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Joseph Crehan

Known For: Acting
Born: July 14, 1883
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: April 15, 1966

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.

Filmography

The Great Race

1965 · Observer at Start (uncredited)

Seven Days in May

1964 · Bit Part (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961 · Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · Councilman, Council Member, Franklin, Townsman

Bat Masterson

1958 · Thomas Bolland

26 Men

1957

Leave It to Beaver

1957 · Train Conductor

The Twinkle In God's Eye

1955 · Doctor

MGM Parade

1955

The Whistler

1954

The Lone Wolf

1954 · Conductor

Highway Dragnet

1954 · Elderly Border Inspection Officer

Crazylegs

1953 · Hank Hatch

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Mr. Kramer

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952 · The Standard City Editor (uncredited)

The Family Secret

1951

I Love Lucy

1951 · Detective

Roadblock

1951 · Thompson (uncredited)

Pride of Maryland

1951 · Mr. Herndon

The Flying Missile

1950 · Rear Admiral

The Tougher They Come

1950 · Thompson

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Doctor

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950 · Police Boat Captain (uncredited)

Triple Trouble

1950 · Warden Burnside

The Arizona Cowboy

1950 · Colonel Jefferson

Gun Crazy

1950 · Plant Foreman (uncredited)

Red Desert

1949 · President Ulysses S. Grant

Dancing in the Dark

1949 · Board Member

Prejudice

1949 · J.P. Baker

Alias the Champ

1949 · Tim Murphy

The Lone Ranger

1949 · Tom Patrict

Ringside

1949 · Oscar Brannigan

Amazon Quest

1949 · De Ruyter

Duke of Chicago

1949 · 'Tex' Harman

The Last Bandit

1949 · Local No. 44 Engineer

State Department: File 649

1949 · Government Official

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949 · Mine Superintendent

Unto Thyself Be True

Unto Thyself Be True

1949 · Frank Hartwell

Homicide for Three

1948 · Police Captain

Street Corner

1948 · Dr. James Fenton

Sundown in Santa Fe

1948 · Major Larkin

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1948 · Joe

Night Time in Nevada

1948 · Engineer Casey

Relentless

1948 · Doctor (uncredited)

The Gallant Legion

1948 · George Trent - State Official

Silver River

1948 · Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

The Hunted

1948 · Small Town Police Captain

April Showers

1948 · William Barnes

Adventures in Silverado

1948 · McHugh

The Enchanted Valley

1948 · Chief Scott

Because of Eve

1948 · Dr. West

The Story of Life

1948

Louisiana

1947 · Neilson

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947 · Chief Brandon

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · Broker (uncredited)

The Trespasser

1947 · The Doctor

The Sea of Grass

1947 · Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947 · Ellis Mason

The Falcon's Adventure

1946 · Inspector Cavanaugh

Magnificent Doll

1946 · Williams (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946 · Chief Brandon

Dangerous Money

1946 · Captain Black

Strange Journey

1946 · Thompson

The Brute Man

1946 · Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)

The Big Sleep

1946 · Medical Examiner (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. M

1946 · Dan Blair

Night Train to Memphis

1946 · John Stevenson

O.S.S.

1946 · Gen. Donovan

Bad Bascomb

1946 · Gov. Clark (uncredited)

Behind the Mask

1946 · Police Inspector Cardonna

The Virginian

1946

The Phantom Thief

1946 · 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker

Deadline at Dawn

1946 · Lt. Kane

The Shadow Returns

1946 · Police Insp. Cardona

A Guy Could Change

1946 · McCarthy

Girl on the Spot

1946 · Editor (uncredited)

Tars and Spars

1946 · Admiral

Adventure

1945 · Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)

Dick Tracy

1945 · Chief Brandon

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945 · Alec Severn

Man Alive

1945 · Dr. James P. Whitney

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

1945 · RCMP Sergeant Nelson

Lady on a Train

1945 · Train passenger (uncredited)

The Chicago Kid

1945 · Chief Rogers

I Love a Mystery

1945 · Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

The Missing Juror

1944 · Willard Apple

When the Lights Go On Again

1944 · Bob

One Mysterious Night

1944 · Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)

Black Magic

1944 · Police Sgt. Matthews

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944 · Ulysses S. Grant

Christmas Holiday

1944 · Steve (uncredited)

Gambler's Choice

1944 · Toby (uncredited)

The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944 · Bill Hudson

To the People of the United States

1944 · Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944 · Harry Miller (uncredited)

The Navy Way

1944 · Chaplain Benson

Phantom Lady

1944 · Detective

Hands Across the Border

1944 · Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams

The Woman of the Town

1943 · New York Newspaper Editor

The Desert Song

1943 · Steve, a Reporter

Mystery Broadcast

1943 · Chief Daniels

The Iron Major

1943 · Judge

Crazy House

1943 · Mogey (uncredited)

