Joseph Crehan
Acting1883Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
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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.
Known For
It Happened One Night
Detective (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg
Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
Duck Soup
Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Broker (uncredited)
The Great Race
Observer at Start (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
Plant Foreman (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Michaels
Acting History
1965
The Great Race
as Observer at Start (uncredited)
1963
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Councilman / Council Member / Franklin / Townsman• 1 eps
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
Bat Masterson
TVas Thomas Bolland• 1 eps
1958
Leave It to Beaver
TVas Train Conductor• 1 eps
1957
1955
1954
1953
Crazylegs
as Hank Hatch
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Mr. Kramer• 1 eps
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.
as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)
1951
1950
The Flying Missile
as Rear Admiral
Triple Trouble
as Warden Burnside
The Arizona Cowboy
as Colonel Jefferson
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Tougher They Come
as Thompson
Gun Crazy
as Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Doctor
1949
The Last Bandit
as Local No. 44 Engineer
Red Desert
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Prejudice
as J.P. Baker
Ringside
as Oscar Brannigan
State Department: File 649
as Government Official
Duke of Chicago
as 'Tex' Harman
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Mine Superintendent
Alias the Champ
as Tim Murphy
Amazon Quest
as De Ruyter
Unto Thyself Be True
as Frank Hartwell
Dancing in the Dark
as Board Member
The Lone Ranger
TVas Tom Patrict• 1 eps
1948
The Hunted
as Small Town Police Captain
Because of Eve
as Dr. West
Relentless
as Doctor (uncredited)
April Showers
as William Barnes
The Gallant Legion
as George Trent - State Official
Silver River
as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Night Time in Nevada
as Engineer Casey
Street Corner
as Dr. James Fenton
Homicide for Three
as Police Captain
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Major Larkin
Adventures in Silverado
as McHugh
The Enchanted Valley
as Chief Scott
1947
The Trespasser
as The Doctor
Monsieur Verdoux
as Broker (uncredited)
Philo Vance's Gamble
as Ellis Mason
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Chief Brandon
The Sea of Grass
as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
Louisiana
as Neilson
1946
The Phantom Thief
as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
The Big Sleep
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Shadow Returns
as Police Insp. Cardona
Behind the Mask
as Police Inspector Cardonna
Dangerous Money
as Captain Black
The Falcon's Adventure
as Inspector Cavanaugh
Magnificent Doll
as Williams (uncredited)
Strange Journey
as Thompson
Tars and Spars
as Admiral
Deadline at Dawn
as Lt. Kane
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Chief Brandon
Bad Bascomb
as Gov. Clark (uncredited)
O.S.S.
as Gen. Donovan
The Mysterious Mr. M
as Dan Blair
A Guy Could Change
as McCarthy
Night Train to Memphis
as John Stevenson
The Brute Man
as Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
1945
Man Alive
as Dr. James P. Whitney
I Love a Mystery
as Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
Lady on a Train
as Train passenger (uncredited)
Adventure
as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
as Chief Brandon
The Chicago Kid
as Chief Rogers
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as RCMP Sergeant Nelson
Captain Tugboat Annie
as Alec Severn
1944
One Mysterious Night
as Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
Phantom Lady
as Detective
Black Magic
as Police Sgt. Matthews
Gambler's Choice
as Toby (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
as Willard Apple
Hands Across the Border
as Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
Christmas Holiday
as Steve (uncredited)
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)
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Harry Miller (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Bill Hudson
1943
Mystery Broadcast
as Chief Daniels
Honeymoon Lodge
as Judge
The Iron Major
as Judge
Mr. Lucky
as Detective (uncredited)
Crazy House
as Mogey (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Desert Song
as Steve, a Reporter
The Woman of the Town
as New York Newspaper Editor
Hit the Ice
as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
City Without Men
as Father Burns
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Detective Sergeant
False Faces
as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
She Has What It Takes
as George Clarke
1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Peter Dugan
Eyes of the Underworld
as Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
Treat 'Em Rough
as Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)
Gang Busters
as Police Chief Martin O'Brien
Sealed Lips
as Chief Charles R. Dugan
You Can't Escape Forever
as Warden (uncredited)
Men of Texas
as Luther Crittenden
Whistling in Dixie
as Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
The Secret Code
as Police Chief Henry Burns
Larceny, Inc.
