Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

  • Birthday: 1883-07-14
  • Deathday: 1966-04-15
  • Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Also know as: Joseph A. Creaghan

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.

Filmography

Because of Eve

1948

As Dr. West

Unto Thyself Be True

1949

As Frank Hartwell

Street Corner

1948

As Dr. James Fenton

Know For Sure

1941

As supporting role

Behind Prison Gates

1939

As Prison Warden O'Neil

Cadets on Parade

1942

As Jeff Shannon

To the People of the United States

1944

As Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)

Voice in the Night

1934

As John Robinson

Black Magic

1944

As Police Sgt. Matthews

The Shadow Returns

1946

As Police Insp. Cardona

Midnight Court

1937

As Judge Frederick J. Thompson

Road Gang

1936

As Harry Shields

Guns of the Pecos

1936

As Captain Norris

Murder by an Aristocrat

1936

As Hilary Thatcher

Her Husband's Secretary

1937

As Stevenson

A Day at Santa Anita

1937

As Biff--Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)

Ringside

1949

As Oscar Brannigan

Bengal Tiger

1936

As Bill Hinsdale

Whispering Enemies

1939

As George Harley

The Missing Juror

1944

As Willard Apple / Falstaff

Dangerous Money

1946

As Captain Black

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936

As Lieut. Lamb

The Mysterious Mr. M

1946

As Dan Blair

A Criminal Is Born

1938

As Frank Wheeler

Behind the Mask

1946

As Police Inspector Cardonna

Talent Scout

1937

As A.J. Lambert

Here's Flash Casey

1938

As Blaine

The Payoff

1935

As Harvey Morris

Night Spot

1938

As Inspector Wayland

Man of Iron

1935

As Tom Martin

Red Desert

1949

As President Ulysses S. Grant

Hello, Annapolis

1942

As Evans Arden

The Enchanted Valley

1948

As Chief Scott

Under Two Flags

1916

As Rake

The Secret Seven

1940

As Police Chief Hobbs

Dick Tracy

1945

As Chief Brandon

Murder in the Big House

1942

As Ainslee

The Go-Getter

1937

As Karl Stone

Man Alive

1945

As Dr. James P. Whitney

Night Train to Memphis

1946

As John Stevenson

Roadblock

1951

As Thompson (uncredited)

False Faces

1943

As Police Capt. Alan O'Brien

China Clipper

1936

As Jim Horn

Amazon Quest

1949

As De Ruyter

Mama Runs Wild

1937

As Tom Fowler

Sealed Lips

1942

As Chief Charles R. Dugan

The Hunted

1948

As Small Town Police Captain

Special Agent

1935

As Commissioner of Police

Hands Across the Border

1944

As Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams

The Case of the Black Parrot

1941

As Inspector Grady

Music in My Heart

1940

As Mark C. Gilman

The Duke Comes Back

1937

As Pat Doyle

The Chicago Kid

1945

As Chief Rogers

The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944

As Bill Hudson

King of Hockey

1936

As Mike Trotter

Billy The Kid Returns

1938

As U.S. Marshal Dave Conway

Nevada City

1941

As Mark Benton

Gang Bullets

1938

As Wallace

Outlaws of the Orient

1937

As Snyder

The Cherokee Strip

1937

As Army Officer

Treat 'Em Rough

1942

As Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)

Jailbreak

1936

As Warden

April Showers

1948

As William Barnes

Once a Doctor

1937

As Captain Andrews

Trailin' West

1936

As Colonel Douglas

Girls Can Play

1937

As Editor Brophy

Pride of the Navy

1939

As Brad Foster

The Kid Comes Back

1938

As Danny Lockridge

Stranded

1935

As Johnny Quinn

Tars and Spars

1946

As Admiral

Prejudice

1949

As J.P. Baker

Alias the Champ

1949

As Tim Murphy

Jack Pot

1940

As Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)

