Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan
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.
Name Joseph Crehan
Also Known As Joseph A. Creaghan, Joseph Creehan, Joe Crehan, John Crehan, Joe Crenan, Joseph A. Crenan
Birthday 1883-07-14
Deathday 1966-04-15
Gender Male
IMDB Joseph Crehan profile on IMDB
Place of Birth Baltimore, Maryland, USA
As: Judge
1941-05-23
Love Crazy...
As: Sweeney
1941-08-09
Manpower...
As: American Tourist (un
1938-03-25
Bluebeard's Eighth W...
As: Brother MacEwen
1940-06-07
Brother Orchid...
As: Chief Charles R. Dug
1942-01-02
Sealed Lips...
As: Willard Apple / Fals
1944-11-16
The Missing Juror...
As: Grand Jury Spokesman
1936-06-06
Bullets or Ballots...
As: Lt. Kane
1946-03-18
Deadline at Dawn...
As: Stage Manager
1938-05-24
Alexander's Ragtime ...
As: Michaels
1939-10-28
The Roaring Twenties...
As: Detective
1944-01-28
Phantom Lady...
As: Mr. Henderson
1936-07-24
Earthworm Tractors...
As: Judge Hoskins
1941-09-22
Doctors Don't Tell...
As: Police Sgt. Matthews
1944-08-19
Black Magic...
As: Captain Black
1946-10-12
Dangerous Money...
As: Elderly Border Inspe
1954-01-20
Highway Dragnet...
As: Small Town Police Ca
1948-04-07
The Hunted...
As: Inspector Cavanaugh
1946-12-13
The Falcon's Adventu...
As: Chief Brandon
1946-11-22
Dick Tracy vs. Cueba...
As: Warden
1942-04-24
Larceny, Inc....
As: Jumbo Madigan (Uncre
1944-10-21
One Mysterious Night...
As: Defense Attorney Wil
1939-06-22
Maisie...
As: Brady
1937-05-29
Kid Galahad...
As: Commissioner of Poli
1935-09-14
Special Agent...
As: Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred"
1944-01-05
Hands Across the Bor...
As: Deputy Police Commis
1942-12-31
Whistling in Dixie...
As: Johnny Farrell
1935-05-18
Black Fury...
As: Dr. James Fenton
1948-12-03
Street Corner...
As: Gen. Donovan
1946-05-26
O.S.S....
As: Labor leader
1941-10-23
Three Girls About To...
As: 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pa
1946-05-02
The Phantom Thief...
As: Lieut. Lamb
1936-01-11
The Murder of Dr. Ha...
As: Tiny Torgensen
1937-01-02
Smart Blonde...
As: Kirby - Assistant Po
1942-10-02
Eyes of the Underwor...
As: Postman
1941-02-07
Back Street...
As: Dan Blair
1946-07-23
The Mysterious Mr. M...
As: Police Captain
1948-12-08
Homicide for Three...
As: Jordan
1937-01-16
God's Country and th...
As: supporting role
1941-01-01
Know For Sure...
As: Chief Brandon
1945-12-01
Dick Tracy...
As: Inspector Grady
1941-01-09
The Case of the Blac...
As: Mark C. Gilman
1940-01-04
Music in My Heart...
As: Frank Wheeler
1938-06-05
A Criminal Is Born...
As: Bob
1944-10-22
When the Lights Go O...
As: Engineer Casey
1948-09-05
Night Time in Nevada...
As: Detective Johnson
1935-10-05
The Case of the Luck...
As: Chief Daniels
1943-11-23
Mystery Broadcast...
As: Paul Drake
1937-06-08
The Case of the Stut...
As: Ainslee
1942-04-11
Murder in the Big Ho...
As: McClanahan
1935-11-30
Frisco Kid...
As: Hospital Doctor (unc
1934-06-07
Now I'll Tell...
As: Police Inspector Car
1946-05-25
Behind the Mask...
As: Police Insp. Cardona
1946-02-16
The Shadow Returns...
As: Doctor
1955-10-13
The Twinkle In God's...
