Joseph Crehan
Known for acting · Born 14 July 1883 · Died 15 April 1966 · aged 82 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
301 credits
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
Know For Sure
1941
Dick Tracy
1945
Roadblock
1951
Dangerous Money
1946
Phantom Lady
1944
Street Corner
1948
Because of Eve
1948
To the People of the United States
1944
Black Magic
1944
Cadets on Parade
1942
China Clipper
1936
The Shadow Returns
1946
Acting (301)
1965The Great RaceObserver at Start (uncredited)Film
1964Seven Days in MayBit Part (uncredited)Film
1961Judgment at NurembergCourtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)Film
1960The Andy Griffith ShowCouncilman, Franklin, Council Member, TownsmanSeries
1959The UntouchablesPasserby (uncredited)Series
1958Bat MastersonThomas BollandSeries
1957Leave It to BeaverTrain ConductorSeries
195726 Men · 2 episodesSeries
1955CrossroadsFather Devlin (uncredited), Warden JamesSeries
1955The Twinkle In God's EyeDoctorFilm
1955MGM ParadeSeries
1954Highway DragnetElderly Border Inspection OfficerFilm
1954The Lone WolfConductorSeries
1954The WhistlerSeries
1953CrazylegsHank HatchFilm
1952Deadline - U.S.A.The Standard City Editor (uncredited)Film
1952Four Star PlayhouseMr. KramerSeries
1951I Love LucyDetectiveSeries
1951RoadblockThompson (uncredited)Film
1951The Family SecretFilm
1951Pride of MarylandMr. HerndonFilm
1950Gun CrazyPlant Foreman (uncredited)Film
1950The Fuller Brush GirlPolice Boat Captain (uncredited)Film
1950The Flying MissileRear AdmiralFilm
1950Lux Video TheatreDoctor · 2 episodesSeries
1950Triple TroubleWarden BurnsideFilm
1950The Tougher They ComeThompsonFilm
1950The Arizona CowboyColonel JeffersonFilm
1949The Lone RangerTom PatrictSeries
1949State Department: File 649Government OfficialFilm
1949RingsideOscar BranniganFilm
1949Bad Men of TombstoneMine SuperintendentFilm
1949Alias the ChampTim MurphyFilm
1949The Last BanditLocal No. 44 EngineerFilm
1949Dancing in the DarkBoard MemberFilm
1949Amazon QuestDe RuyterFilm
1949PrejudiceJ.P. BakerFilm
1949Duke of Chicago'Tex' HarmanFilm
1949Red DesertPresident Ulysses S. GrantFilm
1949Unto Thyself Be TrueFrank HartwellFilm
1948Silver RiverUlysses S. Grant (uncredited)Film
1948The HuntedSmall Town Police CaptainFilm
1948RelentlessDoctor (uncredited)Film
1948Street CornerDr. James FentonFilm
1948Night Time in NevadaEngineer CaseyFilm
1948Because of EveDr. WestFilm
1948April ShowersWilliam BarnesFilm
1948The Gallant LegionGeorge Trent - State OfficialFilm
1948Homicide for ThreePolice CaptainFilm
1948Adventures in SilveradoMcHughFilm
1948The Countess of Monte CristoJoeFilm
1948Sundown in Santa FeMajor LarkinFilm
1948The Enchanted ValleyChief ScottFilm
1948The Story of LifeFilm
1947Monsieur VerdouxBroker (uncredited)Film
1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeChief BrandonFilm
1947The Sea of GrassColorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)Film
1947Philo Vance's GambleEllis MasonFilm
1947The TrespasserThe DoctorFilm
1947LouisianaNeilsonFilm
1946The Big SleepMedical Examiner (uncredited)Film
1946Deadline at DawnLt. KaneFilm
1946The Brute ManPolice Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)Film
1946Dangerous MoneyCaptain BlackFilm
1946Dick Tracy vs. CueballChief BrandonFilm
1946The VirginianFilm
1946O.S.S.Gen. DonovanFilm
1946Magnificent DollWilliams (uncredited)Film
1946The Shadow ReturnsPolice Insp. CardonaFilm
