Four's a Crowd | Butler Pierce | 1938-08-04 |
| Movie | The Arkansas Traveler | McSweeney | 1938-10-14 |
| Movie | Illegal Traffic | Chief Daley | 1938-11-02 |
| Movie | Gateway | Inspector | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | Too Hot to Handle | First Advertising Man (uncredited) | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Billy The Kid Returns | U.S. Marshal Dave Conway | 1938-09-04 |
| Movie | Draegerman Courage | Dr. Stuart Hunter | 1937-05-15 |
| Movie | There Goes My Girl | Sgt. Wood | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Karl Stone | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | This Is My Affair | Priest | 1937-05-28 |
| Movie | A Day at Santa Anita | Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | God's Country and the Woman | Jordan | 1937-01-16 |
| Movie | Smart Blonde | Tiny Torgensen | 1937-01-02 |
| Movie | Once a Doctor | Captain Andrews | 1937-01-23 |
| Movie | Her Husband's Secretary | Stevenson | 1937-02-26 |
| Movie | Midnight Court | Judge Frederick J. Thompson | 1937-03-06 |
| Movie | The Cherokee Strip | Army Officer | 1937-05-15 |
| Movie | Midnight Madonna | Moe Grinnell | 1937-07-01 |
| Movie | The Wrong Road | District Attorney | 1937-10-11 |
| Movie | Blossoms On Broadway | Bartender (uncredited) | 1937-11-19 |
| Movie | The Duke Comes Back | Pat Doyle | 1937-11-29 |
| Movie | Kid Galahad | Brady | 1937-05-29 |
| Movie | Outlaws of the Orient | Snyder | 1937-08-20 |
| Movie | Beg, Borrow or Steal | Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited) | 1937-12-03 |
| Movie | Talent Scout | A.J. Lambert | 1937-07-24 |
| Movie | Girls Can Play | Editor Brophy | 1937-06-23 |
| Movie | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Paul Drake | 1937-06-08 |
| Movie | Born Reckless | District Attorney | 1937-06-25 |
| Movie | Bullets or Ballots | Grand Jury Spokesman | 1936-06-06 |
| Movie | The Law in Her Hands | Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon | 1936-05-16 |
| Movie | Murder by an Aristocrat | Hilary Thatcher | 1936-06-13 |
| Movie | Brides Are Like That | Tom Carter | 1936-04-18 |
| Movie | Earthworm Tractors | Mr. Henderson | 1936-07-24 |
| Movie | Boulder Dam | Ross | 1936-03-07 |
| Movie | Bengal Tiger | Bill Hinsdale | 1936-07-29 |
| Movie | The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Lieut. Lamb | 1936-01-11 |
| Movie | Road Gang | Harry Shields | 1936-03-28 |
| Movie | The Singing Kid | Agent Fulton (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
| Movie | Jailbreak | Warden | 1936-08-05 |
| Movie | Here Comes Carter | Daniel Bronson | 1936-10-24 |
| Movie | The Captain's Kid | Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker | 1936-11-14 |
| Movie | King of Hockey | Mike Trotter | 1936-12-19 |
| Movie | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chairman | 1936-12-28 |
| Movie | Cain and Mabel | Reed's Manager | 1936-09-26 |
| Movie | Guns of the Pecos | Captain Norris | 1936-12-28 |
| Movie | China Clipper | Jim Horn | 1936-08-11 |
| Movie | Down the Stretch | C.D. Burch | 1936-09-18 |
| Movie | Anthony Adverse | Capt. Elisha Jorham | 1936-08-26 |
| Movie | Trailin' West | Colonel Douglas | 1936-09-04 |
| Movie | Let 'em Have It | Memory Test Instructor | 1935-05-15 |
| Movie | Oil for the Lamps of China | Clements | 1935-06-08 |
| Movie | Alibi Ike | Conductor (scenes deleted) | 1935-06-15 |
| Movie | Dinky | Orphanage Director | 1935-05-11 |
| Movie | Black Fury | Johnny Farrell | 1935-05-18 |
| Movie | Traveling Saleslady | Murdock | 1935-03-28 |
| Movie | Stranded | Johnny Quinn | 1935-06-29 |
| Movie | The Payoff | Harvey Morris | 1935-01-09 |
| Movie | While the Patient Slept | Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited) | 1935-03-09 |
| Movie | Go Into Your Dance | H.P. Jackson | 1935-04-20 |
| Movie | The Case of the Lucky Legs | Detective Johnson | 1935-10-05 |
| Movie | Shipmates Forever | Spike (uncredited) | 1935-10-12 |
| Movie | Man of Iron | Tom Martin | 1935-12-21 |
| Movie | Front Page Woman | Spike Kiley | 1935-07-11 |
| Movie | Special Agent | Commissioner of Police | 1935-09-14 |
| Movie | Frisco Kid | McClanahan | 1935-11-30 |
| Movie | Bright Lights | Post Office Attendant | 1935-07-27 |
| Movie | Don't Bet on Blondes | Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited) | 1935-07-13 |
| Movie | We're in the Money | 1935-08-17 | |
| Movie | Page Miss Glory | Detective Chief | 1935-09-07 |
| Movie | Now I'll Tell | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) | 1934-06-07 |
| Movie | The Merry Frinks | Mr. Baxter | 1934-05-26 |
| Movie | Sleepers East | Conductor (uncredited) | 1934-01-01 |
| Movie | The Hell Cat | Captain Barnett | 1934-06-16 |
| Movie | It Happened One Night | Detective (uncredited) | 1934-02-22 |
| Movie | Jimmy the Gent | Murder Trial Judge (uncredited) | 1934-03-09 |
| Movie | The Case of the Howling Dog | Captain Kelly (uncredited) | 1934-09-22 |
| Movie | Here Comes the Navy | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) | 1934-07-21 |
| Movie | Gentlemen Are Born | Haskins | 1934-11-17 |
| Movie | Big Hearted Herbert | IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited) | 1934-10-06 |
| Movie | Among the Missing | Detective O'Malley | 1934-09-25 |
| Movie | A Lost Lady | Second Doctor (uncredited) | 1934-09-29 |
| Movie | Female | Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) | 1933-11-11 |
| Movie | Duck Soup | Dignitary at Reception (uncredited) | 1933-11-12 |
| Movie | Before Midnight | Capt. Frank Flynn | 1933-11-18 |
| Movie | Havana Widows | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 1933-11-18 |
| Movie | Stolen Heaven | Henry - Steve's Butler | 1931-02-20 |
| Movie | Secrets of a Secretary | Reporter | 1931-09-05 |
| Movie | Under Two Flags | Rake | 1916-07-31 |