As: 'Tex' Harman
1949-03-15
Duke of Chicago...
As: Reed's Manager
1936-09-26
Cain and Mabel...
As: Pat Doyle
1937-11-29
The Duke Comes Back...
As: Capt. Murphy
1939-12-09
Private Detective...
As: Prison Warden O'Neil
1939-07-28
Behind Prison Gates...
As: Todd
1938-10-22
Girls on Probation...
As: Chief Rogers
1945-06-29
The Chicago Kid...
As: City Editor
1939-03-21
Society Lawyer...
As: Judge Frederick J. T
1937-03-06
Midnight Court...
As: Gordon
1939-02-22
Star Reporter...
As: Harry Shields
1936-03-28
Road Gang...
As: Daniel Bronson
1936-10-24
Here Comes Carter...
As: A.J. Lambert
1937-07-24
Talent Scout...
As: Blaine
1938-01-07
Here's Flash Casey...
As: Harvey Morris
1935-01-09
The Payoff...
As: Captain Norris
1936-12-28
Guns of the Pecos...
As: District Attorney
1937-10-11
The Wrong Road...
As: Karl Stone
1937-05-22
The Go-Getter...
As: Second Doctor (uncre
1934-09-29
A Lost Lady...
As: Bill Hudson
1944-04-25
The Great Alaskan My...
As: Mike Trotter
1936-12-19
King of Hockey...
As: Orphanage Director
1935-05-11
Dinky...
As: Dr. James P. Whitney
1945-11-16
Man Alive...
As: Bill Harwood - Newsp
1938-02-06
Midnight Intruder...
As: U.S. Marshal Dave Co
1938-09-04
Billy The Kid Return...
As: Ulysses S. Grant
1939-05-05
Union Pacific...
As: Mark Benton
1941-06-19
Nevada City...
As: Peter Dugan
1942-03-03
The Courtship of And...
As: Agent
1938-01-23
Happy Landing...
As: Captain Kelly (uncre
1934-09-22
The Case of the Howl...
As: Wallace
1938-11-10
Gang Bullets...
As: Memory Test Instruct
1935-05-15
Let 'em Have It...
As: Murder Trial Judge (
1934-03-09
Jimmy the Gent...
As: Henry - Steve's Butl
1931-02-20
Stolen Heaven...
As: Editor (uncredited)
1941-09-20
Nine Lives Are Not E...
As: Inspector Wayland
1938-02-25
Night Spot...
As: Hilary Thatcher
1936-06-13
Murder by an Aristoc...
As: Snyder
1937-08-20
Outlaws of the Orien...
As: Captain Barnett
1934-06-16
The Hell Cat...
As: Sgt. Wood
1937-05-21
There Goes My Girl...
As: Phil Sampson
1941-04-17
Washington Melodrama...
As: Capt. Frank Flynn
1933-11-18
Before Midnight...
As: Ellis Mason
1947-04-12
Philo Vance's Gamble...
As: Sen. Kingsley
1938-06-24
Woman Against Woman...
As: Ship Captain (uncred
1933-11-18
Havana Widows...
As: Chalmers
1939-06-12
Tell No Tales...
As: Rancher Dusty King
1941-10-09
Texas...
As: Attorney
1939-10-13
Hollywood Cavalcade...
As: Mr. Parsons, Murillo
1937-12-03
Beg, Borrow or Steal...
As: Dr. Stuart Hunter
1937-05-15
Draegerman Courage...
As: Mr. Baxter
1934-05-26
The Merry Frinks...
As: Detective Chief
1935-09-07
Page Miss Glory...
As: Clements
1935-06-08
Oil for the Lamps of...
As: Haskins
1934-11-17
Gentlemen Are Born...
As: Stevenson
1937-02-26
Her Husband's Secret...
As: FBI Chief Herbert Da
1939-02-08
Navy Secrets...
As: Prosecutor
1939-03-31
Almost a Gentleman...
As: Hammond (uncredited)
1939-04-08
Dodge City...
As: Ross
1936-03-07
Boulder Dam...
