Person
Joseph Crehan
Acting · 1883–1966 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Known for
The Andy Griffith Show
Councilman
I Love Lucy
Detective
Leave It to Beaver
Train Conductor
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Kramer
Bat Masterson
Thomas Bolland
The Lone Ranger
Tom Patrict
MGM Parade
1955
The Whistler
1954
Lux Video Theatre
Doctor
26 Men
1957
Filmography
- 1965The Great RaceObserver at Start (uncredited)
- 1964Seven Days in MayBit Part (uncredited)
- 1961Judgment at NurembergCourtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowCouncilman
- 1958Bat MastersonThomas Bolland
- 195726 Men
- 1957Leave It to BeaverTrain Conductor
- 1955The Twinkle In God's EyeDoctor
- 1955MGM Parade
- 1954The Whistler
- 1954The Lone WolfConductor
- 1954Highway DragnetElderly Border Inspection Officer
- 1953CrazylegsHank Hatch
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseMr. Kramer
- 1952Deadline - U.S.A.The Standard City Editor (uncredited)
- 1951The Family Secret
- 1951I Love LucyDetective
- 1951RoadblockThompson (uncredited)
- 1951Pride of MarylandMr. Herndon
- 1950The Flying MissileRear Admiral
- 1950The Tougher They ComeThompson
- 1950Lux Video TheatreDoctor
- 1950The Fuller Brush GirlPolice Boat Captain (uncredited)
- 1950Triple TroubleWarden Burnside
- 1950The Arizona CowboyColonel Jefferson
- 1950Gun CrazyPlant Foreman (uncredited)
- 1949Red DesertPresident Ulysses S. Grant
- 1949Dancing in the DarkBoard Member
- 1949PrejudiceJ.P. Baker
- 1949Alias the ChampTim Murphy
- 1949The Lone RangerTom Patrict
- 1949RingsideOscar Brannigan
- 1949Amazon QuestDe Ruyter
- 1949Duke of Chicago'Tex' Harman
- 1949The Last BanditLocal No. 44 Engineer
- 1949State Department: File 649Government Official
- 1949Bad Men of TombstoneMine Superintendent
- 1949Unto Thyself Be TrueFrank Hartwell
- 1948Homicide for ThreePolice Captain
- 1948Street CornerDr. James Fenton
- 1948Sundown in Santa FeMajor Larkin
- 1948The Countess of Monte CristoJoe
- 1948Night Time in NevadaEngineer Casey
- 1948RelentlessDoctor (uncredited)
- 1948The Gallant LegionGeorge Trent - State Official
- 1948Silver RiverUlysses S. Grant (uncredited)
- 1948The HuntedSmall Town Police Captain
- 1948April ShowersWilliam Barnes
- 1948Adventures in SilveradoMcHugh
- 1948The Enchanted ValleyChief Scott
- 1948Because of EveDr. West
- 1948The Story of Life
- 1947LouisianaNeilson
- 1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeChief Brandon
- 1947Monsieur VerdouxBroker (uncredited)
- 1947The TrespasserThe Doctor
- 1947The Sea of GrassColorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
- 1947Philo Vance's GambleEllis Mason
- 1946The Falcon's AdventureInspector Cavanaugh
- 1946Magnificent DollWilliams (uncredited)
- 1946Dick Tracy vs. CueballChief Brandon
- 1946Dangerous MoneyCaptain Black
- 1946Strange JourneyThompson
- 1946The Brute ManPolice Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
- 1946The Big SleepMedical Examiner (uncredited)
- 1946The Mysterious Mr. MDan Blair
- 1946Night Train to MemphisJohn Stevenson
- 1946O.S.S.Gen. Donovan
- 1946Bad BascombGov. Clark (uncredited)
- 1946Behind the MaskPolice Inspector Cardonna
- 1946The Virginian
- 1946The Phantom Thief'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
- 1946Deadline at DawnLt. Kane
- 1946The Shadow ReturnsPolice Insp. Cardona
- 1946A Guy Could ChangeMcCarthy
- 1946Girl on the SpotEditor (uncredited)
- 1946Tars and SparsAdmiral
- 1945AdventureEd - Maritime Office (uncredited)
- 1945Dick TracyChief Brandon
- 1945Captain Tugboat AnnieAlec Severn
- 1945Man AliveDr. James P. Whitney
- 1945The Royal Mounted Rides AgainRCMP Sergeant Nelson
- 1945Lady on a TrainTrain passenger (uncredited)
- 1945The Chicago KidChief Rogers
- 1945I Love a MysteryPolice Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
- 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeClancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
- 1944The Missing JurorWillard Apple
- 1944When the Lights Go On AgainBob
- 1944One Mysterious NightJumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
- 1944Black MagicPolice Sgt. Matthews
- 1944The Adventures of Mark TwainUlysses S. Grant
- 1944Christmas HolidaySteve (uncredited)
- 1944Gambler's ChoiceToby (uncredited)
- 1944The Great Alaskan MysteryBill Hudson
- 1944To the People of the United StatesDoctor at Hospital (uncredited)
