Joseph Crehan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-07-14
Day of Death
1966-04-15 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Joseph Crehan
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
Acting
(1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
(1955)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Doctor
(1954)
Highway Dragnet
as Elderly Border Inspection Officer
(1953)
Crazylegs
as Hank Hatch
(1952)
Deadline - U.S.A.
as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)
(1951)
Roadblock
as Thompson (uncredited)
(1951)
(1950)
Gun Crazy
as Plant Foreman (uncredited)
(1950)
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
(1950)
The Tougher They Come
as Thompson
(1950)
The Flying Missile
as Rear Admiral
(1950)
The Arizona Cowboy
as Colonel Jefferson
(1950)
Triple Trouble
as Warden Burnside
(1949)
Dancing in the Dark
as Board Member
(1949)
Prejudice
as J.P. Baker
(1949)
Amazon Quest
as De Ruyter
(1949)
Red Desert
as President Ulysses S. Grant
(1949)
Duke of Chicago
as 'Tex' Harman
(1949)
The Last Bandit
as Local No. 44 Engineer
(1949)
Alias the Champ
as Tim Murphy
(1949)
State Department: File 649
as Government Official
(1949)
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Mine Superintendent
(1949)
Ringside
as Oscar Brannigan
(1949)
Unto Thyself Be True
as Frank Hartwell
(1948)
Relentless
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1948)
Silver River
as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
(1948)
The Hunted
as Small Town Police Captain
(1948)
Night Time in Nevada
as Engineer Casey
(1948)
April Showers
as William Barnes
(1948)
Street Corner
as Dr. James Fenton
(1948)
Adventures in Silverado
as McHugh
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as George Trent - State Official
(1948)
(1948)
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Major Larkin
(1948)
Homicide for Three
as Police Captain
(1948)
Because of Eve
as Dr. West
(1948)
The Enchanted Valley
as Chief Scott
(1948)
(1947)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Broker (uncredited)
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
(1947)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Chief Brandon
(1947)
Louisiana
as Neilson
(1947)
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Ellis Mason
(1947)
The Trespasser
as The Doctor
(1946)
The Big Sleep
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
(1946)
(1946)
Magnificent Doll
as Williams
(1946)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Chief Brandon
(1946)
O.S.S.
as Gen. Donovan
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Lt. Kane
(1946)
The Falcon's Adventure
as Inspector Cavanaugh
(1946)
Strange Journey
as Thompson
(1946)
Bad Bascomb
as Gov. Clark (uncredited)
(1946)
The Brute Man
as Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
(1946)
Night Train to Memphis
as John Stevenson
(1946)
Behind the Mask
as Police Inspector Cardonna
(1946)
Dangerous Money
as Captain Black
(1946)
A Guy Could Change
as McCarthy
(1946)
The Phantom Thief
as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
(1946)
Tars and Spars
as Admiral
(1946)
The Shadow Returns
as Police Insp. Cardona
(1946)
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Dan Blair
(1945)
Dick Tracy
as Chief Brandon
(1945)
Adventure
as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
(1945)
Lady on a Train
as Train passenger (uncredited)
(1945)
I Love a Mystery
as Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
(1945)
Man Alive
as Dr. James P. Whitney
(1945)
Captain Tugboat Annie
as Alec Severn
(1945)
The Chicago Kid
as Chief Rogers
(1945)
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as RCMP Sergeant Nelson
(1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
(1944)
Phantom Lady
as Detective
(1944)
The Missing Juror
as Willard Apple / Falstaff
(1944)
Christmas Holiday
as Steve, the bartender
(1944)
One Mysterious Night
as Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
(1944)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Ulysses S. Grant
(1944)
Gambler's Choice
as Toby (uncredited)
(1944)
Black Magic
as Police Sgt. Matthews
(1944)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Bill Hudson
(1944)
The Navy Way
as Chaplain Benson
(1944)
Hands Across the Border
as Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
(1944)
(1944)
To the People of the United States
as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
(1944)
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Harry Miller (uncredited)
(1943)
Mr. Lucky
as Detective (uncredited)
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
(1943)
Hit the Ice
as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
(1943)
The Woman of the Town
as New York Newspaper Editor
(1943)
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Detective Sergeant
(1943)
Crazy House
as Mogey