As: American at Train St
1939-11-25
We Are Not Alone...
As: Thompson
1950-11-16
The Tougher They Com...
As: Morehead
1939-08-18
Stanley and Livingst...
As: Mr. Blaine (uncredit
1939-09-08
Blackmail...
As: Mr. Essex
1939-10-10
Babes in Arms...
As: Editor
1939-11-23
The Return of Doctor...
As: Evening Bulletin Edi
1935-03-09
While the Patient Sl...
As: Army Officer
1937-05-15
The Cherokee Strip...
As: Murdock
1935-03-28
Traveling Saleslady...
As: Tom Martin
1935-12-21
Man of Iron...
As: John Stevenson
1946-07-12
Night Train to Memph...
As: Courtroom Spectator
1961-12-18
Judgment at Nurember...
As: Detective O'Malley
1934-09-25
Among the Missing...
As: Doctor (uncredited)
1941-08-07
Here Comes Mr. Jorda...
As: Roderick Wetherbee (
1942-01-30
Treat 'Em Rough...
As: Warden
1936-08-05
Jailbreak...
As: H. Tyler Joyce, edit
1940-01-05
Emergency Squad...
As: Judge Stanton
1940-01-08
The Green Hornet...
As: Broker (uncredited)
1947-09-26
Monsieur Verdoux...
As: Inoculations Doctor
1940-01-27
The Fighting 69th...
As: Captain Andrews
1937-01-23
Once a Doctor...
As: William Barnes
1948-03-27
April Showers...
As: Ballroom Manager (un
1940-02-09
Broadway Melody of 1...
As: Dignitary at Recepti
1933-11-12
Duck Soup...
As: Colonel Douglas
1936-09-04
Trailin' West...
As: Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
1942-11-26
Junior Army...
As: Editor Brophy
1937-06-23
Girls Can Play...
As: Spike Kiley
1935-07-11
Front Page Woman...
As: Brad Foster
1939-01-23
Pride of the Navy...
As: President Ulysses S.
1949-12-17
Red Desert...
As: C.D. Burch
1936-09-18
Down the Stretch...
As: Priest
1937-05-28
This Is My Affair...
As: Gen. Ulysses S. Gran
1940-09-15
Colorado...
As: Edward Martin
1940-05-09
Gaucho Serenade...
As: Officer at Washingto
1940-12-20
Santa Fe Trail...
As: Johnson
1940-12-13
The Texas Rangers Ri...
As: Gov. Clark (uncredit
1946-05-26
Bad Bascomb...
As: Peter Dugan
1941-02-21
Andy Hardy's Private...
As: Kohn
1942-10-09
Girl Trouble...
As: Second Doctor
1939-02-11
Wings of the Navy...
As: Tom Carter
1936-04-18
Brides Are Like That...
As: Agent Fulton (uncred
1936-04-10
The Singing Kid...
As: Inspector
1938-08-05
Gateway...
As: Doctor
1940-09-21
City for Conquest...
As: Federal Man
1940-03-01
The House Across the...
As: Duffy - Referee (unc
1942-11-14
Gentleman Jim...
As: Commissioner O'Brien
1940-11-22
Little Nellie Kelly...
As: Chief Brandon
1947-09-26
Dick Tracy Meets Gru...
As: Post Office Attendan
1935-07-27
Bright Lights...
As: President Ulysses S.
1939-11-26
Geronimo...
As: Deputy Coroner Frank
1936-11-14
The Captain's Kid...
As: Nunnally
1941-08-29
Flying Blind...
As: George Trent - State
1948-05-24
The Gallant Legion...
As: The Doctor
1947-07-03
The Trespasser...
As: McCarthy
1946-01-27
A Guy Could Change...
As: Evans Arden
1942-04-23
Hello, Annapolis...
As: Rear Admiral
1950-12-24
The Flying Missile...
As: Colonel Jefferson
1950-04-01
The Arizona Cowboy...
As: Detective Sergeant
1943-03-01
Keep 'Em Slugging...
As: Police Chief Martin
1942-03-31
Gang Busters...