as Warden
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Ray Trent (uncredited)
Girl Trouble
as Kohn
Junior Army
as Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
Murder in the Big House
as Ainslee
Obliging Young Lady
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
Hello, Annapolis
as Evans Arden
Cadets on Parade
as Jeff Shannon
1941
Washington Melodrama
as Phil Sampson
Scattergood Baines
as Keith
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Peter Dugan
They Died with Their Boots On
as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Texas
as Rancher Dusty King
Nevada City
as Mark Benton
Manpower
as Sweeney
Here Comes Happiness
as Tom Burke
Back Street
as Postman
Love Crazy
as Judge
Know For Sure
as supporting role
Three Girls About Town
as Labor leader
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Editor (uncredited)
Doctors Don't Tell
as Judge Hoskins
The Case of the Black Parrot
as Inspector Grady
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Doctor (uncredited)
Flying Blind
as Nunnally
1940
Colorado
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Brother Orchid
as Brother MacEwen
Parole Fixer
as Warden (uncredited)
Gaucho Serenade
as Edward Martin
The House Across the Bay
as Federal Man
Jack Pot
as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
Music in My Heart
as Mark C. Gilman
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Johnson
The Green Hornet
as Judge Stanton
Public Deb No. 1
as Director
Emergency Squad
as H. Tyler Joyce, editor
The Secret Seven
as Police Chief Hobbs
City for Conquest
as Doctor
1939
Almost a Gentleman
as Prosecutor
Blackmail
as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
Society Lawyer
as City Editor
Maisie
as Defense Attorney Wilcox
The Return of Doctor X
as Editor
Invisible Stripes
as Garage Owner (uncredited)
Full Confession
as Warden (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Ulysses S. Grant
Pride of the Navy
as Brad Foster
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Attorney
Star Reporter
as Gordon
The Roaring Twenties
as Michaels
Babes in Arms
as Mr. Essex
Dodge City
as Hammond (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Warden of Sing Sing
Stanley and Livingstone
as Morehead
Wings of the Navy
as Second Doctor
Tell No Tales
as Chalmers
Private Detective
as Capt. Murphy
Behind Prison Gates
as Prison Warden O'Neil
We Are Not Alone
as American at Train Station
Navy Secrets
as FBI Chief Herbert Daly
They All Come Out
as Judge (uncredited)
The Star Maker
as Thomas Marlowe
Geronimo
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Whispering Enemies
as George Harley
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Stage Manager
A Criminal Is Born
as Frank Wheeler
Gang Bullets
as Wallace
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as American Tourist (uncredited)
Happy Landing
as Agent
Billy The Kid Returns
as U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
The Kid Comes Back
as Danny Lockridge
Girls on Probation
as Todd
Night Spot
as Inspector Wayland
Four's a Crowd
as Butler Pierce
Here's Flash Casey
as Blaine
The Arkansas Traveler
as McSweeney
Midnight Intruder
as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
Illegal Traffic
as Chief Daley
Gateway
as Inspector
Woman Against Woman
as Sen. Kingsley
Crime Takes a Holiday
as Gov. Bill Allen
State Police
as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
Too Hot to Handle
as First Advertising Man (uncredited)
1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Paul Drake
Smart Blonde
as Tiny Torgensen
The Cherokee Strip
as Army Officer
Kid Galahad
as Brady
Girls Can Play
as Editor Brophy
The Duke Comes Back
as Pat Doyle
Draegerman Courage
as Dr. Stuart Hunter
The Wrong Road
as District Attorney
God's Country and the Woman
as Jordan
This Is My Affair
as Priest
Midnight Court
as Judge Frederick J. Thompson
Blossoms On Broadway
as Bartender (uncredited)
A Day at Santa Anita
as Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)
Beg, Borrow or Steal
as Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
Talent Scout
as A.J. Lambert
The Go-Getter
as Karl Stone
Born Reckless
as District Attorney
Outlaws of the Orient
as Snyder
There Goes My Girl
as Sgt. Wood
Her Husband's Secretary
as Stevenson
Midnight Madonna
as Moe Grinnell
Once a Doctor
as Captain Andrews
Mama Runs Wild
as Tom Fowler
1936
The Law in Her Hands
as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
China Clipper
as Jim Horn
Cain and Mabel
as Reed's Manager
Bullets or Ballots
as Grand Jury Spokesman
Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Henderson
Down the Stretch
as C.D. Burch
Road Gang
as Harry Shields
Anthony Adverse
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Lieut. Lamb
The Singing Kid
as Agent Fulton (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
as Ross
Brides Are Like That
as Tom Carter
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Chairman
Here Comes Carter
as Daniel Bronson
Guns of the Pecos
as Captain Norris
King of Hockey
as Mike Trotter
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Hilary Thatcher
The Captain's Kid
as Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
Bengal Tiger
as Bill Hinsdale
Jailbreak
as Warden
Trailin' West
as Colonel Douglas
1935
Stranded
as Johnny Quinn
Frisco Kid
as McClanahan
Traveling Saleslady
as Murdock
Bright Lights
as Post Office Attendant
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Detective Johnson
Special Agent
as Commissioner of Police
Black Fury
as Johnny Farrell
Dinky
as Orphanage Director
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
While the Patient Slept
as Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
as Spike Kiley
Shipmates Forever
as Spike (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
as Detective Chief
Let 'em Have It
as Memory Test Instructor
The Payoff
as Harvey Morris
Go Into Your Dance
as H.P. Jackson
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Clements
Man of Iron
as Tom Martin
1934
Jimmy the Gent
as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
Beyond the Law
as Chief Anderson
Here Comes the Navy
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks
as Mr. Baxter
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Captain Kelly (uncredited)
Big Hearted Herbert
as IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Haskins
Now I'll Tell
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
as Detective (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
The Hell Cat
as Captain Barnett
Among the Missing
as Detective O'Malley
Sleepers East
as Conductor (uncredited)
Voice in the Night
as John Robinson
Against the Law
as Capt. Elliott
The Line-Up
as Police Capt. Daniel McGrath
Strange Wives
as Immigration Official
1933
Duck Soup
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
Before Midnight
as Capt. Frank Flynn
Female
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Havana Widows
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
1931
Stolen Heaven
as Henry - Steve's Butler
Secrets of a Secretary
as Reporter
1916
Under Two Flags
as Rake