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943 · Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]

Honeymoon Lodge

1943 · Judge

Mr. Lucky

1943 · Detective (uncredited)

Hit the Ice

1943 · Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)

False Faces

1943 · Police Capt. Alan O'Brien

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Reporter (uncredited)

She Has What It Takes

1943 · George Clarke

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943 · Detective Sergeant

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

City Without Men

1943 · Father Burns

Whistling in Dixie

1942 · Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Junior Army

1942 · Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson

Gentleman Jim

1942 · Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever

1942 · Warden (uncredited)

Girl Trouble

1942 · Kohn

Eyes of the Underworld

1942 · Kirby - Assistant Police Chief

The Secret Code

1942 · Police Chief Henry Burns

Men of Texas

1942 · Luther Crittenden

Larceny, Inc.

1942 · Warden

Hello, Annapolis

1942 · Evans Arden

Murder in the Big House

1942 · Ainslee

Obliging Young Lady

1942 · Managing Editor (uncredited)

Gang Busters

1942 · Police Chief Martin O'Brien

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942 · Peter Dugan

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942 · Ray Trent (uncredited)

Treat 'Em Rough

Treat 'Em Rough

1942 · Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)

Cadets on Parade

1942 · Jeff Shannon

Sealed Lips

1942 · Chief Charles R. Dugan

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town

1941 · Labor leader

Know For Sure

1941 · supporting role

Texas

1941 · Rancher Dusty King

Doctors Don't Tell

1941 · Judge Hoskins

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941 · Editor (uncredited), Yates

Flying Blind

1941 · Nunnally

Manpower

1941 · Sweeney

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941 · Doctor (uncredited)

Nevada City

1941 · Mark Benton

Love Crazy

1941 · Judge

Washington Melodrama

1941 · Phil Sampson

Here Comes Happiness

1941 · Tom Burke

A Man Betrayed

1941 · Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Scattergood Baines

1941 · Keith

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941 · Peter Dugan

Back Street

1941 · Postman

The Case of the Black Parrot

1941 · Inspector Grady

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940 · Johnson

Little Nellie Kelly

1940 · Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)

City for Conquest

1940 · Doctor

Colorado

1940 · Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Public Deb No. 1

1940 · Director

The Secret Seven

1940 · Police Chief Hobbs

Brother Orchid

1940 · Brother MacEwen

Gaucho Serenade

1940 · Edward Martin

Jack Pot

1940 · Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)

The House Across the Bay

1940 · Federal Man

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 · Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

Parole Fixer

1940 · Warden (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

1940 · Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)

The Green Hornet

1940 · Judge Stanton

Emergency Squad

1940 · H. Tyler Joyce, editor

Music in My Heart

1940 · Mark C. Gilman

Invisible Stripes

1939 · Garage Owner (uncredited)

Private Detective

1939 · Capt. Murphy

Geronimo

1939 · President Ulysses S. Grant

We Are Not Alone

1939 · American at Train Station

The Return of Doctor X

1939 · Editor

The Roaring Twenties

1939 · Michaels

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 · Attorney

Babes in Arms

1939 · Mr. Essex

Full Confession

1939 · Warden (uncredited)

Blackmail

1939 · Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

The Star Maker

1939 · Thomas Marlowe

Stanley and Livingstone

1939 · Morehead

They All Come Out

1939 · Judge (uncredited)

Behind Prison Gates

1939 · Prison Warden O'Neil

Maisie

1939 · Defense Attorney Wilcox

Tell No Tales

1939 · Chalmers

Union Pacific

1939 · Ulysses S. Grant

Dodge City

1939 · Hammond (uncredited)

Almost a Gentleman

1939 · Prosecutor

Whispering Enemies

1939 · George Harley

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939 · Warden of Sing Sing

Society Lawyer

1939 · City Editor

Star Reporter

1939 · Gordon

Wings of the Navy

1939 · Second Doctor

Navy Secrets

1939 · FBI Chief Herbert Daly

Pride of the Navy

Pride of the Navy

1939 · Brad Foster

Gang Bullets

1938 · Wallace

Illegal Traffic

1938 · Chief Daley

Girls on Probation

1938 · Todd

The Arkansas Traveler

1938 · McSweeney

Crime Takes a Holiday

1938 · Gov. Bill Allen

Too Hot to Handle

1938 · First Advertising Man (uncredited)

