Joseph Crehan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1883, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died
- April 15, 1966
- Movies
- 288
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1965 | The Great Race | Observer at Start (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Twinkle In God's Eye | Doctor |
| 1954 | Highway Dragnet | Elderly Border Inspection Officer |
| 1953 | Crazylegs | Hank Hatch |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. | The Standard City Editor (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Family Secret | |
| 1951 | Roadblock | Thompson (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Pride of Maryland | Mr. Herndon |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Rear Admiral |
| 1950 | The Tougher They Come | Thompson |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl | Police Boat Captain (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | Warden Burnside |
| 1950 | The Arizona Cowboy | Colonel Jefferson |
| 1950 | Gun Crazy | Plant Foreman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Red Desert | President Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark | Board Member |
| 1949 | Prejudice | J.P. Baker |
| 1949 | Alias the Champ | Tim Murphy |
| 1949 | Ringside | Oscar Brannigan |
| 1949 | Amazon Quest | De Ruyter |
| 1949 | Duke of Chicago | 'Tex' Harman |
| 1949 | The Last Bandit | Local No. 44 Engineer |
| 1949 | State Department: File 649 | Government Official |
| 1949 | Bad Men of Tombstone | Mine Superintendent |
| 1949 | Unto Thyself Be True | Frank Hartwell |
| 1948 | Homicide for Three | Police Captain |
| 1948 | Street Corner | Dr. James Fenton |
| 1948 | Sundown in Santa Fe | Major Larkin |
| 1948 | The Countess of Monte Cristo | Joe |
| 1948 | Night Time in Nevada | Engineer Casey |
| 1948 | Relentless | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | George Trent - State Official |
| 1948 | Silver River | Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Hunted | Small Town Police Captain |
| 1948 | April Showers | William Barnes |
| 1948 | Adventures in Silverado | McHugh |
| 1948 | The Enchanted Valley | Chief Scott |
| 1948 | Because of Eve | Dr. West |
| 1948 | The Story of Life | |
| 1947 | Louisiana | Neilson |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Chief Brandon |
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux | Broker (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Trespasser | The Doctor |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Philo Vance's Gamble | Ellis Mason |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Inspector Cavanaugh |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll | Williams (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Chief Brandon |
| 1946 | Dangerous Money | Captain Black |
| 1946 | Strange Journey | Thompson |
| 1946 | The Brute Man | Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Big Sleep | Medical Examiner (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. M | Dan Blair |
| 1946 | Night Train to Memphis | John Stevenson |
| 1946 | O.S.S. | Gen. Donovan |
| 1946 | Bad Bascomb | Gov. Clark (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Behind the Mask | Police Inspector Cardonna |
| 1946 | The Virginian | |
| 1946 | The Phantom Thief | 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Lt. Kane |
| 1946 | The Shadow Returns | Police Insp. Cardona |
| 1946 | A Guy Could Change | McCarthy |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Editor (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Tars and Spars | Admiral |
| 1945 | Adventure | Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Dick Tracy | Chief Brandon |
| 1945 | Captain Tugboat Annie | Alec Severn |
| 1945 | Man Alive | Dr. James P. Whitney |
| 1945 | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | RCMP Sergeant Nelson |
| 1945 | Lady on a Train | Train passenger (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Chicago Kid | Chief Rogers |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery | Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror | Willard Apple |
| 1944 | When the Lights Go On Again | Bob |
| 1944 | One Mysterious Night | Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited) |
| 1944 | Black Magic | Police Sgt. Matthews |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Steve (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Gambler's Choice | Toby (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Bill Hudson |
| 1944 | To the People of the United States | Doctor at Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Shine on Harvest Moon | Harry Miller (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Navy Way | Chaplain Benson |
| 1944 | The Desert Song | Steve, a Reporter |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady | Detective |
| 1944 | Hands Across the Border | Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town | New York Newspaper Editor |
| 1943 | Mystery Broadcast | Chief Daniels |
| 1943 | The Iron Major | Judge |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Mogey (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2] |
| 1943 | Honeymoon Lodge | Judge |
| 1943 | Mr. Lucky | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice | Train Conductor #1 (uncredited) |
