Acting
Joseph Crehan
EN cinema · 288 credits
Born
14 July 1883
Died
15 April 1966 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known as Joseph A. Creaghan · Joseph Creehan · Joe Crehan · John Crehan · Joe Crenan · Joseph A. Crenan
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
Filmography
The Great Race
as Observer at Start (uncredited)
Seven Days in May
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Doctor
Highway Dragnet
as Elderly Border Inspection Officer
Crazylegs
as Hank Hatch
Deadline - U.S.A.
as The Standard City Editor (uncredited)
Roadblock
as Thompson (uncredited)
Pride of Maryland
as Mr. Herndon
Triple Trouble
as Warden Burnside
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Tougher They Come
as Thompson
The Flying Missile
as Rear Admiral
The Arizona Cowboy
as Colonel Jefferson
Gun Crazy
as Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Alias the Champ
as Tim Murphy
Duke of Chicago
as 'Tex' Harman
Unto Thyself Be True
1949
Unto Thyself Be True
as Frank Hartwell
Red Desert
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Mine Superintendent
The Last Bandit
as Local No. 44 Engineer
Ringside
as Oscar Brannigan
Dancing in the Dark
as Board Member
Amazon Quest
as De Ruyter
State Department: File 649
as Government Official
Prejudice
as J.P. Baker
The Hunted
as Small Town Police Captain
Street Corner
as Dr. James Fenton
Homicide for Three
as Police Captain
Night Time in Nevada
as Engineer Casey
April Showers
as William Barnes
The Gallant Legion
as George Trent - State Official
Adventures in Silverado
as McHugh
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Major Larkin
Because of Eve
as Dr. West
Relentless
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Enchanted Valley
as Chief Scott
Silver River
as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Louisiana
as Neilson
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Ellis Mason
Monsieur Verdoux
as Broker (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Chief Brandon
The Trespasser
as The Doctor
Deadline at Dawn
as Lt. Kane
Dangerous Money
as Captain Black
The Falcon's Adventure
as Inspector Cavanaugh
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Chief Brandon
O.S.S.
as Gen. Donovan
The Phantom Thief
as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Dan Blair
Behind the Mask
as Police Inspector Cardonna
The Shadow Returns
as Police Insp. Cardona
Night Train to Memphis
as John Stevenson
Bad Bascomb
as Gov. Clark (uncredited)
A Guy Could Change
as McCarthy
Strange Journey
as Thompson
Tars and Spars
as Admiral
The Big Sleep
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
as Williams (uncredited)
The Brute Man
as Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot
as Editor (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
as Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
Dick Tracy
as Chief Brandon
The Chicago Kid
as Chief Rogers
Man Alive
as Dr. James P. Whitney
Captain Tugboat Annie
as Alec Severn
Lady on a Train
as Train passenger (uncredited)
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as RCMP Sergeant Nelson
Adventure
as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
as Willard Apple
Phantom Lady
as Detective
Black Magic
as Police Sgt. Matthews
One Mysterious Night
as Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
Hands Across the Border
as Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Bill Hudson
Christmas Holiday
as Steve (uncredited)
Gambler's Choice
as Toby (uncredited)
The Desert Song
as Steve, a Reporter
The Navy Way
as Chaplain Benson
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Ulysses S. Grant
To the People of the United States
as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Harry Miller (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast
as Chief Daniels
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Detective Sergeant
The Woman of the Town
as New York Newspaper Editor
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
False Faces
as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
City Without Men
as Father Burns
Crazy House
as Mogey (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Judge
Mr. Lucky
as Detective (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
as George Clarke
The Iron Major
as Judge
Sealed Lips
as Chief Charles R. Dugan
Larceny, Inc.