As: District Attorney
1937-06-25
Born Reckless...
As: Luther Crittenden
1942-07-03
Men of Texas...
As: RCMP Sergeant Nelson
1945-10-23
The Royal Mounted Ri...
As: McHugh
1948-03-25
Adventures in Silver...
As: Major Larkin
1948-11-05
Sundown in Santa Fe...
As: Mine Superintendent
1949-01-21
Bad Men of Tombstone...
As: Local No. 44 Enginee
1949-02-25
The Last Bandit...
As: Dr. West
1948-01-01
Because of Eve...
As: Ray Trent (uncredite
1942-01-31
Wild Bill Hickok Rid...
As: President Ulysses S.
1941-11-20
They Died with Their...
As: New York Newspaper E
1943-12-31
The Woman of the Tow...
As: Col. George Bolton [
1943-09-07
Adventures of the Fl...
As: Conductor (uncredite
1934-01-01
Sleepers East...
As: Thomas Marlowe
1939-08-25
The Star Maker...
As: Chairman
1936-12-28
Gold Diggers of 1937...
As: Thompson
1946-10-03
Strange Journey...
As: Thompson (uncredited
1951-09-17
Roadblock...
As: Biff--Blackburn's Tr
1937-05-22
A Day at Santa Anita...
As: Police Lieutenant (U
1933-11-11
Female...
As: Police Chief Henry B
1942-09-04
The Secret Code...
As: Danny Lockridge
1938-02-12
The Kid Comes Back...
As: Managing Editor (unc
1942-04-01
Obliging Young Lady...
As: IRS Tax Investigator
1934-10-06
Big Hearted Herbert...
As: Oscar Brannigan
1949-07-14
Ringside...
As: Spike (uncredited)
1935-10-12
Shipmates Forever...
As: City Editor of The S
1952-03-14
Deadline - U.S.A....
As: Moe Grinnell
1937-07-01
Midnight Madonna...
As: Police Capt. Alan O'
1943-05-28
False Faces...
As: Capt. Elisha Jorham
1936-08-26
Anthony Adverse...
As: Doctor (uncredited)
1948-06-15
Relentless...
As: Johnny Quinn
1935-06-29
Stranded...
As: Admiral
1946-01-10
Tars and Spars...
As: Father Burns
1943-01-14
City Without Men...
As: Judge (uncredited)
1939-08-04
They All Come Out...
As: Steve, a Reporter
1943-12-17
The Desert Song...
As: Detective (uncredite
1943-07-01
Mr. Lucky...
As: Mogey
1943-10-08
Crazy House...
As: Director
1940-09-13
Public Deb No. 1...
As: Reporter (uncredited
1943-04-29
Mission to Moscow...
As: Jeff Shannon
1942-01-22
Cadets on Parade...
As: Judge
1943-07-23
Honeymoon Lodge...
As: Chaplain Benson
1944-02-26
The Navy Way...
As: H.P. Jackson
1935-04-20
Go Into Your Dance...
As: Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
1938-03-18
State Police...
As: Tom Burke
1941-03-15
Here Comes Happiness...
As: Ulysses S. Grant
1944-07-20
The Adventures of Ma...
As: Board Member
1949-12-02
Dancing in the Dark...
As: Chief Scott
1948-03-24
The Enchanted Valley...
As: Medical Examiner (un
1946-08-23
The Big Sleep...
As: Jim Horn
1936-08-11
China Clipper...
As: Train Conductor #1 (
1943-06-02
Hit the Ice...
As: Rake
1916-07-31
Under Two Flags...
As: Bartender (uncredite
1937-11-19
Blossoms On Broadway...
As: Ed - Maritime Office
1945-12-28
Adventure...
As: De Ruyter
1949-05-13
Amazon Quest...
As: Government Official
1949-02-11
State Department: Fi...
As: Plant Foreman (uncre
1950-01-20
Gun Crazy...
As: Williams
1946-12-08
Magnificent Doll...
As: Bill Hinsdale
1936-07-29
Bengal Tiger...
