Joseph Crehan

Actor · 1883–1966 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Acted in 299

1960s

1950s

1959
The Untouchables
Passerby (uncredited) · 1 episode
80
1958
Bat Masterson
Thomas Bolland · 1 episode
71
1957
26 Men
TV · 2 Seasons · Western · Crime
Leave It to Beaver
Train Conductor · 1 episode
74
1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Doctor
Crossroads
Father Devlin (uncredited), Warden James · 1 episode
MGM Parade
TV · 1 Season
1954
The Whistler
TV · 1 Season · Science Fiction · Fantasy
The Lone Wolf
Conductor · 1 episode
Highway Dragnet
Elderly Border Inspection Officer
61
1953
Crazylegs
Hank Hatch
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Kramer · 1 episode
74
Deadline - U.S.A.
The Standard City Editor (uncredited)
1951
The Family Secret
Movie
I Love Lucy
Detective · 1 episode
83
Roadblock
Thompson (uncredited)
64
Pride of Maryland
Mr. Herndon
1950
The Flying Missile
Rear Admiral
The Tougher They Come
Thompson
Lux Video Theatre
Doctor · 2 episodes
The Fuller Brush Girl
Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
Warden Burnside
The Arizona Cowboy
Colonel Jefferson
Gun Crazy
Plant Foreman (uncredited)
78

1940s

1949
Red Desert
President Ulysses S. Grant
Dancing in the Dark
Board Member
Prejudice
J.P. Baker
Alias the Champ
Tim Murphy
The Lone Ranger
Tom Patrict · 1 episode
74
Ringside
Oscar Brannigan
Amazon Quest
De Ruyter
Duke of Chicago
'Tex' Harman
The Last Bandit
Local No. 44 Engineer
State Department: File 649
Government Official
Bad Men of Tombstone
Mine Superintendent
1948
Blondie's Secret
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Homicide for Three
Police Captain
Street Corner
Dr. James Fenton
Sundown in Santa Fe
Major Larkin
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Joe
Night Time in Nevada
Engineer Casey
Relentless
Doctor (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
George Trent - State Official
Silver River
Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
64
The Hunted
Small Town Police Captain
April Showers
William Barnes
Adventures in Silverado
McHugh
The Enchanted Valley
Chief Scott
Because of Eve
Dr. West
The Story of Life
Movie
1947
Louisiana
Neilson
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Chief Brandon
59
Monsieur Verdoux
Broker (uncredited)
83
The Trespasser
The Doctor
The Sea of Grass
Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
50
Philo Vance's Gamble
Ellis Mason
1946
The Falcon's Adventure
Inspector Cavanaugh
Magnificent Doll
Williams (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Chief Brandon
58
Dangerous Money
Captain Black
Strange Journey
Thompson
The Brute Man
Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
84
The Mysterious Mr. M
Dan Blair
Night Train to Memphis
John Stevenson
O.S.S.
Gen. Donovan
Bad Bascomb
Gov. Clark (uncredited)
Behind the Mask
Police Inspector Cardonna
The Virginian
Movie
The Phantom Thief
'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
Deadline at Dawn
Lt. Kane
The Shadow Returns
Police Insp. Cardona
A Guy Could Change
McCarthy
Girl on the Spot
Editor (uncredited)
Tars and Spars
Admiral
1945
Adventure
Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
Chief Brandon
57
Captain Tugboat Annie
Alec Severn
Man Alive
Dr. James P. Whitney
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
RCMP Sergeant Nelson
Lady on a Train
Train passenger (uncredited)
The Chicago Kid
Chief Rogers
I Love a Mystery
Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
73
The Missing Juror
Willard Apple
When the Lights Go On Again
Bob
One Mysterious Night
Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
Black Magic
Police Sgt. Matthews
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Ulysses S. Grant
Christmas Holiday
Steve (uncredited)
68
Gambler's Choice
Toby (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Bill Hudson
To the People of the United States
Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon
Harry Miller (uncredited)
The Navy Way
Chaplain Benson
The Desert Song
Steve, a Reporter
59
Phantom Lady
Detective
Hands Across the Border
Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
1943
The Woman of the Town
New York Newspaper Editor
Mystery Broadcast
Chief Daniels
The Iron Major
Judge
Crazy House
Mogey (uncredited)
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
Honeymoon Lodge
Judge
Mr. Lucky
Detective (uncredited)
79
Hit the Ice
Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
False Faces
Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
George Clarke
Keep 'Em Slugging
Detective Sergeant
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Movie
City Without Men
Father Burns
1942
Whistling in Dixie
Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Junior Army
Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
Gentleman Jim
Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
81
You Can't Escape Forever
Warden (uncredited)
Girl Trouble
Kohn
Eyes of the Underworld
Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
The Secret Code
Police Chief Henry Burns
Men of Texas
Luther Crittenden
Larceny, Inc.
Warden
72
Hello, Annapolis
Evans Arden
Murder in the Big House
Ainslee
Obliging Young Lady
Managing Editor (uncredited)
Gang Busters
Police Chief Martin O'Brien
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Peter Dugan
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Ray Trent (uncredited)
Cadets on Parade
Jeff Shannon
Sealed Lips
Chief Charles R. Dugan
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
72
Three Girls About Town
Labor leader
Know For Sure
supporting role
Texas
Rancher Dusty King
67
Doctors Don't Tell
Judge Hoskins
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Editor (uncredited), Yates
Flying Blind
Nunnally
Manpower
Sweeney
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Doctor (uncredited)
81
Nevada City
Mark Benton
Love Crazy
Judge
80
Washington Melodrama
Phil Sampson
Here Comes Happiness
Tom Burke
A Man Betrayed
Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Scattergood Baines
Keith
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Peter Dugan
Back Street
Postman
The Case of the Black Parrot
Inspector Grady
1940
Santa Fe Trail
Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
60
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Johnson
Little Nellie Kelly
Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
City for Conquest
Doctor
73
Colorado
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Public Deb No. 1
Director
The Secret Seven
Police Chief Hobbs
Brother Orchid
Brother MacEwen
Gaucho Serenade
Edward Martin
Jack Pot
Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
The House Across the Bay
Federal Man
Broadway Melody of 1940
Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
Parole Fixer
Warden (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
66
The Green Hornet
Judge Stanton
64
Emergency Squad
H. Tyler Joyce, editor
Music in My Heart
Mark C. Gilman