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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
all 295
Movies 285
TV Shows 10
Director 2
Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Movie
5
Franklin / Townsman / Councilman / Council Member
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Thomas Bolland
Bat Masterson (1958)
TV
Train Conductor
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
TV
Conductor
The Lone Wolf (1954)
TV
Elderly Border Inspection Officer
Highway Dragnet (1954)
Movie
Hank Hatch
Crazylegs (1953)
Movie
Mr. Kramer
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
Movie
Detective
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV
7.33
Thompson (uncredited)
Roadblock (1951)
Movie
Mr. Herndon
Pride of Maryland (1951)
Movie
Rear Admiral
The Flying Missile (1950)
Movie
Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
Movie
Warden Burnside
Triple Trouble (1950)
Movie
Colonel Jefferson
The Arizona Cowboy (1950)
Movie
Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Movie
4.33
President Ulysses S. Grant
Red Desert (1949)
Movie
Board Member
Dancing in the Dark (1949)
Movie
Mr. Baker
Prejudice (1949)
Movie
Tim Murphy
Alias the Champ (1949)
Movie
Tom Patrict
The Lone Ranger (1949)
TV
Oscar Brannigan
Ringside (1949)
Movie
De Ruyter
Amazon Quest (1949)
Movie
'Tex' Harman
Duke of Chicago (1949)
Movie
Local No. 44 Engineer
The Last Bandit (1949)
Movie
Government Official
State Department: File 649 (1949)
Movie
Mine Superintendent
Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
Movie
Frank Hartwell
Unto Thyself Be True (1949)
Movie
Capt. Webb
Homicide for Three (1948)
Movie
Dr. James Fenton
Street Corner (1948)
Movie
Major Larkin
Sundown in Santa Fe (1948)
Movie
Coach Miller
Triple Threat (1948)
Movie
Engineer Casey
Night Time in Nevada (1948)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Relentless (1948)
Movie
George Trent - State Official
The Gallant Legion (1948)
Movie
Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Silver River (1948)
Movie
Small Town Police Captain
The Hunted (1948)
Movie
William Barnes
April Showers (1948)
Movie
Chief Scott
The Enchanted Valley (1948)
Movie
Dr. West
Because of Eve (1948)
Movie
Neilson
Louisiana (1947)
Movie
Chief Brandon
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Movie
4
Broker (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Movie
1
The Doctor
The Trespasser (1947)
Movie
Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass (1947)
Movie
Dist. Atty. Ellis Mason
Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
Movie
Inspector Cavanaugh
The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
Movie
Williams
Magnificent Doll (1946)
Movie
Chief Brandon
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Movie
4.33
Captain Black
Dangerous Money (1946)
Movie
3.09
Thompson
Strange Journey (1946)
Movie
Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
The Brute Man (1946)
Movie
6
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Movie
Police Chief Dan Blair
The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)
Movie
John Stevenson
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Movie
Gov. Clark (uncredited)
Bad Bascomb (1946)
Movie
Gen. Donovan
O.S.S. (1946)
Movie
Police Inspector Cardonna
Behind the Mask (1946)
Movie
'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
The Phantom Thief (1946)
Movie
Lt. Kane
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Movie
Police Insp. Cardona
The Shadow Returns (1946)
Movie
McCarthy
A Guy Could Change (1946)
Movie
Admiral
Tars and Spars (1946)
Movie
Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
Adventure (1945)
Movie
Chief Brandon
Dick Tracy (1945)
Movie
4
Alec Severn
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
Movie
Dr. James P. Whitney
Man Alive (1945)
Movie
RCMP Sergeant Nelson
The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)
Movie
Train passenger (uncredited)
Lady on a Train (1945)
Movie
Chief Rogers
The Chicago Kid (1945)
Movie
Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
I Love a Mystery (1945)
Movie
4.71
Willard Apple
The Missing Juror (1944)
Movie
Bob - Train Engineer
When the Lights Go On Again (1944)
Movie
Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
One Mysterious Night (1944)
Movie
Police Sgt. Matthews
Black Magic (1944)
Movie
4
Steve, the bartender
Christmas Holiday (1944)
Movie
Ulysses S. Grant
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
Movie
Toby (uncredited)
Gambler's Choice (1944)
Movie
Bill Hudson [Chs. 3-13]
The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944)
Movie
Doctor at Hospital
To the People of the United States (1944)
Movie
Chaplain Benson
The Navy Way (1944)
Movie
Detective
Phantom Lady (1944)
Movie
6
Jeff Adams
Hands Across the Border (1944)
Movie
New York Newspaper Editor
The Woman of the Town (1943)
Movie
Steve, a Reporter
The Desert Song (1943)