As: Warden of Sing Sing
1939-03-23
You Can't Get Away w...
As: Unknown
1941-03-07
A Man Betrayed...
As: Garage Owner (uncred
1939-12-30
Invisible Stripes...
As: Yates
1941-09-20
Nine Lives Are Not E...
As: J.P. Baker
1949-10-17
Prejudice...
As: Doctor Delivering Qu
1935-07-13
Don't Bet on Blondes...
As: George Clarke
1943-04-15
She Has What It Take...
As: Warden (uncredited)
1942-10-10
You Can't Escape For...
As: Ulysses S. Grant (un
1948-05-20
Silver River...
As: Butler Pierce
1938-08-04
Four's a Crowd...
As: Police Commissioner
1946-10-01
The Brute Man...
As: Gov. Bill Allen
1938-10-05
Crime Takes a Holida...
As: Doctor at Hospital (
1944-04-16
To the People of the...
As: Police Chief Hobbs
1940-08-15
The Secret Seven...
As: Tim Murphy
1949-10-15
Alias the Champ...
As: Keith
1941-02-21
Scattergood Baines...
As: John Robinson
1934-04-06
Voice in the Night...
As: George Harley
1939-03-24
Whispering Enemies...
As: Bob - Globe Newspape
1941-03-07
A Man Betrayed...
As: Unknown
1935-08-17
We're in the Money...
As: Unknown
1943-02-19
The Amazing Mrs. Hol...
As: Police Captain Quinn
1945-01-25
I Love a Mystery...
As: Capt. Elliott
1934-10-25
Against the Law...
As: Chief Daley
1938-11-02
Illegal Traffic...
As: Alec Severn
1945-11-17
Captain Tugboat Anni...
As: Unknown
1951-10-21
The Family Secret...
As: Mayor Steven Andrews
1940-03-09
Jack Pot...
As: Detective (uncredite
1934-02-22
It Happened One Nigh...
As: Hank Hatch
1953-11-15
Crazylegs...
As: Frank Hartwell
1949-01-01
Unto Thyself Be True...
As: Train passenger (unc
1945-08-03
Lady on a Train...
As: Warden (uncredited)
1940-02-02
Parole Fixer...
As: Toby (uncredited)
1944-04-27
Gambler's Choice...
As: Warden Burnside
1950-08-13
Triple Trouble...
As: Tom Fowler
1937-12-22
Mama Runs Wild...
As: Reporter
1931-09-05
Secrets of a Secreta...
As: Joe
1948-10-31
The Countess of Mont...
As: Warden (uncredited)
1939-09-08
Full Confession...
As: McSweeney
1938-10-14
The Arkansas Travele...
As: Neilson
1947-11-15
Louisiana...
As: Police Boat Captain
1950-09-15
The Fuller Brush Gir...
As: Immigration Official
1934-11-30
Strange Wives...
As: Unknown
1946-05-05
The Virginian...
As: Steve, the bartender
1944-07-31
Christmas Holiday...
As: Chief Anderson
1934-07-31
Beyond the Law...
As: Colorado Sen. Grew (
1947-04-25
The Sea of Grass...
As: Recruiting Officer (
1934-07-21
Here Comes the Navy...
As: Train Conductor
1957-10-04
Leave It to Beaver...
As: Doctor
1950-10-02
Lux Video Theatre...
As: Unknown
1957-11-01
26 Men...
As: Councilman
1960-10-03
The Andy Griffith Sh...
As: Thomas Bolland
1958-10-08
Bat Masterson...
As: Unknown
1954-07-13
The Whistler...
As: Unknown
1954-01-01
The Lone Wolf...
As: Tom Patrict
1949-09-15
The Lone Ranger...
As: Detective
1951-10-15
I Love Lucy...
As: Mr. Kramer
1952-09-25
Four Star Playhouse...
As: Townsman
1960-10-03
The Andy Griffith Sh...
As: Council Member
1960-10-03
The Andy Griffith Sh...
As: Franklin
1960-10-03
The Andy Griffith Sh...