as Warden
Whistling in Dixie
as Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
as Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
Murder in the Big House
as Ainslee
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Peter Dugan
Treat 'Em Rough
1942
Treat 'Em Rough
as Roderick Wetherbee
Junior Army
as Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
Girl Trouble
as Kohn
Gentleman Jim
as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
Hello, Annapolis
as Evans Arden
Men of Texas
as Luther Crittenden
Gang Busters
as Police Chief Martin O'Brien
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Ray Trent (uncredited)
The Secret Code
as Police Chief Henry Burns
Obliging Young Lady
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
Cadets on Parade
as Jeff Shannon
You Can't Escape Forever
as Warden (uncredited)
Love Crazy
as Judge
Manpower
as Sweeney
Scattergood Baines
as Keith
A Man Betrayed
as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited), Actor
Three Girls About Town
as Labor leader
Back Street
as Postman
Know For Sure
as supporting role
The Case of the Black Parrot
as Inspector Grady
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Editor (uncredited), as Yates
Washington Melodrama
as Phil Sampson
Texas
as Rancher Dusty King
Doctors Don't Tell
as Judge Hoskins
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Doctor (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Peter Dugan
Flying Blind
as Nunnally
Nevada City
as Mark Benton
They Died with Their Boots On
as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
as Tom Burke
The Secret Seven
as Police Chief Hobbs
Brother Orchid
as Brother MacEwen
Music in My Heart
as Mark C. Gilman
Jack Pot
as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
Parole Fixer
as Warden (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
Emergency Squad
as H. Tyler Joyce, editor
The Green Hornet
as Judge Stanton
Colorado
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Gaucho Serenade
as Edward Martin
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Johnson
Santa Fe Trail
as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Doctor
The House Across the Bay
as Federal Man
Little Nellie Kelly
as Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
as Director
Whispering Enemies
as George Harley
The Roaring Twenties
as Michaels
Maisie
as Defense Attorney Wilcox
Full Confession
as Warden (uncredited)
Private Detective
as Capt. Murphy
Behind Prison Gates
as Prison Warden O'Neil
Society Lawyer
as City Editor
Star Reporter
as Gordon
Union Pacific
as Ulysses S. Grant
Tell No Tales
as Chalmers
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Attorney
Navy Secrets
as FBI Chief Herbert Daly
Wings of the Navy
as Second Doctor
Almost a Gentleman
as Prosecutor
Dodge City
as Hammond (uncredited)
We Are Not Alone
as American at Train Station
Stanley and Livingstone
as Morehead
The Return of Doctor X
as Editor
Blackmail
as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
Babes in Arms
as Mr. Essex
Pride of the Navy
1939
Pride of the Navy
as Brad Foster
Geronimo
as President Ulysses S. Grant
The Star Maker
as Thomas Marlowe
They All Come Out
as Judge (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Warden of Sing Sing
Invisible Stripes
as Garage Owner (uncredited)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as American Tourist (uncredited)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Stage Manager
The Arkansas Traveler
as McSweeney
A Criminal Is Born
as Frank Wheeler
Here's Flash Casey
as Blaine
Midnight Intruder
as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
Billy The Kid Returns
as U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
Happy Landing
as Agent
Gang Bullets
as Wallace
Illegal Traffic
as Chief Daley
Night Spot
as Inspector Wayland
Woman Against Woman
as Sen. Kingsley
Gateway
as Inspector
The Kid Comes Back
as Danny Lockridge
State Police
as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
Four's a Crowd
as Butler Pierce
Crime Takes a Holiday
as Gov. Bill Allen
Too Hot to Handle
as First Advertising Man (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
as Brady
Mama Runs Wild
as Tom Fowler
Smart Blonde
as Tiny Torgensen
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Paul Drake
The Duke Comes Back
as Pat Doyle
Midnight Court
as Judge Frederick J. Thompson
Talent Scout
as A.J. Lambert
The Wrong Road
as District Attorney
The Go-Getter
as Karl Stone
There Goes My Girl
as Sgt. Wood
Outlaws of the Orient
as Snyder
Draegerman Courage
as Dr. Stuart Hunter
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
Her Husband's Secretary
as Stevenson
The Cherokee Strip
as Army Officer
Once a Doctor
as Captain Andrews
Girls Can Play
as Editor Brophy
This Is My Affair
as Priest
Born Reckless
as District Attorney
A Day at Santa Anita
as Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)
Midnight Madonna
as Moe Grinnell
Blossoms On Broadway
as Bartender (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
as Grand Jury Spokesman
Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Henderson
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Lieut. Lamb
Cain and Mabel
as Reed's Manager
Here Comes Carter
as Daniel Bronson
Road Gang
as Harry Shields
Guns of the Pecos
as Captain Norris
King of Hockey
as Mike Trotter
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Hilary Thatcher
Boulder Dam
as Ross
Trailin' West
as Colonel Douglas
Jailbreak
as Warden
Down the Stretch
as C.D. Burch
Brides Are Like That
as Tom Carter
The Singing Kid
as Agent Fulton (uncredited)
The Captain's Kid
as Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Chairman
Anthony Adverse
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
China Clipper
as Jim Horn
Bengal Tiger
as Bill Hinsdale
The Law in Her Hands
as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
Special Agent
as Commissioner of Police
Black Fury
as Johnny Farrell
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Detective Johnson
Frisco Kid
as McClanahan
The Payoff
as Harvey Morris
Dinky
as Orphanage Director
Let 'em Have It
as Memory Test Instructor
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Clements
Page Miss Glory
as Detective Chief
While the Patient Slept
as Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
Traveling Saleslady
as Murdock
Man of Iron
as Tom Martin
Front Page Woman
as Spike Kiley
Bright Lights
as Post Office Attendant
Shipmates Forever
as Spike (uncredited)
Stranded
as Johnny Quinn
Go Into Your Dance
as H.P. Jackson
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
Voice in the Night
as John Robinson
Now I'll Tell
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Captain Kelly (uncredited)
Against the Law
as Capt. Elliott
Jimmy the Gent
as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
The Hell Cat
as Captain Barnett
Strange Wives
as Immigration Official
The Merry Frinks
as Mr. Baxter
Gentlemen Are Born
as Haskins
It Happened One Night
as Detective (uncredited)
Among the Missing
as Detective O'Malley
Beyond the Law
as Chief Anderson
Here Comes the Navy
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Sleepers East
as Conductor (uncredited)
Big Hearted Herbert
as IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
The Line-Up
as Police Capt. Daniel McGrath
Before Midnight
as Capt. Frank Flynn
Havana Widows
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Duck Soup
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
Female
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Secrets of a Secretary
as Reporter
Stolen Heaven
as Henry - Steve's Butler