Movie
Chief Daniels
Mystery Broadcast (1943)
Movie
Col. George Bolton
Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)
Movie
Detective (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky (1943)
Movie
6
Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
Hit the Ice (1943)
Movie
Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
False Faces (1943)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
George Clarke
She Has What It Takes (1943)
Movie
Detective Sergeant
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)
Movie
Father Burns
City Without Men (1943)
Movie
Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Whistling in Dixie (1942)
Movie
Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
Junior Army (1942)
Movie
Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Movie
Warden (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
Movie
Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
Eyes of the Underworld (1942)
Movie
Police Chief Henry Burns
The Secret Code (1942)
Movie
Luther Crittenden
Men of Texas (1942)
Movie
Evans Arden
Hello, Annapolis (1942)
Movie
Jim F. Ainslee
Murder in the Big House (1942)
Movie
Managing Editor (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
Movie
Police Chief Martin O'Brien
Gang Busters (1942)
Movie
Peter Dugan
The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
Movie
Ray Trent (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Movie
Roderick Wetherbee
Treat 'Em Rough (1942)
Movie
Jeff Shannon
Cadets on Parade (1942)
Movie
Chief Charles R. Dugan
Sealed Lips (1942)
Movie
President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Movie
Labor leader
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
Dusty King
Texas (1941)
Movie
Judge Hoskins
Doctors Don't Tell (1941)
Movie
Yates / Editor (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
Movie
Nunnally
Flying Blind (1941)
Movie
Sweeney
Manpower (1941)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Movie
Mark Benton
Nevada City (1941)
Movie
Phil Sampson
Washington Melodrama (1941)
Movie
Tom Burke
Here Comes Happiness (1941)
Movie
Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed (1941)
Movie
Peter Dugan
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
Movie
Postman
Back Street (1941)
Movie
Supporting Role
Know For Sure (1941)
Movie
Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Movie
Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Movie
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Colorado (1940)
Movie
Director
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Movie
Police Chief Hobbs
The Secret Seven (1940)
Movie
Brother MacEwen
Brother Orchid (1940)
Movie
Edward Martin
Gaucho Serenade (1940)
Movie
Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
Jack Pot (1940)
Movie
Federal Man
The House Across the Bay (1940)
Movie
4
Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Movie
Warden (uncredited)
Parole Fixer (1940)
Movie
Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th (1940)
Movie
Judge Stanton
The Green Hornet (1940)
Movie
H. Tyler Joyce - Editor
Emergency Squad (1940)
Movie
Mark C. Gilman
Music in My Heart (1940)
Movie
Garage Owner (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
Movie
Capt. Murphy
Private Detective (1939)
Movie
President Ulysses S. Grant
Geronimo (1939)
Movie
American at Train Station
We Are Not Alone (1939)
Movie
Attorney
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
Movie
Mr. Essex
Babes in Arms (1939)
Movie
Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
Blackmail (1939)
Movie
Warden (uncredited)
Full Confession (1939)
Movie
Thomas Marlowe
The Star Maker (1939)
Movie
Judge (uncredited)
They All Come Out (1939)
Movie
Prison Warden O'Neil
Behind Prison Gates (1939)
Movie
Defense Attorney Wilcox
Maisie (1939)
Movie
Chalmers
Tell No Tales (1939)
Movie
Ulysses S. Grant
Union Pacific (1939)
Movie
Hammond (uncredited)
Dodge City (1939)
Movie
Prosecutor
Almost a Gentleman (1939)
Movie
George Harley
Whispering Enemies (1939)
Movie
Warden of Sing Sing
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
Movie
City Editor
Society Lawyer (1939)
Movie
Gordon - Newspaper Editor
Star Reporter (1939)
Movie
Second Doctor
Wings of the Navy (1939)
Movie
Capt. Daly - Navy Intelligence Officer
Navy Secrets (1939)
Movie
Brad Foster
Pride of the Navy (1939)
Movie
Wallace
Gang Bullets (1938)
Movie
Chief Daley
Illegal Traffic (1938)
Movie
McSweeney
The Arkansas Traveler (1938)
Movie
Gov. Bill Allen
Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)
Movie
U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
Billy The Kid Returns (1938)
Movie
6.25
Inspector
Gateway (1938)
Movie
Butler Pierce
Four's a Crowd (1938)
Movie
Sen. Kingsley
Woman Against Woman (1938)
Movie
Frank Wheeler
A Criminal Is Born (1938)
Movie
Stage Manager
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Movie