1946The Falcon's AdventureInspector CavanaughFilm
1946Behind the MaskPolice Inspector CardonnaFilm
1946Bad BascombGov. Clark (uncredited)Film
1946The Phantom Thief'Jumbo' Madigan - PawnbrokerFilm
1946Tars and SparsAdmiralFilm
1946The Mysterious Mr. MDan BlairFilm
1946Strange JourneyThompsonFilm
1946Night Train to MemphisJohn StevensonFilm
1946A Guy Could ChangeMcCarthyFilm
1946Girl on the SpotEditor (uncredited)Film
1945Lady on a TrainTrain passenger (uncredited)Film
1945Dick TracyChief BrandonFilm
1945AdventureEd - Maritime Office (uncredited)Film
1945I Love a MysteryPolice Captain Quinn (Uncredited)Film
1945Man AliveDr. James P. WhitneyFilm
1945The Royal Mounted Rides AgainRCMP Sergeant NelsonFilm
1945The Chicago KidChief RogersFilm
1945Captain Tugboat AnnieAlec SevernFilm
1944Phantom LadyDetectiveFilm
1944The Thin Man Goes HomeClancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)Film
1944Christmas HolidaySteve (uncredited)Film
1944Black MagicPolice Sgt. MatthewsFilm
1944One Mysterious NightJumbo Madigan (Uncredited)Film
1944The Adventures of Mark TwainUlysses S. GrantFilm
1944The Desert SongSteve, a ReporterFilm
1944The Missing JurorWillard AppleFilm
1944The Navy WayChaplain BensonFilm
1944Hands Across the BorderJeff "Bet-A-Hundred" AdamsFilm
1944Gambler's ChoiceToby (uncredited)Film
1944To the People of the United StatesDoctor at Hospital (uncredited)Film
1944Shine on Harvest MoonHarry Miller (uncredited)Film
1944The Great Alaskan MysteryBill HudsonFilm
1944When the Lights Go On AgainBobFilm
1943Mr. LuckyDetective (uncredited)Film
1943Hit the IceTrain Conductor #1 (uncredited)Film
1943Mission to MoscowReporter (uncredited)Film
1943The Amazing Mrs. HollidayFilm
1943The Iron MajorJudgeFilm
1943Mystery BroadcastChief DanielsFilm
1943Keep 'Em SluggingDetective SergeantFilm
1943The Woman of the TownNew York Newspaper EditorFilm
1943Crazy HouseMogey (uncredited)Film
1943Adventures of the Flying CadetsCol. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]Film
1943False FacesPolice Capt. Alan O'BrienFilm
1943City Without MenFather BurnsFilm
1943Honeymoon LodgeJudgeFilm
1943She Has What It TakesGeorge ClarkeFilm
1942Gentleman JimDuffy - Referee (uncredited)Film
1942Larceny, Inc.WardenFilm
1942The Courtship of Andy HardyPeter DuganFilm
1942Sealed LipsChief Charles R. DuganFilm
1942Gang BustersPolice Chief Martin O'BrienFilm
1942You Can't Escape ForeverWarden (uncredited)Film
1942Eyes of the UnderworldKirby - Assistant Police ChiefFilm
1942Murder in the Big HouseAinsleeFilm
1942The Secret CodePolice Chief Henry BurnsFilm
1942Whistling in DixieDeputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)Film
1942Junior ArmyMr. Jeffrey FergusonFilm
1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesRay Trent (uncredited)Film
1942Girl TroubleKohnFilm
1942Obliging Young LadyManaging Editor (uncredited)Film
1942Treat 'Em RoughRoderick WetherbeeFilm
1942Hello, AnnapolisEvans ArdenFilm
1942Cadets on ParadeJeff ShannonFilm
1942Men of TexasLuther CrittendenFilm
1941Here Comes Mr. JordanDoctor (uncredited)Film
1941They Died with Their Boots OnPresident Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)Film
1941Love CrazyJudgeFilm
1941TexasRancher Dusty KingFilm
1941ManpowerSweeneyFilm
1941A Man BetrayedBob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)Film
1941Back StreetPostmanFilm
1941Know For Suresupporting roleFilm
1941Doctors Don't TellJudge HoskinsFilm