- 1944Shine on Harvest MoonHarry Miller (uncredited)
- 1944The Navy WayChaplain Benson
- 1944Phantom LadyDetective
- 1944Hands Across the BorderJeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
- 1943The Woman of the TownNew York Newspaper Editor
- 1943The Desert SongSteve, a Reporter
- 1943Mystery BroadcastChief Daniels
- 1943The Iron MajorJudge
- 1943Crazy HouseMogey (uncredited)
- 1943Adventures of the Flying CadetsCol. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
- 1943Honeymoon LodgeJudge
- 1943Mr. LuckyDetective (uncredited)
- 1943Hit the IceTrain Conductor #1 (uncredited)
- 1943False FacesPolice Capt. Alan O'Brien
- 1943Mission to MoscowReporter (uncredited)
- 1943She Has What It TakesGeorge Clarke
- 1943Keep 'Em SluggingDetective Sergeant
- 1943The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
- 1943City Without MenFather Burns
- 1942Whistling in DixieDeputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
- 1942Junior ArmyMr. Jeffrey Ferguson
- 1942Gentleman JimDuffy - Referee (uncredited)
- 1942You Can't Escape ForeverWarden (uncredited)
- 1942Girl TroubleKohn
- 1942Eyes of the UnderworldKirby - Assistant Police Chief
- 1942The Secret CodePolice Chief Henry Burns
- 1942Men of TexasLuther Crittenden
- 1942Larceny, Inc.Warden
- 1942Hello, AnnapolisEvans Arden
- 1942Murder in the Big HouseAinslee
- 1942Obliging Young LadyManaging Editor (uncredited)
- 1942Gang BustersPolice Chief Martin O'Brien
- 1942The Courtship of Andy HardyPeter Dugan
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesRay Trent (uncredited)
- 1942Treat 'Em RoughRoderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)
- 1942Cadets on ParadeJeff Shannon
- 1942Sealed LipsChief Charles R. Dugan
- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnPresident Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
- 1941Three Girls About TownLabor leader
- 1941Know For Suresupporting role
- 1941TexasRancher Dusty King
- 1941Doctors Don't TellJudge Hoskins
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughEditor (uncredited)
- 1941Flying BlindNunnally
- 1941ManpowerSweeney
- 1941Here Comes Mr. JordanDoctor (uncredited)
- 1941Nevada CityMark Benton
- 1941Love CrazyJudge
- 1941Washington MelodramaPhil Sampson
- 1941Here Comes HappinessTom Burke
- 1941A Man BetrayedBob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
- 1941Scattergood BainesKeith
- 1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryPeter Dugan
- 1941Back StreetPostman
- 1941The Case of the Black ParrotInspector Grady
- 1940Santa Fe TrailOfficer at Washington Party (uncredited)
- 1940The Texas Rangers Ride AgainJohnson
- 1940Little Nellie KellyCommissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
- 1940City for ConquestDoctor
- 1940ColoradoGen. Ulysses S. Grant
- 1940Public Deb No. 1Director
- 1940The Secret SevenPolice Chief Hobbs
- 1940Brother OrchidBrother MacEwen
- 1940Gaucho SerenadeEdward Martin
- 1940Jack PotMayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
- 1940The House Across the BayFederal Man
- 1940Broadway Melody of 1940Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
- 1940Parole FixerWarden (uncredited)
- 1940The Fighting 69thInoculations Doctor (uncredited)
- 1940The Green HornetJudge Stanton
- 1940Emergency SquadH. Tyler Joyce, editor
- 1940Music in My HeartMark C. Gilman
- 1939Invisible StripesGarage Owner (uncredited)
- 1939Private DetectiveCapt. Murphy
- 1939GeronimoPresident Ulysses S. Grant
- 1939We Are Not AloneAmerican at Train Station
- 1939The Return of Doctor XEditor
- 1939The Roaring TwentiesMichaels
- 1939Hollywood CavalcadeAttorney
- 1939Babes in ArmsMr. Essex
- 1939Full ConfessionWarden (uncredited)
- 1939BlackmailMr. Blaine (uncredited)
- 1939The Star MakerThomas Marlowe
- 1939Stanley and LivingstoneMorehead
- 1939They All Come OutJudge (uncredited)
- 1939Behind Prison GatesPrison Warden O'Neil
- 1939MaisieDefense Attorney Wilcox
- 1939Tell No TalesChalmers
- 1939Union PacificUlysses S. Grant
- 1939Dodge CityHammond (uncredited)
- 1939Almost a GentlemanProsecutor
- 1939Whispering EnemiesGeorge Harley
- 1939You Can't Get Away with MurderWarden of Sing Sing
- 1939Society LawyerCity Editor
- 1939Star ReporterGordon
- 1939Wings of the NavySecond Doctor
- 1939Navy SecretsFBI Chief Herbert Daly
- 1939Pride of the NavyBrad Foster
- 1938Gang BulletsWallace
- 1938Illegal TrafficChief Daley
- 1938Girls on ProbationTodd