(1943)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
(1943)
The Desert Song
as Steve, a Reporter
(1943)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Judge
(1943)
The Iron Major
as Judge
(1943)
City Without Men
as Father Burns
(1943)
Mystery Broadcast
as Chief Daniels
(1943)
False Faces
as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
(1943)
She Has What It Takes
as George Clarke
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as Warden
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
(1942)
Girl Trouble
as Kohn
(1942)
The Secret Code
as Police Chief Henry Burns
(1942)
Murder in the Big House
as Ainslee
(1942)
Hello, Annapolis
as Evans Arden
(1942)
Gang Busters
as Police Chief Martin O'Brien
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Chief Charles R. Dugan
(1942)
Junior Army
as Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
(1942)
Men of Texas
as Luther Crittenden
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Ray Trent (uncredited)
(1942)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Peter Dugan
(1942)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Warden (uncredited)
(1942)
Whistling in Dixie
as Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
(1942)
Eyes of the Underworld
as Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
(1942)
Cadets on Parade
as Jeff Shannon
(1942)
Treat 'Em Rough
as Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
(1941)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1941)
Manpower
as Sweeney
(1941)
Love Crazy
as Judge
(1941)
Texas
as Rancher Dusty King
(1941)
Nevada City
as Mark Benton
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Labor leader
(1941)
The Case of the Black Parrot
as Inspector Grady
(1941)
Scattergood Baines
as Keith
(1941)
Flying Blind
as Nunnally
(1941)
Here Comes Happiness
as Tom Burke
(1941)
Back Street
as Postman
(1941)
Doctors Don't Tell
as Judge Hoskins
(1941)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Peter Dugan
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Editor (uncredited)
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Yates
(1941)
Washington Melodrama
as Phil Sampson
(1941)
A Man Betrayed
as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
(1941)
(1941)
Know For Sure
as supporting role
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
(1940)
Colorado
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
(1940)
The Green Hornet
as Judge Stanton
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Brother MacEwen
(1940)
Music in My Heart
as Mark C. Gilman
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Doctor
(1940)
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
(1940)
Emergency Squad
as H. Tyler Joyce, editor
(1940)
Gaucho Serenade
as Edward Martin
(1940)
Parole Fixer
as Warden (uncredited)
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
(1940)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
(1940)
The House Across the Bay
as Federal Man
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Johnson
(1940)
Jack Pot
as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
(1940)
The Secret Seven
as Police Chief Hobbs
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Director
(1939)
Dodge City
as Hammond (uncredited)
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Michaels
(1939)
Union Pacific
as Ulysses S. Grant
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Warden of Sing Sing
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Garage Owner (uncredited)
(1939)
Geronimo
as President Ulysses S. Grant
(1939)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Morehead
(1939)
Blackmail
as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Second Doctor
(1939)
Tell No Tales
as Chalmers
(1939)
Society Lawyer
as City Editor
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Editor
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Attorney
(1939)
Behind Prison Gates
as Prison Warden O'Neil
(1939)
Maisie
as Defense Attorney Wilcox
(1939)
We Are Not Alone
as American at Train Station
(1939)
Star Reporter
as Gordon
(1939)
Whispering Enemies
as George Harley
(1939)
The Star Maker
as Thomas Marlowe
(1939)
Full Confession
as Warden (uncredited)
(1939)
Babes in Arms
as Mr. Essex
(1939)
Almost a Gentleman
as Prosecutor
(1939)
Navy Secrets
as FBI Chief Herbert Daly
(1939)
Pride of the Navy
as Brad Foster
(1939)
Private Detective
as Capt. Murphy
(1939)
They All Come Out
as Judge (uncredited)
(1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as American Tourist (uncredited)
(1938)
Illegal Traffic
as Chief Daley
(1938)
Gateway
as Inspector
(1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Stage Manager
(1938)
State Police
as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
(1938)
Billy The Kid Returns
as U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
(1938)
Four's a Crowd
