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