- 1938The Arkansas TravelerMcSweeney
- 1938Crime Takes a HolidayGov. Bill Allen
- 1938Too Hot to HandleFirst Advertising Man (uncredited)
- 1938Billy The Kid ReturnsU.S. Marshal Dave Conway
- 1938GatewayInspector
- 1938Four's a CrowdButler Pierce
- 1938Woman Against WomanSen. Kingsley
- 1938A Criminal Is BornFrank Wheeler
- 1938Alexander's Ragtime BandStage Manager
- 1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeAmerican Tourist (uncredited)
- 1938State PoliceMr. Owen, Mine Owner
- 1938Night SpotInspector Wayland
- 1938The Kid Comes BackDanny Lockridge
- 1938Midnight IntruderBill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
- 1938Happy LandingAgent
- 1938Here's Flash CaseyBlaine
- 1937Mama Runs WildTom Fowler
- 1937Beg, Borrow or StealMr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
- 1937The Duke Comes BackPat Doyle
- 1937Blossoms On BroadwayBartender (uncredited)
- 1937The Wrong RoadDistrict Attorney
- 1937Outlaws of the OrientSnyder
- 1937Talent ScoutA.J. Lambert
- 1937Midnight MadonnaMoe Grinnell
- 1937Born RecklessDistrict Attorney
- 1937Girls Can PlayEditor Brophy
- 1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopPaul Drake
- 1937Kid GalahadBrady
- 1937This Is My AffairPriest
- 1937The Go-GetterKarl Stone
- 1937A Day at Santa AnitaBiff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)
- 1937There Goes My GirlSgt. Wood
- 1937Draegerman CourageDr. Stuart Hunter
- 1937The Cherokee StripArmy Officer
- 1937Midnight CourtJudge Frederick J. Thompson
- 1937Her Husband's SecretaryStevenson
- 1937Once a DoctorCaptain Andrews
- 1937God's Country and the WomanJordan
- 1937Smart BlondeTiny Torgensen
- 1936Guns of the PecosCaptain Norris
- 1936Gold Diggers of 1937Chairman
- 1936King of HockeyMike Trotter
- 1936The Captain's KidDeputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
- 1936Here Comes CarterDaniel Bronson
- 1936Cain and MabelReed's Manager
- 1936Down the StretchC.D. Burch
- 1936Trailin' WestColonel Douglas
- 1936Anthony AdverseCapt. Elisha Jorham
- 1936China ClipperJim Horn
- 1936JailbreakWarden
- 1936Bengal TigerBill Hinsdale
- 1936Earthworm TractorsMr. Henderson
- 1936Murder by an AristocratHilary Thatcher
- 1936Bullets or BallotsGrand Jury Spokesman
- 1936The Law in Her HandsDist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
- 1936Brides Are Like ThatTom Carter
- 1936The Singing KidAgent Fulton (uncredited)
- 1936Road GangHarry Shields
- 1936Boulder DamRoss
- 1936The Murder of Dr. HarriganLieut. Lamb
- 1935Man of IronTom Martin
- 1935Frisco KidMcClanahan
- 1935Shipmates ForeverSpike (uncredited)
- 1935The Case of the Lucky LegsDetective Johnson
- 1935Special AgentCommissioner of Police
- 1935Page Miss GloryDetective Chief
- 1935We're in the Money
- 1935Bright LightsPost Office Attendant
- 1935Don't Bet on BlondesDoctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
- 1935Front Page WomanSpike Kiley
- 1935StrandedJohnny Quinn
- 1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaClements
- 1935Black FuryJohnny Farrell
- 1935Let 'em Have ItMemory Test Instructor
- 1935DinkyOrphanage Director
- 1935Go Into Your DanceH.P. Jackson
- 1935Traveling SalesladyMurdock
- 1935While the Patient SleptEvening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
- 1935The PayoffHarvey Morris
- 1934Strange WivesImmigration Official
- 1934Gentlemen Are BornHaskins
- 1934Against the LawCapt. Elliott
- 1934Big Hearted HerbertIRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
- 1934A Lost LadySecond Doctor (uncredited)
- 1934Among the MissingDetective O'Malley
- 1934The Case of the Howling DogCaptain Kelly (uncredited)
- 1934Beyond the LawChief Anderson
- 1934Here Comes the NavyRecruiting Officer (uncredited)
- 1934The Hell CatCaptain Barnett
- 1934Now I'll TellHospital Doctor (uncredited)
- 1934The Merry FrinksMr. Baxter
- 1934The Line-UpPolice Capt. Daniel McGrath
- 1934Voice in the NightJohn Robinson
- 1934Jimmy the GentMurder Trial Judge (uncredited)
- 1934It Happened One NightDetective (uncredited)
- 1934Sleepers EastConductor (uncredited)
- 1933Before MidnightCapt. Frank Flynn
- 1933Havana WidowsShip Captain (uncredited)
- 1933Duck SoupDignitary at Reception (uncredited)
- 1933FemalePolice Lieutenant (Uncredited)
- 1931Secrets of a SecretaryReporter
- 1931Stolen HeavenHenry - Steve's Butler
- 1916Under Two FlagsRake
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