| 1943 | False Faces | Police Capt. Alan O'Brien |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1943 | She Has What It Takes | George Clarke |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Detective Sergeant |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
| 1943 | City Without Men | Father Burns |
| 1942 | Whistling in Dixie | Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Junior Army | Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | Duffy - Referee (uncredited) |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Warden (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Girl Trouble | Kohn |
| 1942 | Eyes of the Underworld | Kirby - Assistant Police Chief |
| 1942 | The Secret Code | Police Chief Henry Burns |
| 1942 | Men of Texas | Luther Crittenden |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Warden |
| 1942 | Hello, Annapolis | Evans Arden |
| 1942 | Murder in the Big House | Ainslee |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Managing Editor (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Gang Busters | Police Chief Martin O'Brien |
| 1942 | The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Peter Dugan |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Ray Trent (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Treat 'Em Rough | Roderick Wetherbee |
| 1942 | Cadets on Parade | Jeff Shannon |
| 1942 | Sealed Lips | Chief Charles R. Dugan |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Labor leader |
| 1941 | Know For Sure | supporting role |
| 1941 | Texas | Rancher Dusty King |
| 1941 | Doctors Don't Tell | Judge Hoskins |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Editor (uncredited), Yates |
| 1941 | Flying Blind | Nunnally |
| 1941 | Manpower | Sweeney |
| 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Nevada City | Mark Benton |
| 1941 | Love Crazy | Judge |
| 1941 | Washington Melodrama | Phil Sampson |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Tom Burke |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed | Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Scattergood Baines | Keith |
| 1941 | Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | Peter Dugan |
| 1941 | Back Street | Postman |
| 1941 | The Case of the Black Parrot | Inspector Grady |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Officer at Washington Party (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Johnson |
| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited) |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Doctor |
| 1940 | Colorado | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Director |
| 1940 | The Secret Seven | Police Chief Hobbs |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Brother MacEwen |
| 1940 | Gaucho Serenade | Edward Martin |
| 1940 | Jack Pot | Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The House Across the Bay | Federal Man |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Ballroom Manager (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Parole Fixer | Warden (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Inoculations Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet | Judge Stanton |
| 1940 | Emergency Squad | H. Tyler Joyce, editor |
| 1940 | Music in My Heart | Mark C. Gilman |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Garage Owner (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Private Detective | Capt. Murphy |
| 1939 | Geronimo | President Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | American at Train Station |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Editor |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Michaels |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Attorney |
| 1939 | Babes in Arms | Mr. Essex |
| 1939 | Full Confession | Warden (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blackmail | Mr. Blaine (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Star Maker | Thomas Marlowe |
| 1939 | Stanley and Livingstone | Morehead |
| 1939 | They All Come Out | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Behind Prison Gates | Prison Warden O'Neil |
| 1939 | Maisie | Defense Attorney Wilcox |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales | Chalmers |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Hammond (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Almost a Gentleman | Prosecutor |
| 1939 | Whispering Enemies | George Harley |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Warden of Sing Sing |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer | City Editor |
| 1939 | Star Reporter | Gordon |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Second Doctor |
| 1939 | Navy Secrets | FBI Chief Herbert Daly |
| 1939 | Pride of the Navy | Brad Foster |
| 1938 | Gang Bullets | Wallace |
| 1938 | Illegal Traffic | Chief Daley |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Todd |
| 1938 | The Arkansas Traveler | McSweeney |
| 1938 | Crime Takes a Holiday | Gov. Bill Allen |
| 1938 | Too Hot to Handle | First Advertising Man (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Billy The Kid Returns | U.S. Marshal Dave Conway |
| 1938 | Gateway | Inspector |
| 1938 | Four's a Crowd | Butler Pierce |
| 1938 | Woman Against Woman | Sen. Kingsley |