Earthworm Tractors

1936

As Mr. Henderson

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

As Judge Hoskins

Homicide for Three

1948

As Police Captain

Mystery Broadcast

1943

As Chief Daniels

Duke of Chicago

1949

As 'Tex' Harman

Private Detective

1939

As Capt. Murphy

Star Reporter

1939

As Gordon

Here Comes Carter

1936

As Daniel Bronson

There Goes My Girl

1937

As Sgt. Wood

Draegerman Courage

1937

As Dr. Stuart Hunter

Boulder Dam

1936

As Ross

The Tougher They Come

1950

As Thompson

Emergency Squad

1940

As H. Tyler Joyce, editor

Junior Army

1942

As Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson

Brides Are Like That

1936

As Tom Carter

A Guy Could Change

1946

As McCarthy

Gang Busters

1942

As Police Chief Martin O'Brien

Midnight Madonna

1937

As Moe Grinnell

The Navy Way

1944

As Chaplain Benson

Bullets or Ballots

1936

As Grand Jury Spokesman

The Falcon's Adventure

1946

As Inspector Cavanaugh

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

As Chief Brandon

One Mysterious Night

1944

As Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)

Smart Blonde

1937

As Tiny Torgensen

Eyes of the Underworld

1942

As Kirby - Assistant Police Chief

The Wrong Road

1937

As District Attorney

Stolen Heaven

1931

As Henry - Steve's Butler

Before Midnight

1933

As Capt. Frank Flynn

Woman Against Woman

1938

As Sen. Kingsley

The Green Hornet

1940

As Judge Stanton

Gaucho Serenade

1940

As Edward Martin

Bright Lights

1935

As Post Office Attendant

Born Reckless

1937

As District Attorney

Sleepers East

1934

As Conductor (uncredited)

I Love a Mystery

1945

As Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)

Triple Trouble

1950

As Warden Burnside

The Arkansas Traveler

1938

As McSweeney

Phantom Lady

1944

As Detective

Black Fury

1935

As Johnny Farrell

Night Time in Nevada

1948

As Engineer Casey

The Hell Cat

1934

As Captain Barnett

Texas

1941

As Rancher Dusty King

Navy Secrets

1939

As FBI Chief Herbert Daly

Traveling Saleslady

1935

As Murdock

Front Page Woman

1935

As Spike Kiley

Down the Stretch

1936

As C.D. Burch

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947

As Chief Brandon

The Arizona Cowboy

1950

As Colonel Jefferson

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943

As Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]

Strange Journey

1946

As Thompson

Scattergood Baines

1941

As Keith

Against the Law

1934

As Capt. Elliott

Secrets of a Secretary

1931

As Reporter

The Roaring Twenties

1939

As Michaels

Kid Galahad

1937

As Brady

The Phantom Thief

1946

As 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker

Frisco Kid

1935

As McClanahan

Midnight Intruder

1938

As Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor

Happy Landing

1938

As Agent

Philo Vance's Gamble

1947

As Ellis Mason

Almost a Gentleman

1939

As Prosecutor

Girl Trouble

1942

As Kohn

Flying Blind

1941

As Nunnally

The Last Bandit

1949

As Local No. 44 Engineer

She Has What It Takes

1943

As George Clarke

Four's a Crowd

1938

As Butler Pierce

The Brute Man

1946

As Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)

Crime Takes a Holiday

1938

As Gov. Bill Allen

Crazylegs

1953

As Hank Hatch

Among the Missing

1934

As Detective O'Malley

Sundown in Santa Fe

1948

As Major Larkin

The Star Maker

1939

As Thomas Marlowe

Go Into Your Dance

1935

As H.P. Jackson

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

As Warden of Sing Sing

Love Crazy

1941

As Judge

Brother Orchid

1940

As Brother MacEwen

Deadline at Dawn

1946

As Lt. Kane

Highway Dragnet

1954

As Elderly Border Inspection Officer

Maisie

1939

As Defense Attorney Wilcox

O.S.S.