1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryPeter DuganFilm
1941The Case of the Black ParrotInspector GradyFilm
1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughEditor (uncredited), YatesFilm
1941Washington MelodramaPhil SampsonFilm
1941Flying BlindNunnallyFilm
1941Three Girls About TownLabor leaderFilm
1941Scattergood BainesKeithFilm
1941Here Comes HappinessTom BurkeFilm
1941Nevada CityMark BentonFilm
1940Santa Fe TrailOfficer at Washington Party (uncredited)Film
1940Brother OrchidBrother MacEwenFilm
1940Broadway Melody of 1940Ballroom Manager (uncredited)Film
1940City for ConquestDoctorFilm
1940The Fighting 69thInoculations Doctor (uncredited)Film
1940The House Across the BayFederal ManFilm
1940Music in My HeartMark C. GilmanFilm
1940The Green HornetJudge StantonFilm
1940Little Nellie KellyCommissioner O'Brien (uncredited)Film
1940Jack PotMayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)Film
1940The Texas Rangers Ride AgainJohnsonFilm
1940ColoradoGen. Ulysses S. GrantFilm
1940Public Deb No. 1DirectorFilm
1940Parole FixerWarden (uncredited)Film
1940Emergency SquadH. Tyler Joyce, editorFilm
1940Gaucho SerenadeEdward MartinFilm
1940The Secret SevenPolice Chief HobbsFilm
1939The Roaring TwentiesMichaelsFilm
1939Dodge CityHammond (uncredited)Film
1939Union PacificUlysses S. GrantFilm
1939The Return of Doctor XEditorFilm
1939Babes in ArmsMr. EssexFilm
1939Invisible StripesGarage Owner (uncredited)Film
1939You Can't Get Away with MurderWarden of Sing SingFilm
1939Stanley and LivingstoneMoreheadFilm
1939Society LawyerCity EditorFilm
1939MaisieDefense Attorney WilcoxFilm
1939BlackmailMr. Blaine (uncredited)Film
1939They All Come OutJudge (uncredited)Film
1939Star ReporterGordonFilm
1939Tell No TalesChalmersFilm
1939Hollywood CavalcadeAttorneyFilm
1939Full ConfessionWarden (uncredited)Film
1939Wings of the NavySecond DoctorFilm
1939We Are Not AloneAmerican at Train StationFilm
1939GeronimoPresident Ulysses S. GrantFilm
1939Navy SecretsFBI Chief Herbert DalyFilm
1939Private DetectiveCapt. MurphyFilm
1939Almost a GentlemanProsecutorFilm
1939Whispering EnemiesGeorge HarleyFilm
1939Behind Prison GatesPrison Warden O'NeilFilm
1939Pride of the NavyBrad FosterFilm
1939The Star MakerThomas MarloweFilm
1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeAmerican Tourist (uncredited)Film
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandStage ManagerFilm
1938Too Hot to HandleFirst Advertising Man (uncredited)Film
1938Four's a CrowdButler PierceFilm
1938Billy The Kid ReturnsU.S. Marshal Dave ConwayFilm
1938Gang BulletsWallaceFilm
1938Girls on ProbationToddFilm
1938Here's Flash CaseyBlaineFilm
1938Midnight IntruderBill Harwood - Newspaper EditorFilm
1938A Criminal Is BornFrank WheelerFilm
1938Illegal TrafficChief DaleyFilm
1938Night SpotInspector WaylandFilm
1938Happy LandingAgentFilm
1938GatewayInspectorFilm
1938The Kid Comes BackDanny LockridgeFilm
1938The Arkansas TravelerMcSweeneyFilm
1938Woman Against WomanSen. KingsleyFilm
1938State PoliceMr. Owen, Mine OwnerFilm
1938Crime Takes a HolidayGov. Bill AllenFilm
1937Kid GalahadBradyFilm
1937This Is My AffairPriestFilm
1937Smart BlondeTiny TorgensenFilm
1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopPaul DrakeFilm
1937The Wrong RoadDistrict AttorneyFilm
1937Born RecklessDistrict AttorneyFilm
1937God's Country and the WomanJordanFilm
1937Midnight CourtJudge Frederick J. ThompsonFilm