as Butler Pierce
(1938)
Midnight Intruder
as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
(1938)
Happy Landing
as Agent
(1938)
The Kid Comes Back
as Danny Lockridge
(1938)
A Criminal Is Born
as Frank Wheeler
(1938)
Woman Against Woman
as Sen. Kingsley
(1938)
Gang Bullets
as Wallace
(1938)
Night Spot
as Inspector Wayland
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Todd
(1938)
Here's Flash Casey
as Blaine
(1938)
Crime Takes a Holiday
as Gov. Bill Allen
(1938)
The Arkansas Traveler
as McSweeney
(1937)
Kid Galahad
as Brady
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Karl Stone
(1937)
The Wrong Road
as District Attorney
(1937)
Talent Scout
as A.J. Lambert
(1937)
The Cherokee Strip
as Army Officer
(1937)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
(1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Paul Drake
(1937)
Her Husband's Secretary
as Stevenson
(1937)
God's Country and the Woman
as Jordan
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Judge Frederick J. Thompson
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Priest
(1937)
Mama Runs Wild
as Tom Fowler
(1937)
Born Reckless
as District Attorney
(1937)
The Duke Comes Back
as Pat Doyle
(1937)
Girls Can Play
as Editor Brophy
(1937)
Smart Blonde
as Tiny Torgensen
(1937)
There Goes My Girl
as Sgt. Wood
(1937)
A Day at Santa Anita
as Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)
(1937)
Draegerman Courage
as Dr. Stuart Hunter
(1937)
Once a Doctor
as Captain Andrews
(1937)
Blossoms On Broadway
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Madonna
as Moe Grinnell
(1937)
Outlaws of the Orient
as Snyder
(1936)
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Lieut. Lamb
(1936)
Anthony Adverse
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
as Grand Jury Spokesman
(1936)
Brides Are Like That
as Tom Carter
(1936)
China Clipper
as Jim Horn
(1936)
Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Henderson
(1936)
Cain and Mabel
as Reed's Manager
(1936)
The Law in Her Hands
as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
(1936)
Road Gang
as Harry Shields
(1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Chairman
(1936)
King of Hockey
as Mike Trotter
(1936)
The Captain's Kid
as Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
(1936)
Here Comes Carter
as Daniel Bronson
(1936)
Trailin' West
as Colonel Douglas
(1936)
The Singing Kid
as Agent Fulton (uncredited)
(1936)
Guns of the Pecos
as Captain Norris
(1936)
Down the Stretch
as C.D. Burch
(1936)
Boulder Dam
as Ross
(1936)
Jailbreak
as Warden
(1936)
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Hilary Thatcher
(1936)
Bengal Tiger
as Bill Hinsdale
(1935)
Stranded
as Johnny Quinn
(1935)
Black Fury
as Johnny Farrell
(1935)
Front Page Woman
as Spike Kiley
(1935)
Frisco Kid
as McClanahan
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Detective Chief
(1935)
Special Agent
as Commissioner of Police
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Detective Johnson
(1935)
Go Into Your Dance
as H.P. Jackson
(1935)
Man of Iron
as Tom Martin
(1935)
(1935)
Dinky
as Orphanage Director
(1935)
While the Patient Slept
as Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
(1935)
The Payoff
as Harvey Morris
(1935)
Traveling Saleslady
as Murdock
(1935)
Let 'em Have It
as Memory Test Instructor
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
(1935)
Shipmates Forever
as Spike (uncredited)
(1935)
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Clements
(1935)
Bright Lights
as Post Office Attendant
(1934)
It Happened One Night
as Detective (uncredited)
(1934)
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Captain Kelly (uncredited)
(1934)
Here Comes the Navy
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
(1934)
A Lost Lady
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
(1934)
Sleepers East
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1934)
Jimmy the Gent
as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
(1934)
Against the Law
as Capt. Elliott
(1934)
The Hell Cat
as Captain Barnett
(1934)
Among the Missing
as Detective O'Malley
(1934)
Beyond the Law
as Chief Anderson
(1934)
Big Hearted Herbert
as IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
(1934)
Strange Wives
as Immigration Official
(1934)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Haskins
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
(1934)
Voice in the Night
as John Robinson
(1934)
The Merry Frinks
as Mr. Baxter
(1933)
Duck Soup
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
(1933)
Female
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
(1933)
Before Midnight
as Capt. Frank Flynn
(1933)
Havana Widows
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
(1931)
Stolen Heaven
as Henry - Steve's Butler
(1931)
Secrets of a Secretary
as Reporter
(1916)
Under Two Flags
as Rake