1946

As Gen. Donovan

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

As Detective Johnson

Girls on Probation

1938

As Todd

Dinky

1935

As Orphanage Director

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942

As Peter Dugan

Geronimo

1939

As President Ulysses S. Grant

Men of Texas

1942

As Luther Crittenden

The Royal Mounted Rides Again

1945

As RCMP Sergeant Nelson

Here Comes Happiness

1941

As Tom Burke

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

As Warden (uncredited)

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945

As Alec Severn

Gambler's Choice

1944

As Toby (uncredited)

Louisiana

1947

As Neilson

Manpower

1941

As Sweeney

A Lost Lady

1934

As Second Doctor (uncredited)

Havana Widows

1933

As Ship Captain (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941

As Peter Dugan

The House Across the Bay

1940

As Federal Man

Big Hearted Herbert

1934

As IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)

Shipmates Forever

1935

As Spike (uncredited)

Relentless

1948

As Doctor (uncredited)

The Desert Song

1943

As Steve, a Reporter

Silver River

1948

As Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Full Confession

1939

As Warden (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938

As Stage Manager

Whistling in Dixie

1942

As Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town

1941

As Labor leader

Cain and Mabel

1936

As Reed's Manager

Jimmy the Gent

1934

As Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)

Washington Melodrama

1941

As Phil Sampson

Tell No Tales

1939

As Chalmers

The Return of Doctor X

1939

As Editor

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949

As Mine Superintendent

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936

As Chairman

City Without Men

1943

As Father Burns

Hit the Ice

1943

As Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

As American Tourist (uncredited)

Larceny, Inc.

1942

As Warden

The Merry Frinks

1934

As Mr. Baxter

Babes in Arms

1939

As Mr. Essex

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

As Doctor (uncredited)

Bad Bascomb

1946

As Gov. Clark (uncredited)

The Trespasser

1947

As The Doctor

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

As City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge

1943

As Judge

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

As Ulysses S. Grant

Illegal Traffic

1938

As Chief Daley

Back Street

1941

As Postman

Now I'll Tell

1934

As Hospital Doctor

Society Lawyer

1939

As City Editor

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

As Editor (uncredited)

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937

As Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)

Blackmail

1939

As Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

Let 'em Have It

1935

As Memory Test Instructor

While the Patient Slept

1935

As Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)

Anthony Adverse

1936

As Capt. Elisha Jorham

State Department: File 649

1949

As Government Official

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

As Captain Kelly (uncredited)

Page Miss Glory

1935

As Detective Chief

The Captain's Kid

1936

As Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker

State Police

1938

As Mr. Owen, Mine Owner

Magnificent Doll

1946

As Williams

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

As Haskins

This Is My Affair

1937

As Priest

City for Conquest

1940

As Doctor

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

As Detective Sergeant

Mr. Lucky

1943

As Detective (uncredited)

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

As Bartender (uncredited)

Duck Soup

1933

As Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

Colorado

1940

As Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Female

1933

As Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

The Big Sleep

1946

As Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Lady on a Train

1945

As Train passenger (uncredited)

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

As Police Boat Captain (uncredited)

Union Pacific

1939

As Ulysses S. Grant

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

As Police Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)

The Flying Missile

1950

As Rear Admiral

They All Come Out

1939

As Judge (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

1940

As Director

Gun Crazy

1950

As Plant Foreman (uncredited)

Parole Fixer

1940

As Warden (uncredited)

Strange Wives

1934

As Immigration Official

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

As Morehead

Wings of the Navy

1939

As Second Doctor

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

As Attorney

The Singing Kid

1936

As Agent Fulton (uncredited)

Dancing in the Dark

1949

As Board Member

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

As Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)

A Man Betrayed

1941

As Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

It Happened One Night

1934

As Detective (uncredited)

The Gallant Legion

1948

As George Trent - State Official

Invisible Stripes

1939

As Garage Owner (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

As Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

1940

As Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

As Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

The Woman of the Town

1943

As New York Newspaper Editor

Christmas Holiday

1944

As Steve, the bartender

We Are Not Alone

1939

As American at Train Station

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

As Ray Trent (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady

1942

As Managing Editor (uncredited)

Gateway

1938

As Inspector

Gentleman Jim

1942

As Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

Dodge City

1939

As Hammond (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

As Broker (uncredited)

The Secret Code

1942

As Police Chief Henry Burns

Santa Fe Trail

1940

As Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

As President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Adventure

1945

As Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)

Crazy House

1943

As Mogey

Mission to Moscow

1943

As Reporter (uncredited)

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