1937The Go-GetterKarl StoneFilm
1937Girls Can PlayEditor BrophyFilm
1937Blossoms On BroadwayBartender (uncredited)Film
1937Outlaws of the OrientSnyderFilm
1937Beg, Borrow or StealMr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)Film
1937Once a DoctorCaptain AndrewsFilm
1937The Duke Comes BackPat DoyleFilm
1937Talent ScoutA.J. LambertFilm
1937Draegerman CourageDr. Stuart HunterFilm
1937Her Husband's SecretaryStevensonFilm
1937There Goes My GirlSgt. WoodFilm
1937The Cherokee StripArmy OfficerFilm
1937A Day at Santa AnitaBiff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)Film
1937Mama Runs WildTom FowlerFilm
1937Midnight MadonnaMoe GrinnellFilm
1936Bullets or BallotsGrand Jury SpokesmanFilm
1936Anthony AdverseCapt. Elisha JorhamFilm
1936Gold Diggers of 1937ChairmanFilm
1936Cain and MabelReed's ManagerFilm
1936China ClipperJim HornFilm
1936Earthworm TractorsMr. HendersonFilm
1936The Murder of Dr. HarriganLieut. LambFilm
1936JailbreakWardenFilm
1936Down the StretchC.D. BurchFilm
1936Bengal TigerBill HinsdaleFilm
1936Road GangHarry ShieldsFilm
1936Guns of the PecosCaptain NorrisFilm
1936King of HockeyMike TrotterFilm
1936Here Comes CarterDaniel BronsonFilm
1936Brides Are Like ThatTom CarterFilm
1936The Law in Her HandsDist. Atty. Thomas MallonFilm
1936Boulder DamRossFilm
1936The Captain's KidDeputy Coroner Frank KnickerbockerFilm
1936Murder by an AristocratHilary ThatcherFilm
1936The Singing KidAgent Fulton (uncredited)Film
1936Trailin' WestColonel DouglasFilm
1935Black FuryJohnny FarrellFilm
1935Front Page WomanSpike KileyFilm
1935Special AgentCommissioner of PoliceFilm
1935The Case of the Lucky LegsDetective JohnsonFilm
1935Frisco KidMcClanahanFilm
1935While the Patient SleptEvening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)Film
1935The PayoffHarvey MorrisFilm
1935Traveling SalesladyMurdockFilm
1935We're in the MoneyFilm
1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaClementsFilm
1935Page Miss GloryDetective ChiefFilm
1935Bright LightsPost Office AttendantFilm
1935StrandedJohnny QuinnFilm
1935Let 'em Have ItMemory Test InstructorFilm
1935Shipmates ForeverSpike (uncredited)Film
1935Go Into Your DanceH.P. JacksonFilm
1935Don't Bet on BlondesDoctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)Film
1935DinkyOrphanage DirectorFilm
1935Man of IronTom MartinFilm
1934It Happened One NightDetective (uncredited)Film
1934Jimmy the GentMurder Trial Judge (uncredited)Film
1934Here Comes the NavyRecruiting Officer (uncredited)Film
1934The Case of the Howling DogCaptain Kelly (uncredited)Film
1934A Lost LadySecond Doctor (uncredited)Film
1934Now I'll TellHospital Doctor (uncredited)Film
1934The Merry FrinksMr. BaxterFilm
1934Among the MissingDetective O'MalleyFilm
1934Big Hearted HerbertIRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)Film
1934The Line-UpPolice Capt. Daniel McGrathFilm
1934Against the LawCapt. ElliottFilm
1934Gentlemen Are BornHaskinsFilm
1934The Hell CatCaptain BarnettFilm
1934Voice in the NightJohn RobinsonFilm
1934Strange WivesImmigration OfficialFilm
1934Beyond the LawChief AndersonFilm
1934Sleepers EastConductor (uncredited)Film
1933Duck SoupDignitary at Reception (uncredited)Film
1933FemalePolice Lieutenant (Uncredited)Film
1933Before MidnightCapt. Frank FlynnFilm
1933Havana WidowsShip Captain (uncredited)Film
1931Secrets of a SecretaryReporterFilm
1931Stolen HeavenHenry - Steve's ButlerFilm
1916Under Two FlagsRakeFilm