American Tourist (uncredited)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
Movie
Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
State Police (1938)
Movie
Inspector Wayland
Night Spot (1938)
Movie
Danny Lockridge
The Kid Comes Back (1938)
Movie
Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
Midnight Intruder (1938)
Movie
Tom Fowler
Mama Runs Wild (1937)
Movie
Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
Movie
Pat Doyle
The Duke Comes Back (1937)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
Movie
District Attorney
The Wrong Road (1937)
Movie
Respirator Salesman
Give Till It Hurts (1937)
Movie
A.J. Lambert
Talent Scout (1937)
Movie
Moe Grinnell
Midnight Madonna (1937)
Movie
District Attorney
Born Reckless (1937)
Movie
Biff - Blackburn's Trainer
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
Movie
Karl Stone
The Go-Getter (1937)
Movie
Sgt. Wood
There Goes My Girl (1937)
Movie
Army Officer
The Cherokee Strip (1937)
Movie
Dr. Stuart Hunter
Draegerman Courage (1937)
Movie
Judge Frederick J. Thompson
Midnight Court (1937)
Movie
Stevenson
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)
Movie
Capt. Andrews
Once a Doctor (1937)
Movie
'Tiny' Torgenson
Smart Blonde (1937)
Movie
Captain Norris
Guns of the Pecos (1936)
Movie
Chairman
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
Movie
Mike Trotter
King of Hockey (1936)
Movie
Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
The Captain's Kid (1936)
Movie
Daniel Bronson
Here Comes Carter (1936)
Movie
Reed's Manager
Cain and Mabel (1936)
Movie
4
Secretary C.D. Burch
Down the Stretch (1936)
Movie
Colonel Douglas
Trailin' West (1936)
Movie
Capt. Elisha Jorham
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Movie
Jim Horn
China Clipper (1936)
Movie
Warden
Jailbreak (1936)
Movie
Bill Hinsdale
Bengal Tiger (1936)
Movie
Mr. Henderson
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
Movie
Col. John Skinner
The Song of a Nation (1936)
Movie
Hilary Thatcher
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)
Movie
Grand Jury Spokesman
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Movie
6
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
The Law in Her Hands (1936)
Movie
Tom Carter
Brides Are Like That (1936)
Movie
Agent Fulton (uncredited)
The Singing Kid (1936)
Movie
Harry Shields
Road Gang (1936)
Movie
Tom Martin
Man of Iron (1935)
Movie
McClanahan
Frisco Kid (1935)
Movie
Spike (uncredited)
Shipmates Forever (1935)
Movie
Detective Johnson
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
Movie
Commissioner of Police
Special Agent (1935)
Movie
Detective Chief
Page Miss Glory (1935)
Movie
Undetermined Secondary Role
We're in the Money (1935)
Movie
Post Office Attendant
Bright Lights (1935)
Movie
Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Movie
Spike Kiley
Front Page Woman (1935)
Movie
Johnny Quinn
Stranded (1935)
Movie
Conductor
Alibi Ike (1935)
Movie
Farrell
Black Fury (1935)
Movie
Memory Test Instructor
Let 'em Have It (1935)
Movie
Orphanage Director
Dinky (1935)
Movie
H.P. Jackson
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Movie
Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
While the Patient Slept (1935)
Movie
Harvey
The Payoff (1935)
Movie
Immigration Official
Strange Wives (1934)
Movie
Capt. Elliott
Against the Law (1934)
Movie
IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
Big Hearted Herbert (1934)
Movie
Second Doctor (uncredited)
A Lost Lady (1934)
Movie
Detective O'Malley
Among the Missing (1934)
Movie
Captain Kelly (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
Movie
Chief Anderson
Beyond the Law (1934)
Movie
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Here Comes the Navy (1934)
Movie
Capt. Barnett
The Hell Cat (1934)
Movie
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell (1934)
Movie
Mr. Baxter
The Merry Frinks (1934)
Movie
Police Capt. Daniel McGrath
The Line-Up (1934)
Movie
John Robinson
Voice in the Night (1934)
Movie
Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
Movie
Detective (uncredited)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Movie
4.1
Conductor (uncredited)
Sleepers East (1934)
Movie
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Havana Widows (1933)
Movie
Police Capt. Frank Flynn
Before Midnight (1933)
Movie
Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
Duck Soup (1933)
Movie
5.92
Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Female (1933)
Movie
Chief of Detectives Patrick Brennan
Hold the Press (1933)
Movie
Henry - Steve's Butler
Stolen Heaven (1931)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1883-07-15
Deathday1966-04-15 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceBaltimore, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJoseph A. Creaghan, Joseph Creehan, Joe Crehan, John Crehan, Joe Crenan, Joseph A. Crenan
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