| 1938 | A Criminal Is Born | Frank Wheeler |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Stage Manager |
| 1938 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | American Tourist (uncredited) |
| 1938 | State Police | Mr. Owen, Mine Owner |
| 1938 | Night Spot | Inspector Wayland |
| 1938 | The Kid Comes Back | Danny Lockridge |
| 1938 | Midnight Intruder | Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor |
| 1938 | Happy Landing | Agent |
| 1938 | Here's Flash Casey | Blaine |
| 1937 | Mama Runs Wild | Tom Fowler |
| 1937 | Beg, Borrow or Steal | Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Duke Comes Back | Pat Doyle |
| 1937 | Blossoms On Broadway | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Wrong Road | District Attorney |
| 1937 | Outlaws of the Orient | Snyder |
| 1937 | Talent Scout | A.J. Lambert |
| 1937 | Midnight Madonna | Moe Grinnell |
| 1937 | Born Reckless | District Attorney |
| 1937 | Girls Can Play | Editor Brophy |
| 1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Paul Drake |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad | Brady |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Priest |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Karl Stone |
| 1937 | A Day at Santa Anita | Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | There Goes My Girl | Sgt. Wood |
| 1937 | Draegerman Courage | Dr. Stuart Hunter |
| 1937 | The Cherokee Strip | Army Officer |
| 1937 | Midnight Court | Judge Frederick J. Thompson |
| 1937 | Her Husband's Secretary | Stevenson |
| 1937 | Once a Doctor | Captain Andrews |
| 1937 | God's Country and the Woman | Jordan |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Tiny Torgensen |
| 1936 | Guns of the Pecos | Captain Norris |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chairman |
| 1936 | King of Hockey | Mike Trotter |
| 1936 | The Captain's Kid | Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker |
| 1936 | Here Comes Carter | Daniel Bronson |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel | Reed's Manager |
| 1936 | Down the Stretch | C.D. Burch |
| 1936 | Trailin' West | Colonel Douglas |
| 1936 | Anthony Adverse | Capt. Elisha Jorham |
| 1936 | China Clipper | Jim Horn |
| 1936 | Jailbreak | Warden |
| 1936 | Bengal Tiger | Bill Hinsdale |
| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors | Mr. Henderson |
| 1936 | Murder by an Aristocrat | Hilary Thatcher |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots | Grand Jury Spokesman |
| 1936 | The Law in Her Hands | Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon |
| 1936 | Brides Are Like That | Tom Carter |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid | Agent Fulton (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Road Gang | Harry Shields |
| 1936 | Boulder Dam | Ross |
| 1936 | The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Lieut. Lamb |
| 1935 | Man of Iron | Tom Martin |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid | McClanahan |
| 1935 | Shipmates Forever | Spike (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs | Detective Johnson |
| 1935 | Special Agent | Commissioner of Police |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory | Detective Chief |
| 1935 | We're in the Money | |
| 1935 | Bright Lights | Post Office Attendant |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman | Spike Kiley |
| 1935 | Stranded | Johnny Quinn |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China | Clements |
| 1935 | Black Fury | Johnny Farrell |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It | Memory Test Instructor |
| 1935 | Dinky | Orphanage Director |
| 1935 | Go Into Your Dance | H.P. Jackson |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady | Murdock |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept | Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Payoff | Harvey Morris |
| 1934 | Strange Wives | Immigration Official |
| 1934 | Gentlemen Are Born | Haskins |
| 1934 | Against the Law | Capt. Elliott |
| 1934 | Big Hearted Herbert | IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited) |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady | Second Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Among the Missing | Detective O'Malley |
| 1934 | The Case of the Howling Dog | Captain Kelly (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Beyond the Law | Chief Anderson |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Navy | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Hell Cat | Captain Barnett |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Merry Frinks | Mr. Baxter |
| 1934 | The Line-Up | Police Capt. Daniel McGrath |
| 1934 | Voice in the Night | John Robinson |
| 1934 | Jimmy the Gent | Murder Trial Judge (uncredited) |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Sleepers East | Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Before Midnight | Capt. Frank Flynn |
| 1933 | Havana Widows | Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Duck Soup | Dignitary at Reception (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Female | Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) |
| 1931 | Secrets of a Secretary | Reporter |
| 1931 | Stolen Heaven | Henry - Steve's Butler |
| 1916 | Under Two Flags | Rake |
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