Billy The Kid Returns

1938 · U.S. Marshal Dave Conway

Gateway

1938 · Inspector

Four's a Crowd

1938 · Butler Pierce

Woman Against Woman

1938 · Sen. Kingsley

A Criminal Is Born

1938 · Frank Wheeler

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938 · Stage Manager

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938 · American Tourist (uncredited)

State Police

1938 · Mr. Owen, Mine Owner

Night Spot

1938 · Inspector Wayland

The Kid Comes Back

1938 · Danny Lockridge

Midnight Intruder

1938 · Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor

Happy Landing

1938 · Agent

Here's Flash Casey

1938 · Blaine

Mama Runs Wild

1937 · Tom Fowler

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937 · Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)

The Duke Comes Back

1937 · Pat Doyle

Blossoms On Broadway

1937 · Bartender (uncredited)

The Wrong Road

1937 · District Attorney

Outlaws of the Orient

1937 · Snyder

Talent Scout

1937 · A.J. Lambert

Midnight Madonna

1937 · Moe Grinnell

Born Reckless

1937 · District Attorney

Girls Can Play

1937 · Editor Brophy

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937 · Paul Drake

Kid Galahad

1937 · Brady

This Is My Affair

1937 · Priest

The Go-Getter

1937 · Karl Stone

A Day at Santa Anita

1937 · Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)

There Goes My Girl

1937 · Sgt. Wood

Draegerman Courage

1937 · Dr. Stuart Hunter

The Cherokee Strip

1937 · Army Officer

Midnight Court

1937 · Judge Frederick J. Thompson

Her Husband's Secretary

1937 · Stevenson

Once a Doctor

1937 · Captain Andrews

God's Country and the Woman

1937 · Jordan

Smart Blonde

1937 · Tiny Torgensen

Guns of the Pecos

1936 · Captain Norris

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936 · Chairman

King of Hockey

1936 · Mike Trotter

The Captain's Kid

1936 · Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker

Here Comes Carter

1936 · Daniel Bronson

Cain and Mabel

1936 · Reed's Manager

Down the Stretch

1936 · C.D. Burch

Trailin' West

1936 · Colonel Douglas

Anthony Adverse

1936 · Capt. Elisha Jorham

China Clipper

1936 · Jim Horn

Jailbreak

1936 · Warden

Bengal Tiger

1936 · Bill Hinsdale

Earthworm Tractors

1936 · Mr. Henderson

Murder by an Aristocrat

1936 · Hilary Thatcher

Bullets or Ballots

1936 · Grand Jury Spokesman

The Law in Her Hands

1936 · Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon

Brides Are Like That

1936 · Tom Carter

The Singing Kid

1936 · Agent Fulton (uncredited)

Road Gang

1936 · Harry Shields

Boulder Dam

1936 · Ross

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936 · Lieut. Lamb

Man of Iron

1935 · Tom Martin

Frisco Kid

1935 · McClanahan

Shipmates Forever

1935 · Spike (uncredited)

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935 · Detective Johnson

Special Agent

1935 · Commissioner of Police

Page Miss Glory

1935 · Detective Chief

We're in the Money

1935

Bright Lights

1935 · Post Office Attendant

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935 · Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)

Front Page Woman

1935 · Spike Kiley

Stranded

1935 · Johnny Quinn

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935 · Clements

Black Fury

1935 · Johnny Farrell

Let 'em Have It

1935 · Memory Test Instructor

Dinky

1935 · Orphanage Director

Go Into Your Dance

1935 · H.P. Jackson

Traveling Saleslady

1935 · Murdock

While the Patient Slept

1935 · Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)

The Payoff

1935 · Harvey Morris

Strange Wives

1934 · Immigration Official

Gentlemen Are Born

1934 · Haskins

Against the Law

1934 · Capt. Elliott

Big Hearted Herbert

1934 · IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)

A Lost Lady

1934 · Second Doctor (uncredited)

Among the Missing

1934 · Detective O'Malley

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934 · Captain Kelly (uncredited)

Beyond the Law

1934 · Chief Anderson

Here Comes the Navy

1934 · Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

The Hell Cat

1934 · Captain Barnett

Now I'll Tell

1934 · Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

The Merry Frinks

1934 · Mr. Baxter

The Line-Up

1934 · Police Capt. Daniel McGrath

Voice in the Night

1934 · John Robinson

Jimmy the Gent

1934 · Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)

It Happened One Night

1934 · Detective (uncredited)

Sleepers East

1934 · Conductor (uncredited)

Before Midnight

1933 · Capt. Frank Flynn

Havana Widows

1933 · Ship Captain (uncredited)

Duck Soup

1933 · Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

Female

1933 · Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

Secrets of a Secretary

1931 · Reporter

Stolen Heaven

1931 · Henry - Steve's Butler

Under Two Flags

1916 · Rake

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