Joseph Crehan
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

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

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